FAW-VW's eight New Bora models go on sale

Shanghai, October 21 (Gasgoo.com) After a six-month warm-up, the new Bora, FAW-VW's all-new A-Class sedan, was finally launched onto the Chinese market on October 20, said xinhuanet.com today. The New Bora comes in eight 1.6L and 2.0L models, priced between 107,800 yuan ($15,800) and 143,800 yuan.

FAW-VW unveiled its new Bora at the 2008 Beijing auto show in April. Visually, German and Chinese design elements merge in this front-wheel drive car. Corresponding to the mainstream design of current compact cars, the New Bora features the impressive leather seats, wooden decoration, DVD navigation system, and parking radar in its interior and configurations.

The New Bora targets the market between Jetta and Sagitar. The 1.6L manual fashion model sells for 107,800 yuan, 1.6L manual comfort model for 118,800 yuan, the 1.6L automatic fashion model for 119,800 yuan, 1.6L automatic comfort model for 130,800 yuan, 1.6 automatic luxury model for 137,800 yuan, 2.0L manual comfort model for 124,800 yuan, 2.0L automatic comfort model for 136,800 yuan, and 2.0L automatic luxury model for 143,800 yuan. 

Measuring 4,540mm x 1,775mm x 1,467mm, the New Bora is roomier and 97mm longer than the old Bora. It uses the six-speed Tiptronic transmission which offers manual and automatic shifting (as used on Magoton and Sagitar), shares the heavily updated PQ34 platform with Lavida, and is powered by a choice of Euro-4 gasoline 1.6L and 2.0L engines. Both engines are distinguished by very refined performance and low fuel consumption.

Billed as "a very independently designed mid-class sedan with first-class workmanship," this new-comer to the Bora series is a sedan designed on Volkswagen's global standards to cater for Chinese customers. It was jointly developed by Volkswagen and its Chinese partners FAW VW and Shanghai VW. This week FAW-VW has started producing 100 units of the New Bora each day.