The Foton Sauvana is a mid-size SUV sold by the Chinese manufacturer Foton Motor in China. The Foton Sauvana debuted during the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show in China.[2]
History
On May 10, 2015, the Sauvana was launched in the Philippines as the Foton Toplander with a price range from PHP 998,000 and PHP 1,150,000.[3]
On September 15, 2015, Foton reported that an evaluation was made on whether to market the Sauvana for South Africa.[4] On September 30, 2015, Foton reported plans to market the Sauvana to North America.[5]
On August 7, 2017, Foton returned to Australia with the Sauvana introduced as an entry model.[6]
The Sauvana had been discontinued in 2021.
Powertrain
Power of the Foton Sauvana comes from a Mitsubishi-sourced 2.4-liter four-cylinder 4G69 petrol engine with an output of 135 hp and 200 Nm, mated to a five-speed manual transmission, a six-speed manual transmission, or a six-speed automatic transmission.[2]
References
- Foton Sauvana specs car.autohome.com.cn, retrieved 2024-06-23^
- Joey Wang. 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show: Foton Sauvana SUV debuts in China carnewschina, 21 November 2014, retrieved 2024-06-23^
- Aravind Jayachandran. Foton Toplander SUV launched in Philippines indianautosblog, 5 October 2015, retrieved 2024-06-23^
- Foton evaluating Sauvana SUV for possible introduction to SA 15 September 2015, retrieved 7 May 2022^
- Arriving in North America is Foton's SAUVANA SUV with Cummins Technology - Foton Motor Group | Global Official Website www.foton-global.com, retrieved 13 January 2022^
- Paul Maric. Foton returns to Australian market with Tunland, Sauvana, Aumark and CS2 van drive.com.au, 7 August 2017, retrieved 2024-06-23^
- Tycho de Feijter. Spy Shots: Foton U201 = Foton Toplander carnewschina, 24 May 2014, retrieved 2024-06-23^
- 福田汽车-萨瓦纳 autohome.com.cn, retrieved 2024-06-23^