Not a Beijing debutant, but definitely worth the mention, if only for the novel take on things it presents. Foton, which came up with the Saga SUV some years back, had a pickup called the Tunland on show as part of the overall BAIC display.
Rather quaint name, this. Considering that rolling ‘Foton Saga’ off one’s lips immediately conjures images of a particular sedan, the initial thought must surely be that the pickup’s name is a homage to erm, Proton’s advisor, as well as the tanah air, but it’s probably an amalgamation of tundra and terrain. You think?
Oh, yes, the truck itself. The Foton Tunland comes in single-cab, extra cab and double-cab forms. The latter, seen at the show, has a 2.8 litre Cummins ISF2.8s4161P diesel mill, good for 161 hp at 3,600 rpm and 360 Nm from 1,800 to 3,000 rpm, mated to a Cadillac-derived manual transmission.
Performance figures include a 150 km/h top speed as well as a 0-100 km/h time of less than 13.5 seconds. Safety kit includes ABS and EBD, as well as two airbags, and there’s a 129 hp version of the ISF 2.8 too in the mix.
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next what? foton prevert?
Wth is thisss
later it become tunlandjor (dah patah dah)
now can hicom sue them? at least they are good enough not to use foton saga on a sedan. Chinese car manufacturers are good at this, seriously.
Well yeah… nokta for nokia and sonic for sony….
They did their research well.
next foton najib.
The name is funny in the hokkien dialect. OMG~~~~ haha.
Very funny name…
Hey guys, this SUV is cool you know?
Foton already step foot in Malaysia , brought in by TanChong and rebrand it as Bison
soon their prime mover will come in as well
take over other brand market and terrorising Malaysian road
http://paultan.org/2011/07/19/warisan-tc-holdings-inks-deal-with-beiqi-foton-to-assemble-and-distribute-new-range-of-light-duty-pickups/
dont eb surprised when this China pickup hit our shores
already there are some Light Commercial vehicle there
Cummins is generator engine ok, anyhow use on a light truck?!
true. But they slso supplier of diesel engines to major trucks manufacturer in the US. Very reliable.
WTH Foton Tulan??? Is this an april fool’s joke?
HAHAHAHA best name ever, proton should name a model based on TunMahathir too, proton TUNjaya
Do you all think is there any TOYOTA HILUX DNA here????
It’s not the Hilux DNA, but rather the FOrd Ranger, i think..
The chrome radiator looks too brash for malaysian taste!
foton tun mahathir
Looks like a name was the hardest part they came across, while making this truck.
i see a reverse adidas logo
didn’t know adidas made cars
Nangis Adidas tengok logo Foton ni…………..
i kindda like this model, dun mind the name at all.