Numbers first, because with the Chery Fulwin A9L they are the story: SQRH4J15 1.5 L Straight-four engine, 270 kW. Chery built from 2025, in the decade the industry is turning electric.
Where it came from
The Chery Fulwin A9L (Chinese: 奇瑞风云A9L; pinyin: Qíruì Fēngyún A9L) is a range extender full-size sedan produced by Chery since 2025.
Under the skin
Power comes from SQRH4J15 1.5 L Straight-four engine; 270 kW is the published figure; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 2085-2230 kg. Work it out per tonne and you get about 129 horsepower — brisk everyday performance. It shifts through a 1-speed DHT (Dedicated Hybrid Transmission). The wheelbase is 3000 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: assembly was at Wuhu, Anhui, China. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Nissan Z, the Audi Q9, the Volvo EX60 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Chery catalogue sit the Chery Arrizo 5 GT and the Chery A1.