The Luxgen U6 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Taiwanese car company
Luxgen
Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd. is a northern Taiwanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Miaoli County, Taiwan, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Yulon, Yulon Motor.
Luxgen was founded in 2009, and the company's motto is "Think Ahead." From 2010 t ...
. The compact crossover was also produced and sold in China by the
Dongfeng-Yulon joint venture.
Overview
The Luxgen U6 was developed under
Yulon
Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. () is a Taiwanese automaker and importer. Taiwan's biggest automaker as of 2010, Yulon is known for building Nissan models under license. The original romanization of the company's name is Yue Loong, but in 1992 the compan ...
's R&D center,
HAITEC. Based on the same platform as the
Luxgen S5
The Luxgen S5, formerly known as the Luxgen5 Sedan, is a 5-seater compact sedan produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen
Luxgen Motor Co., Ltd. is a northern Taiwanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Miaoli County, Taiwan, and a who ...
compact car, the U6 crossover is Luxgen's first compact crossover positioned under the
U7 7 seater SUV. A minor update was done in 2014, featuring the new Eco Hyper engine technology. The U6 Turbo is available with two turbocharged engines: 1.8 turbo with and or a 2.0 turbo with and . Gearbox: 5-speed automatic or 5-speed manual for the 1.8 turbo, and a 6-speed automatic for the 2.0 turbo.
File:Luxgen U6 001 China 2015-04-13.jpg, Luxgen U6 front
File:Luxgen U6 002 China 2015-04-13.jpg, Luxgen U6 rear
U6 GT
A facelift model was launched in 2017 Shanghai Motor Show called the U6 GT. It went on sale in November, 2017 in Taiwan. The U6 GT is powered by a 1.8L petrol engine with and , and the U6 GT220 is powered by a 1.8L petrol engine with and , both with 6-speed manumatic transmissions. A U6 GT Rays Edition model was also offered with a set of Rays performance wheels developed by Luxgen and Rays exclusively for the U6 GT.
File:Luxgen U6 GT 011.jpg , Luxgen U6 facelift (U6 GT) front
File:Luxgen U6 GT 002.jpg, Luxgen U6 facelift (U6 GT) rear
U6 Neo
A second facelift was launched in 2023 called the U6 Neo. The powertrain of the U6 Neo remains to be the 1.8L petrol engine with while featuring a restyled front end that fits with the URX Neo and the
Luxgen N7
The Luxgen n7 (stylized with a superscript number as n7) is a 5- or 7-seat battery electric vehicle, battery electric mid-size crossover SUV produced by the Taiwanese car company Luxgen, approximately the same size as the conventionally powered Lux ...
electric crossover SUV that comes after. A U6 Neo Rays Edition model was also offered with a limited run of 100. The Rays Edition features the same Rays performance wheels from the U6 GT Rays Edition.
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Cars introduced in 2013
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