Changan Grand Raeton offers a take on the classic black limo, but without the big V8 engine

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Changan’s Grand Raeton looks like a gigantic stretched Toyota Camry XV40 from the front. And that’s pretty much all we can tell you about the Chinese limo at this point – Chinese motorshows are one of the hardest to cover given the complete lack of English press material.

Apparently the motor under the hood is a turbocharged 1.8 litre engine doing about 175 horsepower and 230 Nm of torque, a rather low number for such a gigantic car. We do know that the Changan Grand Raeton runs some kind of hybrid powertrain though, given that there’s a Hybrid badge on the rear. So maybe there’s an electric motor in there somewhere that’s definitely got its work cut out.

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Paul Tan

After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • Danny Ong on Apr 22, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Camry anyone?

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  • Jimmy on Apr 22, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    Someone said: I love Toyota Camry 2007.

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  • Jimmy on Apr 22, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    Use our brains to interprete properly before commenting.
    Make sure our brains operate properly.

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  • You should learn Chinese then…

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  • I usually hate to point out if a car reminds me of another, but then this one is on another level!

    Lights like the outgoing Camry
    Grill like the outgoing Accord (or Inspire for some of you)
    Badge like an upside down Acura
    Hybrid badge on the trunk like Nissan Pure Drive

    Damn, it reminds me of everything :\

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  • antaras on Apr 22, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Sad la. The door line on all 3 sections is not even straight! sigh…

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    • Dr Cooper on Apr 23, 2013 at 12:16 pm

      Probably optic illusion from the mirror finish skin, all door look straight to me

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  • thou i m not toyo supporter, but d front look really like camry old version

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  • mamat on Apr 22, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    u dare to be the passanger of this car? saya TAKUT

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  • even this copy job is better than the new camry….

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