The Chery A5 is a
compact car
Compact car is a vehicle size class — predominantly used in North America — that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, p ...
produced by the Chinese manufacturer
Chery
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., trading as Chery and sometimes known by the pinyin transcription of its Chinese name, ''Qirui'' (), is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhu, Anhui, China. Founded in 1997, it is curre ...
from 2006 to 2010. This car heavily resembles the
third-generation Nissan Altima, despite being unrelated. A facelifted variant of the A5 called the Cowin 3 was produced from 2010 to 2013.
Specifications
The car is available with three engine options: a 1.6-litre engine, a 1.8-litre engine or a 2.0-litre engine. A hybrid version, named Chery A5ISG or A5BSG, is also produced.
It is considered to be the first Chinese-designed mass-production hybrid vehicle. It is equipped with safety features such as
ABS,
EBD and
ESP
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* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
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* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
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.
Powertrain
All engines are
ACTECO ACTECO is an automobile engine brand created by Chery Automobile of China. Engines range in size from 800 cc to 4.0 L, with architectures including a straight-4 and V8. The range was developed with Austrian company AVL.
Founded in 1997 ...
engines, designed in cooperation with the AVL engineering company, of Austria:
* 1.6 L (1,597 cc) maximum power: , maximum torque: , top speed: 180 km/h, fuel consumption at 90 km/h:
* 1.8 L (1,845 cc) maximum power: , maximum torque: , top speed: 185 km/h, fuel consumption at 90 km/h:
* 2.0 L (1,971 cc) maximum power: , maximum torque: , top speed with manual transmission: 230 km/h, top speed with automatic transmission: 180 km/h, fuel consumption at 90 km/h:
Gallery
File:Chery A5 01 China 2012-04-14.JPG, Chery A5 in China
File:Chery A5 02 China 2012-04-14.JPG, Chery A5 in China rear
File:Chery A5 01 China 2012-07-14.JPG, A rare yellow Chery A5
File:Chery A5 02 China 2012-07-14.JPG, A rare yellow Chery A5 rear view
File:Speranza Chery A5 as Cairo taxi.jpg, Chery A5 as Cairo taxi
File:Speranza Chery A5 (front).JPG, Chery A5 in Egypt
File:Chery A5 aka Vortex Estina.jpg, Chery A5 aka Vortex Estina in Russia
File:Chery-elara-2007.jpeg, Chery Elara
File:Chery Cowin 3 China 2015-04-14.jpg, Chery Cowin 3 front
References
External links
Official Chery A5 website
{{Chery Automobile
A5
Compact cars
Sedans
Cars introduced in 2006
Hybrid electric cars
2010s cars