Visionary Vehicles has brought in Chery’s first sedan for the US market – the Chery A520. The Chery A520 is part of the Chery A5 series, with the number 20 indicating a 2.0 litre engine. It is said that it’s based on an extended Volkswagen Golf Mk3 platform, something like an older Seat Toledo.
The 2.0 litre 4-cylinder ACTECO engine is Chery’s own engine, developed for them by an Austrian firm called AVL. Bodyworks have been designed by Italian design firm Bertone. Bertone is the design firm responsible for nearly all of Lamborghini’s designs, including the latest Miura concept.
Visionary Vehicles positions the Chery A520 sedan against the BMW 3-series and the Audi A4, although it is more realistic for it to go against the Kia Optima and Hyundai Sonata. It has a price tag of USD$19,000.
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I don't think Bertone specifically design this car for Chery. They probably took it out from their archive or design library. It looks old. They probably design it back in 1974. Hehehe…
Looks like a mix and match to me, front-rear of a Optra and left-right of a USDM Sentra… or issit just me?
i really don't know how to appreciate the interior design. against BMW? why not, since our beloved proton also using waja against camry.
not another copy cat car! the front looks like the new sentra to me. and the rear looks like the old old mercedes design.
Wahh…. now we get the "real" BMW of Asia..
HAHAHHAHHA..
The rear is a copy of the Ford Mondeo… hehe… The interior looks surprisingly nice. But how's the quality? Made-in-China plastic? :P
Yalah the interior looks good but then again quality wise i think will suck.
Wahlaueh…
1 word i can say…. no no it's 2 words 'damn ugly'. The car's tyre compartments with whole car body & tyres are totally unmatch & look weird…
nice interior ! but the wheel arches looks weird -.-
How much ah? under USD10K?
stated in the blog post – usd19k
i tink thy paid bertone so little money to designed it,he gave it to his 3mnths grandson or his 95yrs old gradpa! , we al kno very wel that our legendary wira looks a million times beter,,n probably a million times beter to drive…
i'm sick of china cars.
interior looks surprisingly better than all toyotas we had here! i'm sure the quality is better than potong. At least chinese makers knew where were they heading and what they wanted too. Proton is still daring to change….. hahaha
of coursse they interior have to be good they want to compete with bmw and audi lol.. ubt too bad thye phailed the exterior
This new Chery may look like a cross between the rear of a toyota crown comfort (hkg taxi) and a chevy front face but i think i have to give credit to the interior dash appearance- it looks very professionally done. As to Chery's marketing gig, i strongly suggest to Wuhu Chery Industrial to start applying for international trademark of IPO's as someday, they will come up with a design other high-end automakers would copy. They should not position or mention themselves as competitors of BMW or Audi but instead, set the pace in its own class because the factors that make chery cars cheaper than well-established cars are the name and the level of profit required by the manufacturer. Why do you think would make Mercedes Benz/Maclaren compete in the F1 if not for the prestige but isn't it the V and A class are made in Spain while the C and E classes are made in S.Africa instead of Zindelfigen or Stuttgard?
saw advertisement in newspaper.
is it had launching in malaysia market?
yup i think launch sometime in May…even chery salesman here compare it to the bmw
The rear looks like a Mitsu Mirage.
The airbag cover looks deployed and does not match the dash. Did they just lie it there for the pic? The wheel arches are ugly, so is the grill.
I own and drive this car – trust me it’s way much better than any Proton cars – the 2.0 litre engine version is quite decent, I just changed the Air Filter from standard to racing type the rest leave it as it is, this car eat any Kia Cerato Coupe or Toyota Vios in terms of power when driving on the highway. Many says Chinese cars sucks but Proton is worse. This particular model (A520 -with 2.0 litre engine) is quite good. The other day, thru my own fault, the aircond condenser is spoiled coz I whack something and when I send it to the workshop, they told me they just use Toyota Corolla parts, modified a bit and do the repair/replacement – problem solved… I couldn’t be more happier. I never regret with this car and if I can reverse the time back to the past, I think I will still buy the same car.
I’m already buy this car last two years. During first moth Car in good performance and no problem. After my first time service have problem with the oil nut can pull out from the place. Chery service Center is not good in Malaysia. Now my car engine still broken and almost two moth i cnnt use my car and still pay loan to Bank. I dont belive again to the China Product. I’m Facing that problem and already do complaint to Cherry but no one reply.