The Wuling Hongtu is a five-door, five- to eight-seater microvan made by SGMW (SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile), a Chinese joint venture of SAIC with Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co and the American automotive company General Motors. Unlike the company's earlier Mitsubishi-based products, the Hongtu is an independent development. Codenamed LZW 6381B3, the cargo version of the Hongtu is also marketed as the Wuling Journey and Sunshine in Singapore, and Chevrolet N200 (Latin America, North Africa, Middle East).[1]
Specifications
The LZW 6381B3 Hongtu is equipped with Wuling's own B-series four cylinder engine of 1.2 litre displacement (engine code LAQ). Its 63 kW at 6,000 rpm is enough to propel the 1095 kg car to 135 km/h.[2] The Singaporean market Sunshine and Journey receive the modelcode LZW 6381C3, the one-letter difference denoting its being equipped with the older 1.1-litre LJ465Q3-1 engine, which is based on the thirty-year-old Suzuki F10A. With only 53 PS on tap, the Sunshine/Journey's top speed is barely over 105 km/h.[3]