Oushang A600

Changan Automobile

Production2015–2022
Engine1.5 L I4 (turbo petrol) / 1.0 L I4 turbo (petrol)

Changan Automobile does not build many cars like the Oushang A600: a 5-door wagon with 1.5 L I4, built from 2015 to 2022 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.

The background

The Oshan Changxing, or originally the Oushang MPV and later the Oushang A600 is a 7-seater Compact MPV produced by Changan Automobile under the Chana or Oushan (Oushang) brand.

The engineering

Under the skin sits 1.5 L I4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual / 6-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 2700 mm / 2680 mm (2020 A600). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ford Escort, the Ferrari 488, the Chevrolet Camaro. Its Changan Automobile stablemates include the Avatr 06 and the Avatr 07.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual / 6-speed automatic
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Body style5-door wagon
Kerb weightsp =
Wheelbase2700 mm / 2680 mm (2020 A600)
Catalogue IDQ60750616
SourceWikipedia