The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 is an
executive
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** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive dire ...
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
Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) is an automobile marque owned by the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company, a division of Dongfeng Motor Group. The brand was launched in July 2009 using the Fengshen name, and was later renamed to Aeo ...
sub-brand. The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 sedan was previewed by the Dongfeng Number 1 sedan concept during the 2014
Beijing Auto Show
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2020
The 2020 Auto China show was due to open ...
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History
The production version of the Fengshen A9 debuted during the 2015
Shanghai Auto Show
Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...
, 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
The Citroën C6 is an executive car produced by the French car maker Citroën since 2005. The Citroën C6 was inspired by the Citroën C6 Lignage concept car with a fastback saloon like styling.
Inspired by the Citroën C6 Lignage prototype, ...
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 a ...
.
References
External links
Fengshen A9 Official Site
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Fengshen A9
The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 is an executive sedan produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation 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.
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Executive cars
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Flagship vehicles
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2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2016