Chery A5 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Chery |
Also called | Chery Cowin 3 (facelift) Chery Alia (Turkey) Chery Elara (Ukraine) Chery Fora Chery J5 Speranza A516 (Egypt) MVM 530 (Iran) Vortex Estina (Russia, facelift model, rebadged) [1] |
Production | 2006 – 2010 |
Assembly | Wuhu, Anhui, China Cairo, Egypt (Speranza) [2] Bam, Kerman, Iran (MVM) Zaporizhia, Ukraine (ZAZ) Taganrog, Russia (TagAZ) [1] Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor, 2006 to 2008) [3] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact car |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Related | Chery E5 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.5 L SQR477F I4 (petrol) 1.8 L SQR481FC I4 (petrol) 2.0 L SQR484F I4 (petrol) |
Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,600 mm (102.4 in) |
Length | 4,552 mm (179.2 in) |
Width | 1,750 mm (68.9 in) |
Height | 1,483 mm (58.4 in) |
Curb weight | 1,290 kg (2,844 lb) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Chery E5 |
The Chery A5 is a compact car produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery from 2006 to 2010. This car heavily resembles the third-generation Nissan Altima, despite being unrelated. A facelifted variant of the A5 called the Cowin 3 was produced from 2010 to 2013.
The car is available with three engine options: a 1.6-litre engine, a 1.8-litre engine or a 2.0-litre engine. A hybrid version, named Chery A5ISG or A5BSG, is also produced. [4] It is considered to be the first Chinese-designed mass-production hybrid vehicle.[ citation needed ] It is equipped with safety features such as ABS, EBD and ESP.
All engines are ACTECO engines, designed in cooperation with the AVL engineering company, of Austria:
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