Qoros 3


The Qoros 3 is the first automobile from the Chinese manufacturer Qoros Auto, jointly owned by Kenon Holdings and China's Chery Automobile Company. The four-door sedan was formally announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2013. The Qoros 3 commenced sales in China and Slovakia in November and December 2013 respectively. Deliveries started in China in January 2014. A hatchback version made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014. A third derivative, the 3 City SUV, was launched in November 2014.
The 3 was designed by ex-Mini designer Gert Hildebrand, and was developed for left-hand-drive markets.

Specification

The 3 is scheduled to be launched with a four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engine in two states of tune; a naturally-aspirated unit producing and torque, and a turbocharged version with and torque. Both versions are mated to a six-speed manual transmission as standard, with a six-speed dual clutch transmission optional.
Qoros is developing with AVL a three-cylinder 1.2-litre turbocharged engine and a new four-cylinder 1.6-litre turbocharged engine, both featuring direct injection, for future models.
The saloon car is long, sitting on a wheelbase. The hatchback is slightly shorter;

Qoros 3 GT

A crossover variant of the Qoros 3 was known as the Qoros 3 GT equipped with the 1.6 litre turbocharged engine featuring plastic cladding crossover cues and a higher ground clearance and ride height.

Qoros 3 City SUV

The Qoros 3 City SUV is a compact CUV based on the Qoros 3 hatchback. The Qoros 3 City SUV debuted in November on the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show. Prices for the City SUV ranges from 139,900 yuan to 179,900 yuan.

Concept models

At the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Qoros displayed concept models of future derivatives; the Qoros 3 Cross Hybrid Concept and the Qoros 3 Estate Concept.
In 2016 at the Guangzhou auto show, Qoros unveiled a prototype of the 3 with a camless engine, dubbed "Qamfree". The camless engine concept has been developed in partnership with FreeValve, a Koenigsegg subsidiary.

Safety

In September 2013, the Qoros 3 became the first car originated in China to achieve a five-star rating on the Euro NCAP crash tests. The car scored a 95% on adult occupant protection and an 87% on child occupant protection.
Euro NCAP awarded the Qoros 3 "Small Family Car" Best in Class for 2013, and was recognised as the best of all 33 cars tested in 2013.

International markets

The first foreign sales of the Qoros 3 started in December 2013, with the opening of a dealership in Bratislavia, Slovakia.