BEIJING MOTOR SHOW
The good, the bad and the ugly in Beijing
Michael Taylor reports on the best and the worst of the Beijing Motor Show
The world’s biggest car market turned it on for the world’s biggest car show, with start-up brands everywhere, oddballs of a kind that have been incrementally crushed in Europe and plenty of machines with big, big futures. Let’s start with the best. Dongfeng If you know Dongfeng at all, it’s because it is the controlling shareholder of PSA, the French automotive group that makes Citroen, Peugeot and the moribund DS brand. It also makes some of Infiniti’s cars for China. The west simply doesn’t see much of Dongfeng’s own work, though, so the Eð concept came as a pleasant surprise. Legend has it that China is a land of sedans (and, in particular, long wheelbase sedans) and, more lately, SUVs, so to have a Chinese-developed sports car was something new and fun. The plug-in hybrid has 1,000km of range (it’s a concept, so you can claim what you want) and 500km of pure EV range, despite the battery drain of a full-width interior screen. There’s also confusion about what the concept is act...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.