The King Long Kaige is a series of
light commercial van produced by the Chinese automobile manufacturer
King Long
King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd () or commonly known as King Long (, literally, ''Golden Dragon'') is a Chinese bus manufacturer headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian. Founded in December 1988, it is focused mainly on developing, manufa ...
based on the Chassis of the
King Long Jinwei as a more premium solution. The King Long Kaige has since been available in a wide range of body configurations, including a
minivan/MPV,
minibus
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,
panel van
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,
crew van
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, and an
ambulance
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.
Overview
There are three engine options for the King Long Kaige including a 2.4 liter inline-four engine producing 139 hp, a 2.5 liter turbo inline-four engine producing 116 hp, and a 2.7 liter inline-four engine producing 163 hp.
There are two versions of the King Long Kaige, including the standard King Long Kaige with 6,7,8,9,11,13, and 14 seater configurations and the larger King Long Kaige K6 with 17 and 18 seater configurations.
File:King Long Kaige IMG001.jpg, King Long Kaige
File:King Long Kaige IMG002.jpg, Rear view
An electric version of the King Long Kaige was released by King Long in 2015, featuring the long wheelbase of the K6 versions and an even longer full vehicle length of . The NEDC electric range is and is capable of a range if driven in a stable speed of .
Golden Dragon variants
Just like several other King Long products, a version was also sold under the
Golden Dragon brand by Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co. Ltd called the Golden Dragon X5 (wide body variant) and Golden Dragon Z4 (Z-series, narrow body variant). The Golden Dragon X5 was also sold as the
Higer H5C
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.
File:Golden Dragon Haishi Z-series IMG001.jpg, Golden Dragon Haishi Z-series
File:Golden Dragon Haishi Z-series IMG002.jpg, Rear view
File:Golden Dragon X5 Series Police Van 001.jpg, Golden Dragon X5 Series Police Van
Overseas market
Malyasia market
The King Long Kaige in China was launched in Malaysia in around 2011 as the King Long Farid, and later dropped the King Long name in favor of CAM, which stands for China Auto Manufacturers, the Malaysian company in charge of distributing the King Long products. The CAM Placer-X is the model name used in Malaysia, while the styling is shared with the
Joylong A-series vans, the version sold by
Joylong
Joylong Automobile (officially Jiangsu Joylong Automobile Co., Ltd.), is a Chinese automobile and bus manufacturer based in Shanghai
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in China.
Jamaican market
The version sold in Jamaica was renamed as the King Long Kingo.
File:Kinglong Kingo Van front.jpg, King Long Kingo in Jamaica
File:Kinglong Kingo Van rear.jpg, Rear view
Controversies
The designs of the King Long Kaige is controversial as they heavily resemble the fifth generation
Toyota HiAce (H200)
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with similar body styles and overall vehicle dimensions. The King Long Kaige are among the various Chinese vans from domestic brands that chose to replicate the Toyota HiAce H200 vans with only minor styling differences. Other brands include government owned manufacturers including
Jinbei
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and
Foton.
References
External links
*http://www.kinglongvan.com.cn - King Long official site. (China)
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Kaige
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Minibuses
Cab over vehicles
Vans
2010s cars