The Aeolus AX3 is a

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produced by

Dongfeng Motor Corporation Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei. Founded in 1969, it is currently the smallest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China with 671,000 sales in 2023, b ...

under the

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(

Dongfeng Fengshen Aeolus (Dongfeng Fengshen) is an automobile A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly tran ...

) sub-brand.

Overview

The Aeolus AX3 was unveiled on the 2015

Shanghai Auto Show Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial Auto show, international automobile show that alternates with the Auto China, Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly int ...

with the market launch in January 2016 revealing prices ranging from 69,700 yuan to 87,700 yuan.

Specifications

The Aeolus AX3 is powered by a 1.5 liter engine producing 116 hp and 145 nm mated to a five-speed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic gearbox, and a 1.4 liter turbo engine producing 140 hp and 196 nm available with the five-speed manual gearbox. The same platform also underpins the Dongfeng Fengshen A30 subcompact sedan.

References

External links

Fengshen AX3 Official Website
{{Dongfeng Motor 2010s cars Cars introduced in 2015 Cars of China Subcompact crossover sport utility vehicles Fengshen AX3 Front-wheel-drive vehicles