Baojun 730


The Baojun 730 is a five-door seven-seater compact MPV produced by SAIC-GM-Wuling through the Baojun brand. The 730 was launched at the 2014 Auto China and developed at the SAIC-GM-Wuling Chinese joint venture specifically for the Chinese market. Baojun sold 250,000 units of the car in the first year of sales.

First generation (2014–2017)

The 730 is powered by a choice of 4-cylinder engines: a 1.5 L engine producing and of torque and a 1.8 L version, producing. Both are mated to a five-speed transmission and the suspension was tuned by Lotus.

Second generation (2017–present)

The second generation 730 was announced with a new powertrain option and additional improvements in late November 2017. Apart from the engines available from the first generation 730, a new 1.5 L turbocharged four-cylinder engine and six-speed dual-clutch transmission was added. The engine produces and of torque. The second generation 730 also features a multi-link rear suspension. Initial prices starts from 99,800 yuan.

Wuling Cortez (Indonesian version)

In Indonesia, the second generation 730 is marketed under Wuling marque with the name Cortez. The name "Cortez" is taken from Spanish word "cortés", which means "courteous" in English. The car was launched on 8 February 2018. Initially, there is only one engine option, a 1.8 L engine producing and of torque mated to a 6-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed automated manual transmission developed by Aisin. The 1.5 L engine option was added later with a sole 6-speed manual transmission.
The turbocharged 1.5 L engine option, named Cortez CT was made available since April 2019. It is mated to a continuously variable transmission sourced from Bosch. Later in mid 2019, both 1.5 L and 1.8 L naturally aspirated engine options were discontinued and leaving the turbocharged 1.5 L engine as the only engine option.

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