The Roewe 350 is a

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produced by

Roewe Roewe is a vehicle marque created by the Chinese automaker SAIC Motor in 2006, focuses in luxury cars. Roewe vehicles were initially based on technology acquired from defunct British carmaker MG Rover. SAIC was unable to purchase the rights t ...

in China onwards from 2010,the 2.0 liter turbo engine produces 247 hp and goes from 0-100 in 4.8 seconds, this type of engine can only be found in the middle east and in China. the 1.5 liter engine is sold in international markets and produces 146 hp MG 350. Codenamed ''AP11'', it shares the same

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with the

MG 5 The MG5 is a series of compact cars that has been produced by SAIC Motor under the MG marque since 2012. The first generation MG 5 was launched on 28 March 2012 in China, and shares the same automotive platform as the Roewe 350 saloon car. ...

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, which entered production in 2011 as a 2012 model.

Overview

The Roewe 350 debuted in

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form at the 2009

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as the Roewe N1, and was officially launched at the

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in 2010 with a SAIC developed 1.5 L engine. The 350 is produced at a former

Nanjing Automobile Nanjing Automobile is a state-owned enterprise with a history that dates from 1947,

production base in

Pukou Pukou District (), is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, lying northwest across the Yangtze River from downtown Nanjing. The district was formerly the southern terminus of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway; railcars ...

. The price in China MSRP (Yuan) is from 89,700 to 124,700 (13,180 to US$18,320). File:2009 Roewe N1 Concept -- Shanghai Automobile Museum 2012-05-26.JPG, Roewe N1 Concept, prototype of the 350. File:Roewe 350 facelift 2 China 2012-04-14.jpg, Roewe 350 (front). File:Roewe 350 rear China 2012-04-08.JPG, Roewe 350 (rear).

MG 350

The MG 350 offered in the Gulf Cooperation Council of the Middle East regional market is essentially a rebadged Roewe 350 offered in China. The MG 350 features a restyled front grill with the MG badge and slightly different tail lamp lenses. The MG 350 comes with a 1.5 litre 4-cylinder engine producing 107 hp and 135 Nm of torque mated to a 4-speed automatic gearbox. The MG 350 available in European markets is the first production car in the world with an Android operating System and 3G Internet access, with engine options including a 1.5 liter turbo engine producing 129 hp and a 1.5 liter engine producing 109 hp. File:MG 350 (car).JPG, MG 350 (front). File:MG 350S 1.5 2012 (10661393595).jpg, MG 350 (rear).

Controversies with Ssangyong Motors

Originally it was planned as the B100 project from

Ssangyong Motor The SsangYong Motor Company ( ko, 쌍용자동차 주식회사) is a South Korea–based automobile manufacturer. It traces its origins back to a manufacturer established in 1954. The name SsangYong appeared in 1988, after its acquisition by the ...

. It started development in 2006, to compete with the

Hyundai Elantra The Hyundai Elantra, also known as the Hyundai Avante ( ko, 현대 아반떼), is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai since 1990. The Elantra was initially marketed as the ''Lantra'' in Austra ...

and other compact cars in Korea. SAIC developed the Roewe 350 as the production version, but it never launched in the Korean market. SAIC planned for Ssangyong and its Korean partners to develop their version as subcontractors.http://www.dsmodel.co.kr/result_02_4.html

References

External links

Roewe Website
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