The Roewe 550 is a

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sedan that is produced by

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in China, and was launched at the 2008 Beijing Motor Show. The 550 was reported to be derived from the MG Rover RDX60 project (itself based on the platform of the

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) which was under development when MG Rover failed.

Overview

The car, codenamed ''W261'' during development, is the work of a joint Anglo Chinese collaboration with ex experts of Rover, at consultancy firm Ricardo 2010 and SAIC had car development team. The 550 was previewed at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show, in the form of the Roewe W2

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. The drivetrain uses a 1.8 litre engine based on the Rover K engine with 2.0 litre turbo diesel forecast to join the range and a choice of five speed manual, or five speed automatic transmission. The car features a high technology interior with digital instruments (the Roewe D5 DIGI-NEXT system) and the RMI (Roewe Multimedia Interface, the predecessor of the SAIC InkaNet 3G/4G interface which was later installed in Roewe 350,

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and MG GT) digital multimedia interactive system, a multi functional audio and video entertainment system with

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hands free system,

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interface and GPS. File:Roewe_550_China_2012-04-15.JPG, Pre facelift Roewe 550 (front). File:Roewe 550 facelift China 2015-04-10.jpg, Post facelift Roewe 550 (front).

e550 Plug In Hybrid

The SAIC Roewe 550 PHEV is the

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version. Its 11.8kWh LiFePO4 battery packs delivers an all-electric range of . Retails sales began in China in November 2013. Cumulative sales totaled 11,711 units through December 2015, of which 10,711 were sold throughout 2015. ''A total of 10,711 SAIC Roewe 550 PHEVs were sold in China in 2015.'' File:Roewe 550 Hybrid facelift 02 China 2014-04-14.JPG, Post facelift Roewe 550 (rear). File:Roewe 550 Hybrid facelift 01 China 2014-04-14.JPG, Roewe e550

MG 550

In 2008, the Roewe 550 was launched in Chile, rebadged as the MG 550. It was also released in

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in 2010 and released in

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and

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in 2011. A restyled hatchback version of the Roewe 550 was announced at the 2009

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as the MG 6. The MG6 was imported into the United Kingdom up until May 2016, when it was discontinued following poor sales. File:MG 550D 1.8T 2009 (10661632443).jpg, MG 550 (front). File:MG 550G 1.8T 2011 (10661381625).jpg, MG 550 (rear).

References

External links

MG 550 Website

Roewe Website
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