Chana Star 9

Changan Automobile

Production2012–present
EngineMitsubishi 4G13S1 1.3L (1299cc) L4 (Star 4600) / Mitsubishi 4G15S petrol 1.5L (1299cc) L4 (Star 9)

The Chana Star 9 is a 5-door wagon from Changan Automobile, built from 2012, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Under the bonnet: Mitsubishi 4G13S1 1.3L (1299cc) L4.

Under the skin

Power comes from Mitsubishi 4G13S1 1.3L (1299cc) L4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It shifts through a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2800 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Peugeot 208, the Mazda CX-5, the Tesla Model X — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Changan Automobile catalogue sit the Avatr 06 and the Avatr 07.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual
LayoutMid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Body style5-door wagon
Kerb weightsp =
Wheelbase2800 mm
Catalogue IDQ63030634
SourceWikipedia