The Lifan 520 is a
subcompact
Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications.
According to the U.S. Environmental Pr ...
sedan produced by the Lifan Motors division of
Lifan Group
Lifan Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (Lifan Group or Lifan,[Beijing Auto Show
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. The exterior and interior are specific to the 520 but the car is based in the chassis of the 1991
Citroën ZX
The Citroën ZX is a Compact car, small family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1991 and 1998.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the ZX was Citroën's entry in the class traditionally dominated in Europe by the Ford Escort ( ...
. The 520 is a four-door sedan and the 520i is the 5-door hatchback version.
Powertrain
The Lifan 520 is powered by a choice of three 4-cylinder engines: the 1.3 L (1342cc) and 1.6 L (1587cc) Lifan engines producing and respectively; and the
Tritec 1.6 L (1596cc) engine shared with the last-generation
Mini
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.
Markets
The Lifan 520 is sold in China and in several export markets. In Russia, it is sold as the Lifan Breez.
Lifan Russia website
Gallery
File:Lifan 520 01 -- Auto Chongqing -- 2012-06-07.jpg, Lifan 520 front
File:Lifan 520 02 -- Auto Chongqing -- 2012-06-07.jpg, Lifan 520 rear
File:Lifan 520 01 China 2012-07-15.JPG, Lifan 520 facelift front
File:Lifan 520 02 China 2012-07-15.JPG, Lifan 520 facelift rear
File:Lifan 520i 01 China 2012-05-20.JPG, Lifan 520i front
File:Lifan 520i 02 China 2012-05-20.JPG, Lifan 520i rear
File:Lifan 520 1.6L Talent 2012 (16895152610).jpg, Lifan 520i rally car front
File:Lifan 520 1.6L Talent 2012 (15765981185).jpg, Lifan 520i rally car rear
File:Lifan 520i LF7131A.jpg, Lifan 520i cross.
References
External links
Lifan Motors website
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520
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Year 520 ( DXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rusticus and Vitalianus (or, less frequently, year 1273 ''Ab urbe condita''). The deno ...
Cars introduced in 2006
2010s cars
Cars of China