Brilliance Auto · 2011–2020
Brilliance V5
The Brilliance V5 is a compact CUV produced by Brilliance Auto under the Zhonghua brand. The Brilliance V5 was unveiled on the 2011 Guangzhou Auto Show in China with prices ranging from 109,800 to 165,800 yuan. The vehicle gained notoriety in Western car enthusiast circles for its decidedly Shanzhai exterior design, which is heavily, if not directly, copied off BMW X1 (E84), despite Brilliance also produced genuine X1 E84 (from 2016, F49) for Chinese markets through BMW Brilliance joint venture.
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Specifications
- name
- Brilliance V5
- Manufacturer
- Brilliance Auto
- Production
- 2011–2020
- Model years
- 2012–2020
- Class
- Compact CUV (C)
- Body style
- 5-door crossover
- Related
- Brilliance H530 sedan
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 4A92 1.6 L I4 (2011-2020), 4A91 1.5 L turbo I4 (2017-2020)
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual, 6-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2725 mm
- Length
- 4620 mm
- Width
- 1922 mm
- Height
- 1727 -
- Kerb weight
- 1480 -
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/Q16687532CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliance_V5CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1372066569 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brilliance_V5_China_2013-03-04.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Navigator84 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — http://www.zhonghuacar.com/order?id=2Link 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.