Roewe 550 to be sold in June at 130,000-180,000 yuan

Shanghai, April 29 (Gasgoo.com) At this Beijing auto show, SAIC launched the all-new compact sedan Roewe550 as its global premiere and will deliver it to the market in June this year.

Gao Weiming, general manager of the technical center of SAIC, said Roewe 550 will be the most intelligent car of Chinese-made mid-class sedans and thus is called the "D5 all-time digital sedan." Sources from SAIC said the model is expected to be sold in June at prices between 130,000 yuan ($18,570) and 180,000 yuan.

As a "D5 all-time digital sedan," Roewe550 demonstrates its digital intelligence through its driving management, information display and entertainment aspect. The integrated in-car entertainment system will offer the RMI (Roewe Multimedia Interface) digital multimedia interactive system, which combines integrated information delivery systems, GPS and information functions. The Dual－Bus digital intelligence driving management enhances the reliability of vehicle information transmission and lowers the failure rate of electric system. Moreover, the Syn－Tech upgrade module provides varies of individual module choices.

In the safety aspect, equipped with USD vehicle body and Slip control system (SCS)—ABS+EBD+CBC+MSR+TCS+VSC, Roewe550 meets the five-star-level crash requirements not only of China New Car Assessment Programme(CNCAP) but also of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).It is also equipped with racing-level four-wheel independent suspension system and powered by a Kavachi1.8T high performance all-aluminum cold turbocharging engine which generates an output at 118kw and consumes only 6L in 100km. The emissions meet European IV standard.

According to Gao Weiming, the hatchback Roewe550 has been designed besides the going-on-sale notchback Roewe 550. He also said that a 1.8L engine is offered for choice besides the 1.8T engine of Roewe 550.