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China Qoros Automotive Company officially unveiled its first model at the Geneva Motor Show The car was teased late last year and dubbed GQ3, but Audi lawsuit prompted the company to start simply rebrand 3 Sedan.
If Qoros is concerned BMW and Mazda responding to the name change, it is not showing it.
Aimed primarily at buyers under 35-years, the average 3 Sedan is the result of collaboration between China Chery and Israel Corporation, created by designer Gert Volker former MINI Hildebrand, it has a high waistline that strongly recalls Citroen C5, large alloy wheels and good packing dose brushed aluminum.
Qoros says the sedan design language will affect the following models, including a crossover, a station wagon and an SUV.
3 Sedan has the same amount of interior space than many larger cars dashboard layout is simple and elegant, but the wipers turn signal stalks and watch windshield and feel like they were removed from an economy car than 15 years.
To attract customers high-end competitors, the 3 Sedan is packed to the brim with high-tech amenities like infotainment system touch screen, a hi-fi high-end, air conditioning dual-zone and LED display integrated into the dashboard.
The level input Sedan 3 is provided with a naturally aspirated engine 1 with four cylinders 6 liter making 126 horsepower and 114 lb-ft of torque These figures are up to 156 and 154, respectively, when the mill is equipped an optional turbocharger.
Power is transmitted to the front wheels through either a manual transmission with six speeds or an optional unit to automatic double clutch six-speed.
Qoros promises that its sedan will be the first Chinese car to win a crash test EuroNCAP five-star rating to achieve this ambitious goal, the company designed the 3 Sedan with the entry of Bosch, Valeo, Getrag, Continental, Magna-Steyr and Microsoft.
The 3 Qoros Sedan goes on sale in China and Europe towards the end of 2013. The car will be built in Changshu, China, in a facility that is still under construction, it will have an initial capacity of 150 000 cars per year, but Qoros says he can easily back up this number to 450,000 if necessary.
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