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The Baolong Pegasus (Tianmazuo, 天馬座) is an MPV designed and built by the now defunct
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automaker Guangzhou Baolong Motors since 2001. It was originally based on a licensed production of the Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear
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s. As of 2006, the Baolong Pegasus was rebranded as the FAW Freewind (Ziyoufeng, 自由风).


Overview

Vans produced by Baolong were available from November 2001. The Baolong Tianmazuo, also known as the Baolong Pegasus, was a licensed production of the Mitsubishi Space Gear The ''TBL 6500H'' trim had room for seven people and had a four-cylinder engine with 2351 cc displacement and 97 kW. The same motorized ''TBL 6500'' trim had eleven seats. In 2003, the seven-seater supplemented TBL 6508 H and the TBL 6508 is available with either eight or eleven seats. Both models were powered by a V6 engine with 2972cc displacement and 118 kW of torque. TBL 6500 H and TBL 6508 H hadt a wheelbase of 2800mm, a track width of 1445mm (front) and 1420mm (rear), a length of 4595mm, a width of 1695mm, and a height of 1950mm. The TBL 6508 had a 3000mm long wheelbase, 5080mm in length, 1820mm wide, and a height of 1960mm. All versions were revised in October 2003. File:Baolong MPV 02 China 2017-04-03.jpg, Baolong Pegasus rear


FAW Freewind

In September 2005, FAW Hongta and FAW Baolong Light Vehicle joined forces to found the successor company FAW Baolong Light Vehicle, and the Baolong Pegasus was rebranded as the FAW Freewind (Ziyoufeng, 自由风) as of 2006. File:FAW Ziyoufeng MPV 001.jpg, FAW Freewind front File:FAW Ziyoufeng MPV 002.jpg, FAW Freewind rear


Design

Due to the foundation being based on the Mitsubishi Space Gear, the side profile is exactly the same as the Mitsubishi Space Gear, with the entire front end redesigned to resemble the Nissan Serena (C24), and a redesigned rear that still keeps the same rear quarter panel from the Mitsubishi Space Gear.


References

Erik van Ingen Schenau: Issue 2008. (english) World of Cars 2005 to 2006. (english) {{commons category, Baolong MPV Minivans Vehicles introduced in 2001 Rear-wheel-drive vehicles 2000s cars Cars of China