The Roewe 950 is a large four door saloon that is produced by Roewe in China, and is based on the 2010

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. It was first shown to the public at the 2012 Beijing International Motor Show, and commenced production in April 2012.

Overview

The strong relationship between the 950 and

is a result of the

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joint venture, with Roewe owned by

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. The 950 is powered by a range of

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engines. The four cylinder 2.0 litre produces @ 6,200 rpm and @ 4,600, the four cylinder 2.4 litre produces @ 6,200 rpm and @ 4,800 rpm. The 3.0 litre V6 produces @ 6,800 rpm and @ 5600 rpm, resulting in claimed a top speed of . The only transmission option is a six speed automatic. In July 2015, a four cylinder 1.8L engine was offered that produced and and with the TST6 transmission produced fuel economy of .

2017 facelift

In July 2017, a major facelift was conducted on the 950, and the front view was updated to look in line with the later Roewe vehicles influenced by the Roewe Vision-R electric concept car. The rear view was also updated with new LED tail lamps and a horizontal chrome bar above the license plate.

950 Fuel Cell

The 950 plug-in hybrid

fuel cell A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most batteries in requ ...

was unveiled at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. The 950 Fuel Cell is a duel-power system consisting of a battery and a hydrogen fuel cell which produces and has a range of on the fuel cell which is extended with the battery to . The 950 Fuel Cell become the first Chinese production fuel cell passenger vehicle when production commenced in 2016. As of October 2019, a 50 vehicle demonstration fleet had been produced for leasing and for the

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(UNDP) demonstration. The fleet had travelled more than 500,000 kilometers. The 950 Fuel Cell was not offered to the public.

e950

The e950

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was unveiled in November 2015 at the Guangzhou Auto Show and was launched in April 2016 at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. The e950 has a SGE 1.4TGI turbocharged engine that produces and with a hybrid system of two high-output

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s, one unit (TM) and another smaller motor (ISG) rated at and a 11.8 kWh

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. The e950 has a driving range of and is capable of fuel consumption as low as . The e950 has a two speed automatic gearbox. In 2017, a e950 '2017 facelift' was released.

Gallery

File:Roewe 950 China 2014-04-14.jpg, Pre facelift Roewe 950 front view File:Roewe 950 03 China 2012-06-02.JPG, Pre facelift Roewe 950 rear view File:Roewe e950 front.jpg, Roewe e950 front. File:Roewe e950 rear.jpg, Roewe e950 rear.

References

External links

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