The Roewe W5 is a
mid-size luxury SUV manufactured 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. It was first unveiled at the 2011
Auto Shanghai
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 ...
Exhibition.
Overview
The Roewe W5 is based on the
SsangYong Kyron and was sold exclusively in China. It features a 1.8-litre, four-cylinder turbo engine with that is also used in the
Roewe 750
The Roewe 750 is an executive saloon that was produced by Roewe in China between 2006 and 2016, based on the Rover 75.
Overview
Launched in October 2006, and codenamed ''SAC528'' during development, the wheelbase of the Roewe 750 is stretched by ...
and
550
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. The car is also available in four-wheel drive format with a 3.2-litre inline-six
Mercedes-Benz M104 engine
The Mercedes-Benz M104 is a straight-6 automobile engine produced from 1989 through 1999. It has a double overhead cam design with 4 valves per cylinder, and used a crossflow cylinder head. It replaced the M103 and was replaced by the M112 V ...
producing .
References
External links
Roewe official website
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2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2011
W5
Mid-size sport utility vehicles
Luxury sport utility vehicles