First batch of Brilliance BS6 en route to Germany

Brilliance BS6

The first batch of 270 Chinese-made Brilliance BS6 sedans by Brilliance China Automotive Holdings have been shipped to Germany. The BS6 has undergone Euro NCAP crash tests and managed a score of 3 stars. The BS6 is the size of big D-segment cars like the 5-Series and the E-Class but will go head to head against cheaper rivals like the Hyundai Sonata. Under the hood is an ancient 2.4 litre inline-4 from Mitsubishi with only 130hp.

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  • mitlanevo (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    first impression, quite a nice sedan and very China, lol~

    and the engine is from dinosaur era, so i guess that we can forget about the performance and handling……

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  • abtm (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Not the most stressful time for BMW, Merc and Audi engineers, must be said

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  • mokkf82 (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Looks typically chinese, but the engine is at the boring side. i’ll be it suck alot of fuel on this car.

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  • JULIANLEE2 (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    if you just happen to know anybody in germany who drives this thing, its advised to best avoid any contact with him

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  • hyundai (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    A car that looks good with poor interior design and terrible engine. Can this car pass the Euro4 emission?

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  • David9988 (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    going against German’s ain’t a good idea. The design looks like one of those Korean made chairman branded cars.

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  • cbljkkj (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    David9988:

    going against German’s ain’t a good idea. The design looks like one of those Korean made chairman branded cars.

    You mean the Ssangyong Chairman? At the very least, that thing had a Merc engine in it haha.

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  • csv (Member) on Jul 18, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    hahaha! 2.4 liter producing only 130hp.

    wah….that engine must really be from the 60s.

    but i guess its a staple in china cars.

    my LMG shuttle with that old 2.4 mitsubishi engine also doesn’t feel powerful at all. it’s freaking hard to sell off.

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  • MisterBenjo (Member) on Jul 19, 2008 at 12:33 am

    why the heck they export to Germany….over ambitious i think…

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  • 4G63T DSM (Member) on Jul 19, 2008 at 7:44 am

    Ambitious, yes, bound to fail, probably.

    They are likely to try and try and try again until they succeed.
    Noted for determination.

    While the old 2.4 is jurassic by todays standard, it is a reliable workhorse.

    The chinese will be giving almost every car manufacturer a big sweat in a few more years. Just think they didn’t really exist some 10 years ago. Just think of the combined “copied” technology of the Japanese, Koreans and Europeans.

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  • JULIANLEE2 (Member) on Jul 19, 2008 at 10:59 am

    the grille reminds me of a lancia

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  • jolly_idiot (Member) on Jul 20, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    A rebadged Mitsu Galant I would say?

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  • schdmitz (Member) on Jul 21, 2008 at 8:57 am

    ha ha ha…..suitable to be use in general Mao era…..cheap to buy expensive to maintain….tats the reality!

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  • rajtheboss (Member) on Jul 21, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Nice design, proton has to learn more from china

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