The Chery Eastar (or Oriental Sun/ 东方之子) is a
mid-size car
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produced by the Chinese manufacturer
Chery
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., Doing business as, trading as Chery (), is a Chinese automobile manufacturer owned by Chery Holding Group Co., Ltd. Founded in 1997, it is currently the fourth largest automobile manufacturer group in China, with 2,6 ...
.
First Generation
The styling is controversial for heavily resembling the first generation
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sedan. A limousine version and parade car versions were also produced.
The Eastar received a major facelift in 2012 and was also sold as the Chery Cowin 5 to be inline with the other Cowin sub-brand products.
Gallery
File:Chery Eastar China 2012-06-23.jpg, Chery Eastar I front prefacelift
File:Chery Eastar facelift 01 China 2012-05-27.jpg, Chery Eastar I front post-facelift
File:Chery Eastar facelift 02 China 2012-05-27.jpg, Chery Eastar I rear post-facelift
File:Chery Cowin 5 China 2012-05-12.JPG, Chery Cowin 5
Second Generation
The Chery Eastar II (or Chery E8) is a
mid-size car
Mid-size—also known as intermediate—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than compact cars and smaller than full-size cars. "Large family car" is a UK term and a part of the D-segment in ...
produced by the Chinese manufacturer
Chery
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., Doing business as, trading as Chery (), is a Chinese automobile manufacturer owned by Chery Holding Group Co., Ltd. Founded in 1997, it is currently the fourth largest automobile manufacturer group in China, with 2,6 ...
since 2012.
A station wagon version was also available named the
Chery Eastar Cross.
Engines
The car is powered by a choice of two four-cylinder petrol engines: a 1.8-litre , with a torque of and a
2.0-litre (1971 cc), developing a maximum power of at 5750 rpm, with a peak torque of at 4300 to 4500 rpm.
Gallery
File:Chery Eastar II 01 China 2012-05-12.JPG, Chery Eastar II front
File:Chery Eastar II 02 China 2012-06-02.JPG, Chery Eastar II rear
References
External links
Chery UAE E8
E8
Mid-size cars
Sedans
Cars introduced in 2004
Cars discontinued in 2016
2010s cars
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