The Volkswagen Bora for the Chinese market is a
compact car
Compact car is a vehicle size class — predominantly used in North America — that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, p ...
manufactured and marketed by
FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...
since 2001. Originally started as the fourth generation
Volkswagen Jetta
The Volkswagen Jetta () is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over seven generations, variously as the Atlant ...
in North America and the Volkswagen Bora in other parts of the world, it went through a few heavy facelifts, and production carried on with new updates long after the international Volkswagen Bora was out of production.
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First generation (1J; 2001)
The original Volkswagen Bora started out as a rebadged MK4 Jetta. The Bora in China received a facelift in the summer of 2006, with a
Passat Mk5.5 lookalike face which is a rebadged
City Jetta. The model available in Mexico, Canada, Brazil and Argentina from 2008 was likewise facelifted with the same design found in China. There is also a heavily modified Jetta called the
Volkswagen Lavida
The Volkswagen Lavida () is a compact car manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. Originally launched at Auto China 2008 in Beijing, the Lavida is considered the first mass-produced Volkswagen small family car to be mainly ...
for the Chinese market, developed by
Shanghai Volkswagen
SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Anting, Shanghai, China and a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and SAIC Motor. It was ...
on the same platform.
File:Volkswagen Bora CN R rear China 2017-03-30.jpg, Volkswagen Bora rear
File:Volkswagen Bora I facelift China 002.jpg, Volkswagen Bora I facelift rear
Bora HS
A hatchback version (i.e. the Golf) is also available after the facelift, and is badged as the Bora HS. Production began in 2006 and ended in 2008.
File:VW Bora HS.jpg, Volkswagen Bora HS front
File:FAW-VW Bora HS.JPG, Volkswagen Bora HS rear
Second generation (2008)
The Bora received a complete makeover in 2008, being marketed as the New Bora, and from 2010, only as the Bora. This new model was developed by
FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...
and is still being based on same platform as Golf IV, but using some components from the newer
PQ35 platform.
Engine options for the second generation Bora are a 131hp 1.4 liter TSI engine,a 120hp 2.0 liter engine and a 100/104hp 1.6 liter engine.
File:Volkswagen Bora CN II 01 China 2012-05-20.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II front pre-facelift
File:Volkswagen Bora II 02 China 2012-05-20.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II rear pre-facelift
2013 facelift
The Bora had a major facelift in December 2012, and a sportier and more premium trim level was created called the Volkswagen Bora Sportline.
File:Volkswagen Bora CN II facelift Sportline 01 China 2014-04-22.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II facelift Sportline front
File:Volkswagen Bora CN II facelift Sportline 02 China 2014-04-22.jpg, Volkswagen Bora II facelift Sportline rear
Third generation (2016)
In March 2016 the model received another complete makeover featuring a completely redesigned exterior while continuing the platform, the engines, and the interior of the previous generation.
Two engines are available, both are updated units from the previous Bora models, with a 1.6 liter engine with 110hp and 155nm, and a 1.4 liter turbo engine with 131hp and 225nm. The 1.6 liter engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic transmission, and the 1.4 liter turbo engine is mated to a seven-speed DCT.
This generation is still available as of May 2019 as the Bora Classic with three trim levels and pricing is between 106,800 and 116,800 yuan (15,440 to 16,890 USD).
File:FAW-Volkswagen Bora III rear in motion 8.12.18.jpg, Volkswagen Bora III rear
Volkswagen C-Trek
The
FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...
later launched a lifted wagon version of the updated Bora called the Volkswagen C-Trek.
File:2016 FAW-Volkswagen C-Trek (front).jpg, Volkswagen C-Trek (China)
File:2016 FAW-Volkswagen C-Trek (rear).jpg, Volkswagen C-Trek rear (China)
Fourth generation (2018)
![Volkswagen Bora MK4 in China rear](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Volkswagen_Bora_MK4_in_China_rear.jpg)
In April 2018, FAW-Volkswagen revealed a new Volkswagen Bora sedan based on the MQB platform. The new model is similarly sized compared with the just revealed Volkswagen Lavida Plus which also stands on the MQB platform. The new Volkswagen Bora is available in the Chinese car market in September 2018 with prices starting from around 115,000 yuan.
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