The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 is an
executive sedan produced by
Dongfeng Motor Corporation
Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei. Founded in 1969, it is currently the third largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China, namely: SAIC Motor, F ...
under the
Dongfeng Fengshen sub-brand. The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 sedan was previewed by the Dongfeng Number 1 sedan concept during the 2014
Beijing Auto Show.
History
The production version of the Fengshen A9 debuted during the 2015
Shanghai Auto Show, and was originally planned to be available to the market from April 2016.
The A9 was postponed to be launched in July 2016 with prices ranging from 177,900 yuan to 219,700 yuan.
Powertrain
The Fengshen A9 is powered by a 1.8 liter THP turbocharged engine with 200 horsepower and 280 Nm of torque, connected to a six-speed automatic gearbox. This gives the Fengshen enough power for being a sporty and a family car at the same time.
Design
The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 executive sedan shares the same platform as the later introduced
Citroën C6 executive sedan with both cars based on the
PSA EMP2 platform
The EMP2 (Efficient Modular Platform) is a modular car platform which is jointly developed and used by French car manufacturer PSA Group (merged into Stellantis since 2021) for compact and mid-size cars with front wheel drive or four wheel drive an ...
.
References
External links
Fengshen A9 Official Site
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Fengshen A9
Executive cars
Sedans
Flagship vehicles
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2016