Start with what the Changan Eado is: a 4-door Sedan (automobile) / sedan / 5-door hatchback with 1.0 L JL372ZQ1 I3 (turbo petrol), built from 2012, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.
The background
The Changan Eado (逸动) is a compact car produced by Chinese auto manufacturer Changan. The first generation was introduced in 2012 with the DT hatchback added in 2013 and the electric variant added in 2014.
A performance DT RS hatchback was also offered. The second generation model was launched as both a sedan and the DT hatchback in 2018 and the spawned electric variant launched in 2019 with a facelift revealed in 2019 for the 2020 model year, with the sedan being the only model facelifted while the hatchback was discontinued due to low sales. The third generation is a renamed Changan Lamore introduced in March 2024.
The engineering
The engine is 1.0 L JL372ZQ1 I3 (turbo petrol); other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a 5-speed manual / 7 speed DCT / 6-speed automatic / 4-speed automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2660 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
In the Changan Automobile line-up the Changan Eado has a clear place: it replaced the Changan CX30; it handed the line to the Changan Eado (Second Generation). The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Mazda CX-5, the Tesla Model X, the Peugeot 208. Its Changan Automobile stablemates include the Avatr 06 and the Avatr 07.