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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
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is a result of the
SAIC-GM-Wuling SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile ( zh, 上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司, abbreviated as SGMW) is a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co Ltd. Based in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in sout ...
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
plug-in hybrid A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid electric vehicle whose battery pack can be recharged by plugging a charging cable into an external electric power source, in addition to internally by its on-board internal combustion engin ...
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
electric motor An electric motor is an Electric machine, electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a Electromagneti ...
s, one unit (TM) and another smaller motor (ISG) rated at and a 11.8 kWh
lithium-ion battery A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery which uses the reversible reduction of lithium ions to store energy. It is the predominant battery type used in portable consumer electronics and electric vehicles. It also se ...
. 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.


See also

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List of fuel cell vehicles A fuel cell vehicle is a vehicle that uses a fuel cell to power an electric drive system. There are also hybrid vehicles meaning that they are fitted with a fuel cell and a battery or a fuel cell and an ultracapacitor. For HICEV see List of hy ...


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