FAW SIRIUS
FAW can not be many Africans name familiar South with, but it happens to be the oldest car manufacturer in China First Automotive Works was founded in 1953 and produced its first commercial vehicle in 1956, after two years later with a passenger car.
Although FAW products are available on site for some time, especially in the commercial appearance, the company launched its range of passenger cars by the AMH Group the same holding company responsible for Hyundai and Kia.
The FAW Sirius S80, to give it its full title, is available on the local market since early this year, but only with the smaller engine of 1.3 liters This MPV model marks the first of many that plans Brand introduction of the next few years Among them is a small sedan, the V2, which will be unveiled at the International motor Show in Johannesburg, the local importer hope retail for less than R100 000.
Next year we can expect X80 SUV and two sedans in the middle B50 and B70 at the end of 2014, an FAW pickup will join the range.
The Sirius is a small MPV in the same mold as Avanza and Nissan Livina Toyota Style is not as jarring as some products from the Far East and like most MPV Sirius blends well into its surroundings.
the panel gaps and cut out all seem a high quality study spotlights closely and you'll notice the type of projector units and LED turn signals, to lend a sophisticated look metal look inserts on the front bumper back and help break the monotone of the body color and the bumpers.
good quality prints are carried inside where there seems to be an abundance of hardwearing but plastic tactile Again the build quality looks good; there are no areas where the new model is obviously sadly lacking this strange smell that seems to permeate Chinese car cabins is widespread here.
exterior may belie the fact that Sirius has seating for seven occupants The rear bench is accessible by tumbling the middle row of seats before the space in the third row is limited and not really suitable for adults.
All models in the range, including the van-derived panel are equipped with power steering, power windows, keyless entry, central locking lights fog at both ends, a radio with USB port, but no features CD player safety and standard air conditioning include dual front airbags and ABS with EBD.
Added to the extras and included in the list is a guarantee of 100 000 km of three-year roadside assistance for a year and a service plan 60 000 km of four years Not bad considering going the price point.
During the launch event I sampled the top model, the Comfort FAW South Africa 1.5-liter decided to wait for the engine to get more before hosting a launch event The range topper has all the features of its siblings and includes roof vents for ventilation.
The engine line four-cylinder developing 75 kW, 140 Nm of torque at 4400 r min These figures are almost identical to its obvious rival Toyota as the torque distribution is quite high the engine must be revved to extract any kind of the pace of it, but once beyond 5000 r min, it tends to feel a bit tense.
You really use the short adapted five-speed to maintain decent speeds Oddly, every car on the launch seemed reluctant to commit even gears on downshifts I suspect that this engine will struggle when asked to deal with a full load passenger and goods or.
The Sirius S80 is, undoubtedly, a good value compared to its closest rivals, it's against undercuts up to R30 000 depending on the model Sirius models are available since January, but only with the smaller of the two engine options and despite the limited reach an average of 40 per month were picked up by new buyers This number is likely to increase with the expansion of the range.
We bought 1 version 3 as generally However, there are some small problems The exterior mirrors are a good size, but give the impression of being fragile and shake a good deal in motion as internal air intakes are very sloppy and not to maintain the position, required a stuffing plastic pieces on the sides to stiffen the remote locking system leaves much to be desired if a door or the engine cover is slightly open, the system does not respond all no beep or warning, so if an opinion doesn t it easy to walk to leave the vehicle unlocked Finally central locking is only on the side doors and not easy again back door to leave the vehicle unlocked yet a once the four doors are unlocked at the same time, not the driver's door opening directed first and passenger doors if necessary as most other cars are these days.
Hi Bill, Sirius S80 was launched in Pakistan and I plan to buy that you suggest how is it after 3 months.
HI bill I was also thinking about buying this car which made me put was the fact that I did not cd player did not knew now what do you think.
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