Chery A3

Chery A3

Manufacturer	Chery Automobile
Also called	Chery J3 Chery M11 Chery Chance/Niche Chery Cielo Chery Tengo Chery Skin/Skin Sport Chery Orinoco Speranza M11
Production	2008–present
Assembly	Wuhu, Anhui, China Taichung, Taiwan[1][2] Cairo, Egypt (Speranza)[3] Aragua, Venezuela
Class	Compact car
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout
Engine	1.6 L I4 1.8 L I4 2.0 L I4
Transmission	5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Length	4,352 mm (171.3 in) (Sedan) 4,282 mm (168.6 in) (Hatchback)
Width	1,794 mm (70.6 in) (Sedan) 1,792 mm (70.6 in) (Hatchback)
Height	1,464 mm (57.6 in) (Sedan) 1,467 mm (57.8 in) (Hatchback)
Curb weight	1,355 kg (2,987 lb) 1,395 kg (3,075 lb)
Designer	Pininfarina

The Chery A3 is a compact automobile built by the Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile, 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 went on sale in September 2008.^[4] The car was designed by the Italian studio Pininfarina.^[5]

In South America, Eastern Europe and Oceania it is marketed numerous different names, including: Chery M11 (in Ukraine and Russia)^[6], Chery Tengo (in Serbia and nearby countries)^[7], Chery Chance/Niche (in Turkey)^[8], Chery Cielo (in Brazil)^[9], Chery Skin/Skin Sport (in Chile)^[10], Chery Orinoco (in Venezuela)^[11] and Chery J3 (in Australia).^[12]

Safety and equipment

Rear of a Chery Skin in Brazil

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.^[13] 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.^[14]

In December 2008, A3 received a five-star China-NCAP safety rating^[15] becoming the first indigenous car to achieve such a high-test rating.^[16] 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.^[17] Another Chinese car that received five stars in the testings was the Roewe 550.^[18]

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.^[19][20] However, Chery stated that it plans to export cars to the European Union only after 2015,^[21] though some of its products are already available in Italy through the DR Motor brand.^[22]

In March 2011, Belgrade 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.^[23] They are the first law-enforcement body in Europe to drive Chinese manufactured vehicles,^[24] after the Chery brand already gained access to the governmental vehicle market in countries like Egypt and Iraq.^[23]

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.^[25][26]

Engines

Engine	Code	Displacement	Power at rpm	Torque at rpm	Top speed	Years	Gearbox
I4 petrol engines
1,6i 16V DOHC[14]	ACTECO- SQR481F	1597 сc	119 hp (89 kW; 119 hp) @ 6,150	147 N·m (108 lb·ft) @ 4,300-4,500	180 km/h (112 mph)	2008–present	5 speed manual
1,6i 16V DOHC[27]	E4G16	1598 cc	127 hp (95 kW; 127 hp) @ 6,150	169 N·m (125 lb·ft) @ 3,900	180 km/h (112 mph)	2008–present	5 speed manual (China only)
1,8i 16V DOHC[27]	ACTECO- SQR481FC	1845 cc	132 hp (98 kW; 132 hp) @ 5,750	170 N·m (125 lb·ft) @ 4,300	168 km/h (104 mph)	2008–present	5 speed manual/ 4 speed automatic
2,0i 16V DOHC[28]	ACTECO	1971 cc	139 hp (104 kW; 139 hp) @ 5,750	182 N·m (134 lb·ft) @ 4,300	182 km/h (113 mph)	2008–present	4 speed automatic

References

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3. ^ "Current Speranza Models". Speranza Egypt. http://www.speranzaegypt.com/. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
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16. ^ "A Deep Analysis on Chery A3 Winning the C-NCAP Five-star Safety Award". cheryinternational.com. 2009-03-18. http://cheryinternational.com/en/node/119. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
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19. ^ "Następca Fiata 125p i Lanosa: chiński Chery Alve z logo FSO pojawił się w Polsce" (in Polish). superauto24.pl. 2010-12-10. 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. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
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28. ^ "Chery M11 Sedan 2.0 AT - Price, characteristics, equipment" (in Ukrainian). infocar.ua. http://chery-a3.infocar.ua/mod_2.0-at_a3-m11_id831.html. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 

External links

• Chery A3 official website (hatchback)
• Chery A3 Review and Test Drive at Illustration of Chinese Car
• Detailed Photo Gallery of the Chery A3 at China Car Times
• Chery A3 Crash test by C-NCAP (Video) on YouTube