Chery Cowin | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Chery |
Also called | Chery A15 Chery A168 Chery Amulet Chery Flagcloud Chery Qiyun Chery Viana Vortex Corda |
Production | 2003–2016 |
Assembly |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact car |
Body style | 5-doorliftback |
Related | SEAT Toledo Mk. I |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.5 LSQR477FI4 (petrol)[3] |
Transmission | 5-speedmanual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,468 mm (97.2 in) |
Length | 4,393 mm (173.0 in) |
Width | 1,682 mm (66.2 in) |
Height | 1,424 mm (56.1 in) |
Curb weight | 1,140 kg (2,513 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Chery Fengyun |
Successor | Chery Fulwin 2 |
TheChery Cowin (simplified Chinese:旗云; pinyin:Qiyun), also known asChery A15,Flagcloud, orAmulet, is asubcompact car produced by the Chinese manufacturerChery from 2003 to 2010. A facelifted variant was called the Cowin 2 and was sold from 2010 to 2016.
The Cowin is a restyledChery Fengyun, itself based on the first generation of theSEAT Toledo. The vehicle also has a fuel-efficient, low-emission engine.[citation needed] It has been marketed in South America[4] and in European countries such as Ukraine and Russia.
It was launched in August 2003, as a successor to the A11, and has been exported to more than 30 countries in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. In 2010, it was locally assembled and went on sale in Russia as theVortex Corda in 2012.[5]
It has several safety features, including anti-lock brakes and electronic brakeforce distribution.[6] However, the Russian car magazineAutoreview reported that an Cowin it had crashed in accordance with theEuro NCAP test standard performed even worse than the 1-starredBrilliance BS6 sedan and that the dummy used had to be dismantled into pieces in order to be removed.[7][8] Consequently,Autoreview called for the car to be withdrawn from the market.[citation needed]