The Chery Eastar (or Oriental Sun/ 东方之子) is a
mid-size car 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 curr ...
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First Generation
The styling is controversial for heavily resembling the first generation
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sedan. A limousine version and parade car versions were also produced.
The Eastar received a major facelift in 2012 and was also sold as the Chery Cowin 5 to be inline with the other Cowin sub-brand products.
Gallery
File:Chery Eastar China 2012-06-23.jpg, Chery Eastar I front prefacelift
File:Chery Eastar facelift 01 China 2012-05-27.jpg, Chery Eastar I front post-facelift
File:Chery Eastar facelift 02 China 2012-05-27.jpg, Chery Eastar I rear post-facelift
File:Chery Cowin 5 China 2012-05-12.JPG, Chery Cowin 5
Second Generation
The Chery Eastar II (or Chery E8) is a
mid-size car 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 curr ...
since 2012.
A station wagon version was also available named the
Chery Eastar Cross
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 curr ...
.
Engines
The car is powered by a choice of two four-cylinder petrol engines: a 1.8-litre , with a torque of and a
2.0-litre (1971 cc), developing a maximum power of at 5750 rpm, with a peak torque of at 4300 to 4500 rpm.
Gallery
File:Chery Eastar II 01 China 2012-05-12.JPG, Chery Eastar II front
File:Chery Eastar II 02 China 2012-06-02.JPG, Chery Eastar II rear
References
External links
Chery UAE E8
E8
Mid-size cars
Sedans
Cars introduced in 2012
2010s cars
Cars of China
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