The Kaiyi Showjet (炫界) is a

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produced by the Chinese manufacturer

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. The model shared the platform with the earlier introduced

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and is designed by

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Overview

The Kaiyi Showjet was revealed on 24 December 2019. The Showjet is positioned below the compact Kaiyi X3 as Kaiyi's latest budget crossover. The Kaiyi Showjet was sold with a lone engine option, a 1.5-litre inline-4 engine mated to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a CVT delivering and of torque. File:Cowin Showjet 001.jpg, Kaiyi Showjet File:Cowin Showjet 009.jpg, Kaiyi Showjet (rear)

Showjet Pro

A variant called the Kaiyi Showjet Pro was launched in 2021, with the production of the Showjet Pro starting in March 2021. The Kaiyi Showjet Pro features a redesigned front fascia and a variant of the engine of the regular Showjet, the ''SQRE4T15'' 1.5-litre inline-4 turbo engine, producing . File:Cowin Showjet Pro 2022-01-29-01.jpg, Kaiyi Showjet Pro File:Cowin Showjet Pro 2022-01-29-04.jpg, Kaiyi Showjet Pro (rear)

EMC Wave 3

In September 2022, another importer also starts to sell the vehicle in Italy. Eurasia Motors (local importer of

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and

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) launched a new brand named EMC and renamed the Showjet as EMC Wave 3. It is manufactured in

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, and converted to LPG in Piedmont, Northern Italy.

References

External links

Official website
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