Southeast Motor V3 Lingyue: Mitsubishi distributor’s first own-brand compact car
Fujian-based Southeast Motor only sold Mitsubishi vehicles like the Zinger MPV in China, up to now. This is their very first self-branded car called the Southeast Motor V3 Lingyue, which uses the 4G15 Mitsubishi 1.5 liter MIVEC engine.
Dimensions of 4,405mm x 1,700mm x 1,415mm with a 2,500mm wheelbase make it slightly bigger (and heavier) than our own second generation Proton Saga. The 1.5 liter MIVEC engine it uses puts out a decent 109 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 134Nm of torque at 3,000rpm.
It’s priced between 60,000 yuan (RM31,850) to 80,000 yuan (RM42,450), depending on which model. Four models are available, but all of them come with 5-speed manual transmissions with no automatic available.
Looking at its dimensions, wheelbase and the detailing of the design it looks pretty much like the sixth generation Mitsubishi Lancer (the one the Evo4, Evo 5 and Evo 6 is based on) refreshed with a different front end and rear end and some technical updates.
Look after the jump for many more shots of the V3 Lingyue.
PHOTO GALLERY: Southeast V3 Lingyue – Interior features
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November 23, 2008 @ 11:55 pm
well, the design looks not bad at all. But i doubt on its quality. I went to see Cherry MPV last week at the showroom, but i must say, it was worst beyond even our local standard!
November 23, 2008 @ 11:55 pm
That’s Lancer generation six, with new front and generation eight-like rear lights.
Overall looks decent for a China car.
November 24, 2008 @ 12:04 am
Wait a minute, that first pic,the main one, its right headlight is digitally “altered”!
November 24, 2008 @ 12:34 am
kia carens headlamp+ kia Spectra hood+ honda accord front + (WV + CIVI tailamp)
November 24, 2008 @ 1:03 am
i dont really see the point of this car, though less so than the point of this post.
November 24, 2008 @ 1:48 am
what a boring design……but the headlamp is quite familiar….
November 24, 2008 @ 1:51 am
well..at least its got ipod integration..or wateva mp3 player tat is…most of the cars here sold(toyota, honda).. don’t even have tat as an option!!! can i post a question here?…anyone knows how we can change our car head unit and still retain the steering wheel audio controls?..u guys any pros our there or anyone selling some kind of custom adaptors or sumtin?
November 24, 2008 @ 8:02 am
i think i like it
November 24, 2008 @ 8:17 am
Is my eye playing trick on me or the front looks like a Saga… anyway it looks decent….
November 24, 2008 @ 9:06 am
It ain’t look that good. :/
But decent it is. Not quite sure of the frontal designs though. It appears to have Kia’s design in it.
November 24, 2008 @ 10:07 am
china cars designs are weird…
November 24, 2008 @ 10:24 am
Well, first design of the car is considered very good. See the prices and 1.5c from Mitsubishi 4G15. ALSO EVO. tHE REAR LOOK SLIKE hONDA lENGENDRA SPACIOUS come to M’sia .
great
November 24, 2008 @ 10:25 am
it does seem like it has a lancer underpinning. even the dashboard resembles! lol, so i guess its a cheap car to be modded if this car is sent over to malaysia, haha
November 24, 2008 @ 11:32 am
their design are better than ’some boring design’ from toyota. (avanza, viva, etc etc)
November 24, 2008 @ 11:54 am
Frankly speak, by seeing the grill design, my eyes will automatically detect = this car is made in China.
November 24, 2008 @ 11:56 am
the whole car is 99% melamine!
November 24, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
Sorry, first comment in hurry. 1.5 litre engine from mitsubishi 4G15 with 2 air bags new car price very attractive. In Malaysia where can get it ? Of course, we must read the full technical Spectfications and the test drive report. However, overall it looks impressive. Hope in the near future the cars are available in Malaysia.
November 24, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
1.5litre 109hp only.
compare to our campro iafm 1.3 = 98hp / 1.6 cpas = 125hp.
ours far better.
beside of all other good thing in this car ie: airbag not (most new proton had airbag as standard except base model). remote boot, gps, and… nothing..
good deal.. but.. what is other good thing about it?
with price comparison 31 – 42K..
many thing to be doubt…
however.. i stand on their design are better than overpriced and unsafe viva.
November 24, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
Hey, it has the Proton Persona ‘floating’ grill which was copied from Honda Civic….
November 24, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
copy persona front grill… and VW rear…
overall so rubbish looking. Just my 5 cent…
p/s : 1st pic looks like computer render image
November 24, 2008 @ 6:17 pm
maybe their use Europestar Jingyue (persona) as benchmark?
November 24, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
Wow decent car…interior better than proton.
November 24, 2008 @ 7:18 pm
Proton Saga is way better than this one… Those secondary-level China car is still not quite up to date… They still need some time to catch up…
November 24, 2008 @ 8:52 pm
saga is better, but china is learning fast, and this thing looks ok la. Problem is those china brands that enter malaysia, what happened to all of them now? so senyap. No one wants to buy china cheap car cause resale value suck and build quality is questionable.
November 24, 2008 @ 11:18 pm
At a glance, very typical and you can immediately know this is china made car, just like the korean, japanese, german or even malaysia marque. Each design has their own identity of the country. As for me, the design is very moderate. And of course they should overcome the perception of build quality issue…. not to say performance, reliability, handling etc.
November 26, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
It looks like the Evo4 model. But interior design is seems to be better than our 2nd gen saga
November 26, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
crap, but better than proton