Wuling Dragon

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Wuling Dragon
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Overview
Manufacturer SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile
Also calledWuling LZW 1010, 1020, 6320, 6330, 6332, 6360, 6430
Wuling Xingwang
Wuling 6358NVF
Production1990–2009
Model years 1990–2010
Body and chassis
Class Microvan
Kei truck
Body style Van
Pickup truck
Related Mitsubishi Minicab
Powertrain
Engine 797 cc F8A I4
843 cc CD I3
970 cc LJ462Q3E2 I4
993 cc CB I3
1,051 cc LJ465Q3-1 I4
1,061 cc 4G82 I4
Transmission 4 speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 1,780 mm (70.1 in) (microvan)
2,010 mm (79.1 in) (single-cab)
2,370 mm (93.3 in) (double-cab)
Length3,500 mm (137.8 in)
Width1,445 mm (56.9 in)
Height1,895 mm (74.6 in)
Chronology
PredecessorLiuzhou Wuling LZ 110
Successor Wuling Sunshine

The Wuling Dragon was a series of cabover microvans and kei trucks made by SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, the Chinese joint venture with General Motors of the United States of America. The Dragon is the successor of the earlier Liuzhou Wuling LZ 110, which was based on the 1977-1984 Mitsubishi Minicab.

Microvan car model

A microvan is a van or minivan that fits into Japanese kei car classification or similar, and is smaller than a mini MPV.

Kei truck

A Kei truck, or Kei class truck, or Japanese mini truck is a mini truck, a tiny but practical pickup truck available in RWD or 4WD version, built to satisfy the Japanese keijidōsha statutory class. They are known as Keitora in Japan alongside the microvan.

China Country in East Asia

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third or fourth largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Production began around 1990 after an agreement was signed with Mitsubishi to produce the 1984-1991 Mitsubishi Minicab under license, as the Liuzhou Wuling LZW 6320/6430 (bus/van versions) and LZW 1010 (pickup trucks). In 1998 the car received a facelift and became the LZW6330/6332. A seven passenger minivan called the LZW6360 was added in 2003. [1]

Mitsubishi Minicab car model

The Mitsubishi Minicab is a cabover kei truck and microvan built and sold in Japan by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors since 1966. In Japan, it was sold at a specific retail chain called Galant Shop. An all-electric model of the Minicab, called the Minicab MiEV, is sold in the Japanese market since December 2011. It was also sold by China Motor Corporation (CMC) in Taiwan as the CMC Verica, starting in 1985. Since February 2014, the Mitsubishi Minicab is a rebadged Suzuki Carry and Every.

Hard working LZW 1010SD double cab Wuling LZW1010.jpg
Hard working LZW 1010SD double cab

The engines used were originally a Daihatsu 843 cc three-cylinder and Mitsubishi's 1,061 cc 4G82 four-cylinder (all Chinese built). [2] Since at least 1998 the engines used are 0.8-, 1.0-, and 1.1-litre versions of the old Suzuki F8A/F10A inline fours with 35, 43, and 48 PS (26, 32, and 35 kW) respectively. [3] More recently the 1.1 has been dropped and the power of the smaller engines are increased to 39 and 47 PS (29 and 35 kW). [1] Other engines have also been fitted, such as Daihatsu's 993 cc three-cylinder.

The Dragon is popular as it is of the right size for China's densely populated areas and it is cheaper than most import vehicles into China. The long wheelbase double cab pickup (LZW 1010SD/PSN, [2] more recently LZW 1020PSLNE3) developed by Wuling sits on a longer (237 cm or 93 in) wheelbase and is of 417 cm (164 in) overall length, [4] considerably longer than the 332 cm (131 in) of the microvan version. [3]

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Daihatsu Hijet

The Daihatsu Hijet is a cab over microvan and kei truck produced and sold by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu since 1960. Despite the similarities between the Hijet name and Toyota's naming scheme for its trucks and vans, the name "Hijet" has been in use for Daihatsu's Kei trucks and Microvans since 1960, over two decades before Toyota took control. "Hijet", when transliterated into Japanese, is very similar to "Midget", one of Daihatsu's other mini-trucks. The Hijet competes in Japan with the Honda Acty, Mitsubishi Minicab, Nissan Clipper, Subaru Sambar and Suzuki Carry.

SAIC-GM-Wuling Chinese automobile manufacturer and joint venture

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile is a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co Ltd. Based in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southwestern China, it makes commercial and consumer vehicles sold in China under the Wuling and Baojun marques, respectively. A major mass-volume producer in the Chinese interior, in 2011 SGMW sold 1,286,000 vehicles in China, 1,445,000 in 2012, and aims to sell 2 million cars annually. Its offerings range in price from US$5,000 to US$10,000.

Honda Acty car model

The Honda Acty is a series of cabover microvans and kei trucks produced by the Japanese automaker Honda since 1977, designed for the Japanese domestic market (JDM). "Acty" is short for "Activity".

Mitsubishi Delica car model

The Mitsubishi Delica is a range of cabover vans and pickup trucks designed and built by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi since 1968. It was originally based on a cabover van and pickup truck introduced the previous year, also called the Delica, its name a contraction of the English language phrase Delivery car. This pickup truck, and a commercial van derived from it has received many names in export markets, being sold as the L300 in Europe, Jamaica and New Zealand, Express and Starwagon in Australia, and plain Mitsubishi Van and Wagon in the United States. The passenger car versions were known as Delica Star Wagon from 1979 until the 1994 introduction of the Delica Space Gear, which became simply Space Gear in Europe at least. The most recent version is called the Delica D:5. With the exception of the first, versions of all generations are still being sold in various international markets.

Mitsubishi Vulcan engine Car engine

The Mitsubishi Vulcan engine, identified by the code 2G2, is an iron-block twin cylinder engine with three main bearings, built by Mitsubishi Motors for kei car class vehicles from September 1972. It was an overhead camshaft design, and superseded the older two-stroke 2G1 series. The 2G2 was in turn replaced by the Multi-valve 3G8 three-cylinder series.

Suzuki Carry Japanese Kei Truck

The Suzuki Carry is a kei truck produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki. The microvan version was originally called the Carry van until 1982 when the van was renamed as the Suzuki Every. In Japan, the Carry and Every are Kei cars but the Suzuki Every Plus, the bigger version of Every, had a longer bonnet for safety purposes and a larger 1.3-liter 86 hp (63 kW) four-cylinder engine. They have been sold under a myriad of different names in several countries, and is the only car to have been offered with Chevrolet as well as Ford badges.

Mitsubishi ME21/24 engine

The ME21/24 engine was Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries' replacement for the 309 cc single-cylinder overhead valve ME20 engine. Unlike its predecessor, this was a two-stroke, a concept to which Mitsubishi was to prove faithful for its smallest engines until the 1972 introduction of the Vulcan 2G21.

Wuling Hongtu

The Wuling Hongtu is a five-door, five- to eight-seater Microvan made by SGMW, a Chinese joint venture of SAIC with Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co and the American automotive company General Motors. Unlike the company's earlier Mitsubishi-based products, the Hongtu is an independent development. Codenamed LZW 6381B3, the Hongtu is also marketed as the Wuling Journey and Sunshine in Singapore, and Chevrolet N200.

FAW Jilin (一汽吉林) is a subsidiary of the First Automobile Works and a maker of mini vehicles, small trucks and vans that see commercial use. It is located in Jilin City, Jilin province, China.

Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. was established 2007 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China as a joint-venture of Wuling Group and Dragon Hill Holdings. It is doing business as Wuling Motors (五菱汽车) with three subsidiaries Liuzhou Wuling Motors United Development Co. Ltd., Liuzhou Wuling Special-purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Liuzhou Wuling Liuji Power Co. Ltd.; producing engines, special purpose vehicles, namely mini electric cars, people movers, trucks and buses, and auto parts.

The Daihatsu New-Line was a compact series of pickup trucks and vans built by Daihatsu from 1963 until 1968. They were based on the Daihatsu Hijet "keitora" and microvans, although they were somewhat larger and sturdier. The 797 cc inline-four engine also seen in the Daihatsu Compagno was fitted, rather than the 356 cc two-stroke unit seen in the Hijet.

Baojun 730

The Baojun 730 is a five-door seven-seater compact MPV produced by Baojun. The 730 was launched at the 2014 Auto China and developed at the SAIC-GM-Wuling Chinese joint venture specifically for the Chinese market. Baojun sold 250,000 units of the car in the first year of sales.

Wuling Rongguang

The Wuling Rongguang is a five-door, five- to eight-seater Microvan made by SGMW, a Chinese joint venture of SAIC with Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co and the American automotive company General Motors.

CMC Veryca Taiwanese truck

The CMC Veryca (中華菱利) or CMC Varica (中華百利/中華威利) is a cabover kei truck and microvan built and sold in Taiwan by the Taiwanese automaker China Motor Corporation (CMC) (中華汽車) since 1985, with its predecessor entering production in 1978.

Huali Dafa Chinese microvan

The Huali Dafa is an extremely popular three-cylinder microvan under the Huali product series produced by FAW Tianjin, a member of First Automobile Works Group in the People's Republic of China since being introduced in 1984. Dafa translates to Daihatsu in Chinese which means that it is a rebadged Daihatsu model.

References

  1. 1 2 World of Cars 2006·2007. Warsaw, Poland: Media Connection Sp. z o.o. 2006. p. 239.
  2. 1 2 Schaefers, Martin. "Japanese Kei Minivans". Far East Auto Literature. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. 1 2 van Damme, Stéphane. "Wuling Dragon (LZW6330,LZW6360)". Histomobile.com. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Wuling Double Cab Pickup (Extended)". SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (SGMW). Retrieved 2010-12-02.
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