Chery · 2006–2010
Chery A5
The Chery A5 is a compact sedan produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery from 2006 to 2010, based on General Motors J platform and facelift of Daewoo Lacetti. This car heavily resembles the Nissan Altima and Maxima, despite being unrelated. A facelifted variant of the A5 called the Cowin 3 was produced from 2010 to 2013.
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Specifications
The car is available with three engine options: a 1.6-litre engine, a 1.8-litre engine or a 2.0-litre engine. A hybrid version, named Chery A5ISG or A5BSG, is also produced. It is considered to be the first Chinese-designed mass-production hybrid vehicle. It is equipped with safety features such as ABS, EBD and ESP. Powertrain. All engines are ACTECO engines, designed in cooperation with the AVL engineering company, of Austria: 1.6 L (1,597 cc) maximum power: 87.5 kW (119.0 PS; 117.3 hp), maximum torque: 147 N⋅m (108 lb⋅ft), top speed: 180 km/h, fuel consumption at 90 km/h: 6.6 L/100 km (43 mpg‑imp; 36 mpg‑US) 1.8 L (1,845 cc) maximum power: 97 kW (132 PS; 130 hp), maximum torque: 170 N⋅m (130 lb⋅ft), top speed: 185 km/h, fuel consumption at 90 km/h: 6.8 L/100 km (42 mpg‑imp; 35 mpg‑US) 2.0 L (1,971 cc) maximum power: 102 kW (139 PS; 137 hp), maximum torque: 182 N⋅m (134 lb⋅ft), top speed with manual transmission: 230 km/h, top speed with automatic transmission: 180 km/h, fuel consumption at 90 km/h: 7.2 L/100 km (39 mpg‑imp; 33 mpg‑US) Gallery.
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Specifications
- name
- Chery A5
- Manufacturer
- Chery
- aka
- Chery Cowin 3 (facelift) , Chery Alia (Turkey), Chery Elara (Ukraine), Chery Fora, Chery J5, Speranza A516 (Egypt), MVM 530 (Iran), Vortex Estina (Russia, facelift model, rebadged)
- Production
- 2006–2010
- Assembly
- Wuhu, Anhui, China, Cairo, Egypt (Speranza), Bam, Kerman, Iran (MVM), Zaporizhia, Ukraine (ZAZ), Taganrog, Russia (TagAZ), Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor, 2006 to 2008)
- Successor
- Chery E5
- Class
- Compact car
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 1.6 L SQR477F I4 (petrol), 1.8 L SQR481FC I4 (petrol), 2.0 L SQR484F I4 (petrol)
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual, 4-speed automatic
- Length
- 4552 mm
- Width
- 1750 mm
- Height
- 1483 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1290 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2600 mm
- Related
- Daewoo Lacetti
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1070482CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chery_A5CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1351744989 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chery_A5_China_2012-05-01.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Navigator84 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — http://www.cheryinternational.com/A5/Link only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.