The Wuling Sunshine ( zh, s=五菱之光, t=, p=Wǔlíng Zhīguāng, c=) is a five to eight-seater
microvan
A microvan is a van or minivan which is within the Japanese kei car classification or similar, and is smaller than a mini MPV. In China, these vehicles are nicknamed ''miàn bāo chē'' ("bread-loaf vehicle") because of their shape. made by SGMW (
SAIC-GM-Wuling
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. ( zh, 上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司, abbreviated as SGMW) is a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Guangxi Automobile Group, Guangxi Auto (previously Wuling Group). Based in Li ...
), a Chinese joint venture of
SAIC with
Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co and the U.S. carmaker
General Motors
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.
The first generation model was sold from 2002 and remains on sale till 2013, with a brief overlap with the second generation model which went on sale from 2012. The second generation model received a more upmarket variant called the Sunshine S and was launched in 2015. The third generation model was sold from 2025.
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First generation
The first generation Wuling Sunshine was launched in 2002, and sold until 2013. In 2011, 943,000 examples of the Sunshine were made, which made it the third best selling vehicle in the world.
It was the best selling vehicle in
China
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in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
A different model, known as the
Wuling Hongtu
The Wuling Hongtu is a five-door, five- to eight-seater microvan made by SGMW (SAIC-GM-Wuling, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile), a China, Chinese joint venture of SAIC Motor, SAIC with Liuzhou Wuling Motors, Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co and the American auto ...
in China, is also sold as the "Wuling Sunshine" in Singapore.
Specifications
The Wuling Sunshine is available with a range of petrol engines, with power outputs that vary from 34.7 to 63 kW (50-84 SAE HP), which consume between 6.8 and 7.8 L/100 km.
The engine is mid-mounted, and drives the rear wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox.
Brakes are hydraulic, with discs in front and drums at the rear, and steering is of the rack and pinion type.
The most basic version has two, rather than three rows of seats. Standard equipment on all versions is basic: air conditioning is optional, and windows are manually operated. Safety equipment is limited to seatbelts on the first two rows of seats.
There is a long wheel base version of the Wuling Sunshine that is 3995 mm long, with a wheelbase of 2750 mm, and it has a dry weight between 1010 and 1030 kg.
File:Wuling 6371 side.JPG, Wuling Sunshine LZW6371
File:2004 Wuling Sunshine (LZW6371), rear 8.7.18.jpg, Rear view
File:Wuling_Sunshine_China_2012-04-14.jpg, Facelift model (2006)
File:Wuling Sunshine LZW6400B3.jpg, Rear view
File:Wuling Sunshine (Zhiguang) facelift II front 8.2.18.jpg, Second facelift (2013)
File:Wuling Sunshine (Zhiguang) facelift II rear 8.13.18.jpg, Rear view
Second generation (New Sunshine)
A more recently developed, and slightly more expensive model called the new Wuling Sunshine (Wuling 6390, 新五菱之光). Both generations of models are sold side by side in China.
Powertrain
The second generation Wuling Sunshine or new Wuling Sunshine received an update for the 2013 model year, while the powertrain remains unchanged with the 1.0 liter engine developing ） and 85N·m mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.
Wuling Sunshine S
Just like the
Wuling Rongguang S, the Wuling Sunshine S is a redesigned version of the base Wuling Sunshine. Exterior differentiation is obvious. Technical upgrades from the regular Sunshine is ABS and EBD.
Powertrain
The Wuling Sunshine S is powered by a 1.2-liter engine developing 82 hp and 115N·m mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.
Wuling Sunshine V
Despite being under the same series, the "V" version in Wuling's naming system instead denotes a body style more in line with a compact MPV.
File:2017 Wuling Sunshine V 1.2S, front 8.11.18.jpg, Wuling Sunshine V
File:2017 Wuling Sunshine V 1.2L, rear 8.11.18.jpg, Rear view
Third generation
Gallery
Wuling Sunshine EV 003.jpg, Rear view
References
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Microvans
2000s cars
Sunshine
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Cars introduced in 2002
Cars of China