The Hafei Saibao III () is a 4-door
compact
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sedan produced by the Chinese car manufacturer
Hafei
Hafei, officially Hafei Motor Co., Ltd. (), is a Chinese automaker currently operating as a subsidiary of Changan Ford, and manufacturing passenger vehicles.
It previously independently manufactured sedans, Minivan, MPVs, mini vehicles, small t ...
. The design was first shown to the public at the
2005 Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by
Pininfarina
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.
Overview
The Hafei Saibao III is powered by a 1.6-litre (1584 cc) petrol
Mitsubishi Orion engine
The Mitsubishi Orion or 4G1 engine is a series of Inline-four engine, inline-four internal combustion engines introduced by Mitsubishi Motors in around 1977, along with the Mitsubishi Astron engine, Astron, Mitsubishi Sirius engine, Sirius, and Mit ...
(4G18) producing and equipped with a 5-speed manual gearbox.
The Saibao provides the basis of the
Coda EV, exported to the US
between 2012 and 2013. Also sold as a Mullen 700e in the U.S.A. in 2015.
References
External links
official website
Pininfarina
Cars of China
Sedans
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
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Cars introduced in 2005
Cars discontinued in 2012
Saibao III
Compact cars