The Emgrand EC8 is a

large family car The D-segment is the 4th category of the Euro Car Segment, European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars". It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class, and the present-day definition of the mid-size ...

of the

Emgrand Emgrand was an automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker Geely. It was launched in August 2009 and discontinued in 2014, when its products were rebranded as Geely. History The ''Emgrand'' marque was publicly unveiled at the 2009 Auto Sh ...

sub-brand of Chinese automaker

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Background

The Emgrand EC8 debuted at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. Formerly known as Emgrand EC825, Geely decided simply name the car Emgrand EC8. The EC8 is Geely's first entry to the

D-segment The D-segment is the 4th category of the European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars". It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class, and the present-day definition of the mid-size car category use ...

mid-size sedan Mid-size—also known as intermediate—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than compact cars and smaller than full-size cars. "Large family car" is a UK term and a part of the D-segment in t ...

Large family car The D-segment is the 4th category of the Euro Car Segment, European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars". It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class, and the present-day definition of the mid-size ...

market. The car resembles a cross between the

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and the

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as the EC8 was benchmarked against and

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from the Toyota Camry. The Geely EC8 will compete with mid-size rivals such as the Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Magotan, Honda Accord, Nissan Teana and Chery-Riich G5 in the Chinese market. File:Emgrand EC8 facelift 01 China 2015-04-06.jpg, Emgrand EC8 front at dealer's lot. File:Emgrand EC8 facelift 02 China 2015-04-06.jpg, Emgrand EC8 rear at dealer's lot. File:Emgrand EC8 front view.jpg, Emgrand EC8 front in Vietnam. File:Emgrand EC820 rear view.jpg, Emgrand EC8 rear in Vietnam.

References

External links

*http://chinaautoweb.com/2010/10/geely-releases-all-new-emgrand-mid-size-sedan-ec8/ EC8 Mid-size cars Front-wheel-drive vehicles Sedans Cars introduced in 2010 2010s cars {{auto-stub