Spy Shots: Lifan Maiwei SUV for China (original) (raw)

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New Spy Shots of the upcoming Lifan Maiwei compact SUV for China, featuring an all black grille without any chrome, huge wheel arches and toy-car wheels, big mirrors and barely usable roof rails. The Lifan Maiwei will debut on the Beijing Auto Show in April and hit the Chinese market soon thereafter.

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The interior is very dark, with loads of black and gray plastics. Chrome bits try hard but fail to livin’ it up. Dials though have a sporty touch. The Lifan Maiwei will be powered by a 1.5 liter petrol engine with 103hp and 133nm, mated to a five-speed manual gearbox, sending horses to the front wheels.

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The screen for the infotainment appears to be non-touch, with line of buttons just below it. Start button on the left side of the screen.

Narrow rear window and wide D-pillar will block much rear-view visibility. But trendy! Trendy too are the red taillights connected by a chrome strip. Black bumper with a skid pad underneath. Check those wheels again, so small and so narrow on such a tall car. That just cannot be safe.