The Cowin X3 is a compact CUV produced by the Chinese manufacturer

Cowin Auto Cowin Auto (official name Yibin Kaiyi (Cowin) Automobile Co., Ltd., Chinese language, Chinese: 凯翼, ''Kǎiyì'') is a Chine, Chinese car manufacturer founded in 2014. History The origin of the Cowin denomination dates back to 2003 when it was ...

(subsidiary of Chery) since 2016.

Overview

The vehicle debuted as the Cowin i-CX concept at the Chengdu Auto Show in August 2014. The production car was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2016 and is being sold in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

since June 2016. The X3 is based on the

Chery Tiggo 3 The Chery Tiggo 3, or originally the Chery Tiggo (), is a compact crossover produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile since 2005 (debuted at the Shanghai Motor Show). It is the first product of the Chery Tiggo series. The original ve ...

and has a spare wheel at the rear.

Powertrain

Like the Tiggo 3, the X3 is powered by a 1.6-litre

petrol engine A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol blends (such as ''E ...

. The vehicle has a 5-speed

manual transmission A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission (mechanics), transmission ...

as standard, and a

continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automatic transmission that can change seamlessly through a continuous range of gear ratios. This contrasts with other transmissions that provide a limited number of gear ratios in fixed steps. T ...

is available as an option. In 2019, the engine was replaced by a 1.5-litre gasoline engine with . In 2021, a turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol engine with added to the model range.

References

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