Changan CX20

Changan Automobile

Production2010–2016
Engine1.3 L JL474QL I4 (petrol) (Before 2013) / 1.4 L EA14 I4 (petrol) (After 2013)

The Changan CX20 is a 5-door hatchback from Changan Automobile, built from 2010 to 2016, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Under the bonnet: 1.3 L JL474QL I4 (petrol).

The engineering

Power comes from 1.3 L JL474QL I4 (petrol); other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It shifts through a 5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic (Before 2013) / 5-speed automatic (After 2013). The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2450 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Youngman Lotus CX20 / Changan CS15. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Lexus LFA, the Nissan Leaf — show what else the money bought that year. Its Changan Automobile stablemates include the Avatr 06 and the Avatr 07.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic (Before 2013) / 5-speed automatic (After 2013)
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Body style5-door hatchback
Kerb weightsp =
Wheelbase2450 mm
Length3,970 mm
SuccessorYoungman Lotus CX20 / Changan CS15
Catalogue IDQ55606993
SourceWikipedia