Chery A3 Explained

Chery A3
Manufacturer:Chery
Aka:Chery J3
Chery M11
Chery Apola
Chery Chance/Niche
Chery Cielo
Chery Tengo
Chery Skin/Skin Sport
Chery Orinoco
Speranza M11/M12
Chery Cruise
Production:2008–2015
Assembly:Wuhu, Anhui, China
Taichung, Taiwan[1] [2]
Cairo, Egypt (Speranza)[3]
Aragua, Venezuela
Warsaw, Poland (FSO)[4]
Class:Compact car
Body Style:4-door sedan
5-door hatchback
Layout:Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Transmission:5-speed manual
4-speed automatic
Wheelbase:25501NaN1
Length:43521NaN1 (sedan)
42821NaN1 (hatchback)
Width:17941NaN1 (sedan)
17921NaN1 (hatchback)
Height:14641NaN1 (sedan)
14671NaN1 (hatchback)
Weight:13550NaN0
13950NaN0
Designer:Goran Popović at Pininfarina
Successor:Chery Arrizo 7
Platform:Chery M1X

The Chery A3 is a compact car built by the Chinese manufacturer Chery between 2008–2015, offered as a 4-door sedan and as a 5-door hatchback. It was revealed for the first time as a concept car at the 2006 Beijing Motor Show and production car two years later which went on sale in September 2008.[5] The car was designed by the Italian studio Pininfarina.[6]

In South America, Eastern Europe and Oceania it is marketed numerous different names, including: Chery M11 (in Ukraine and Russia),[7] Chery Tengo (in Serbia and nearby countries),[8] Chery Chance/Niche (in Turkey),[9] Chery Cielo (in Brazil),[10] Chery Skin/Skin Sport (in Chile),[11] Chery Orinoco (in Venezuela),[12] Chery Cruise (in Indonesia)[13] and Chery J3 (in Australia and New Zealand).[14]

Safety and equipment

The car comes in standard with driver and front passenger airbags and additionally it can offer side airbags and as well front and rear curtain airbags.[15] Also standard equipment includes ABS and EBD and optional there is TCS. The body structure is made 40% of high strength steel sheet. Standard equipment also includes power steering, electric windows, air conditioning, 205/55 R16 tyres with aluminium alloy rims, remote central locking or cd/mp3-player.[16]

In December 2008, A3 received a five-star China-NCAP safety rating,[17] becoming the first indigenous car to achieve such a high-test rating.[18] The process consists in three different tests; 100% front crash test with a wall (like the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) test), a 40% offset test (like the EuroNCAP) and a side crash test like the EuroNCAP.

The results of the A3 were 11,22 points in the 100% frontal crash test, 15.03 points in the 40% offset crash test and 16 points in the side crash test.[19] Another Chinese car that received five stars in the testings was the Roewe 550.[20]

Reception

The Chery A3 is regarded as "a turning point for the Chinese automotive industry" for its understated yet original design, when at its release many Chinese cars used designs heavily borrowing from stablished foreign brands.[21]

Europe

Rumors were raised in December 2010 that the car was about to be built at the struggling FSO plant in Poland, when a Chery A3 was spotted coming out of the factory's gates in Warsaw and bearing a label marked with the FSO logo in the windscreen corner.[22] [23] However, Chery stated that it plans to export cars to the European Union only after 2015,[24] though some of its products are already available in Italy through the DR Motor brand.[25]

In March 2011, Belgrade Municipal police received a number of 15 Chery A3 vehicles (and two Tiggo), awarding the Chinese automaker as the winner in a bid where it reportedly competed against recognized brands from Europe.[26] They are the first law-enforcement body in Europe to drive Chinese manufactured vehicles,[27] after the Chery brand already gained access to the governmental vehicle market in countries like Egypt and Iraq.

Motorsport

The Chery Flying Star Rally Team is racing Chery A3 cars in the Chinese Rally Championship in the last seasons and from 2011 it entered the Chinese Touring Car Championship too with the A3.[28] [29]

Engines

EngineCodeDisplacementPower at rpmTorque at rpmTop speedYearsGearbox
I4 petrol engines
1.6i 16V
DOHC		ACTECO-
SQR481F		1,597 сc at 6,150 at 4,300-4,5002008–present5-speed manual
1.6i 16V DVVT
DOHC[30] 		E4G161,598 cc at 6,150169abbr=onNaNabbr=on at 3,9001800NaN02008–present5-speed manual
(China only)
1.8i 16V
DOHC		ACTECO-
SQR481FC		1,845 cc at 5,750170abbr=onNaNabbr=on at 4,3001680NaN02008–present5-speed manual/
4-speed automatic
2.0i 16V
DOHC[31] 		ACTECO-
SQR484F		1,971 cc at 5,750182abbr=onNaNabbr=on at 4,3001820NaN02008–present4-speed automatic

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chery crosses Straits to assemble its A3 . 2009-06-29 . chinadaily.com.cn . 2011-05-10.
  2. Web site: Chery A3 Produced in Taiwan . 2009-08-20 . cheryinternational.com . 2011-05-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101118100202/http://cheryinternational.com/en/node/257 . 2010-11-18 .
  3. Web site: Current Speranza Models. Speranza Egypt. 2011-10-11. 2018-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230031747/http://www.speranzaegypt.com/. dead.
  4. Web site: Do kupienia jest fragment historii FSO. Wprawdzie chiński, ale za to tanio. Tymon . Grabowski . 18 January 2022.
  5. Web site: 2009 First Family Car, Chery A3 Hatchback Launched . 2009-01-13 . cheryinternational.com . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224032616/http://cheryinternational.com/en/node/112 . 2010-12-24 .
  6. Web site: Designed in Italy, Engineered in China . cardesignnews.com . 2010-08-09 . 2011-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928054236/http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/new_cars/display/store4/item200862/# . 2011-09-28 . dead .
  7. Web site: Chery A3 (M11). CheryPortal.ru. Russian. 26 September 2011.
  8. Web site: Kineski Chery i zvanično stigao u Srbiju. AutoBlog.rs. Serbian. 26 September 2011.
  9. Web site: Vorotnikov. Evgeniy. China's Chery To Invest $500 Million in New Turkey Plant. Edmund's Inside Line. 26 September 2011.
  10. Web site: Chery Cielo é o nome do modelo A3 no Brasil. CARPLACE. Portuguese. 26 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120201215343/http://carplace.virgula.uol.com.br/chery-cielo-e-o-nome-do-modelo-a3-no-brasil/#. 2012-02-01. dead.
  11. Web site: Montiel. Leo. El nuevo Chery Skin llegará a Chile. Automocion Blog. Spanish. 26 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408042652/http://www.automocionblog.com/post/1407/el-nuevo-chery-skin-llegara-a-chile. 8 April 2011.
  12. Web site: 5000 vehículos chinos Chery se producirán este año en Venezuela. AUTOmotriz.net. 2011-10-29. Spanish. 2011-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20111109001446/http://www.automotriz.net/cms/mercado/5000-vehiculos-chinos-chery-se-produciran-este-ano-en-venezuela/. 2011-11-09. dead.
  13. Web site: Chery Siapkan Lima Model Lagi. 23 February 2012. Kompas Otomotif. Indonesian. 24 August 2020.
  14. Web site: Pettendy. Marton. Chery readies Corolla fighter. GoAuto.com.au. 26 September 2011. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055832/http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/A87469DBCEF1CA1FCA257873001E232C. dead.
  15. Web site: Chery A3 - Safety & Security . cheryinternational.com . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110211085757/http://www.cheryinternational.com/en/a33-safety . 2011-02-11 .
  16. Web site: Chery A3 - Specifications . cheryinternational.com . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110912075736/http://www.cheryinternational.com/specifications/en/a32_eu.html . 2011-09-12 .
  17. Web site: C-NCAP tests on 24 December 2008 . 2008-12-24 . autoinfo.gov.cn . Chinese . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110904181515/http://www.autoinfo.gov.cn/C-NCAP/dt/ellb/webinfo/2008/12/1288572270928446.htm . 4 September 2011 .
  18. Web site: A Deep Analysis on Chery A3 Winning the C-NCAP Five-star Safety Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20110128222605/http://www.cheryinternational.com/en/node/119 . 2011-01-28 . cheryinternational.com . 2009-03-18 . 2011-05-08.
  19. Web site: C-NCAP tests results on 24 December 2008 . 2008-12-24 . autoinfo.gov.cn . Chinese . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110904182737/http://www.autoinfo.gov.cn/C-NCAP/dt/ellb/webinfo/2008/12/12885722709284462.htm . 4 September 2011 .
  20. Web site: Chery, SAIC cars get 5-star ranking in crash tests . 2008-12-25 . gasgoo.com . 2011-05-08.
  21. Web site: 2022-04-09 . How China Turned Its Car Industry From Copycat To Global Player . 2022-04-10 . Carscoops . en-US.
  22. Web site: Następca Fiata 125p i Lanosa: chiński Chery Alve z logo FSO pojawił się w Polsce . 2010-12-10 . superauto24.pl . Polish . 2011-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323171441/http://superauto24.se.pl/auto/nastepca-fiata-125p-i-lanosa-chery-alve-z-logo-fso-cena-30-tys-zlotych-chinska-firma-chery-uratuje-f_163634.html . 2012-03-23 . dead .
  23. Web site: Kto uratuje FSO? Chińczycy albo Hindusi . 2011-02-10 . tvnwarszawa.pl . Polish . 2011-05-08.
  24. Web site: China's Chery plans exports to Europe after 2015. Automotive News. 2011-10-29. 2011-10-12.
  25. Web site: Marka Chery w Europie dopiero po 2015 roku. 2011-10-29. Polish. 2011-10-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020185612/http://moto.onet.pl/1651352%2C1%2Cmarka-chery-w-europie-dopiero-po-2015-roku%2Cartykul.html?node=2. 2011-10-20.
  26. Web site: Chery wins bid from Belgrade Police . 2011-04-01 . cheryinternational.com . 2011-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111126102903/http://cheryinternational.com/viewNews.php?id=25 . 2011-11-26 .
  27. Web site: Des Chery pour la police de Belgrade . 2011-03-25 . leblogauto.com . French . 2011-05-08.
  28. Web site: Rumours 6: Chery's recruit drivers for CTCC . 2009-01-29 . touringcartimes.com . 2011-05-08 .
  29. Web site: Chery A3 battles for CRC . chery.cn . Chinese . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20120710084137/http://marketing.chery.cn/a3wuxing/news_23.html . 2012-07-10 .
  30. Web site: Chery A3 price list and technical details . chery.cn . Chinese . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20100815045519/http://marketing.chery.cn/a3wuxing/A3sx.html . 2010-08-15 .
  31. Web site: Chery M11 Sedan 2.0 AT - Price, characteristics, equipment . infocar.ua . Ukrainian . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813122751/http://chery-a3.infocar.ua/mod_2.0-at_a3-m11_id831.html . 2011-08-13 .

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