Dongfeng EQ2050

Dongfeng

MarqueDongfeng
EngineGM 6.5 litre V8 turbo-charged diesel (EQ2050) / EQB150-20 110kW/2,700R turbo-charged diesel (EQ2058)

Start with what the Dongfeng EQ2050 is: a car with GM 6.5 litre V8 turbo-charged diesel, from Dongfeng. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to AM General.

Where it came from

The Dongfeng EQ2050 (东风EQ2050) is a Chinese-made armored vehicle based on the Humvee, manufactured for government use by the Dongfeng Motor Group. The company is known to have sold the vehicle at 700,000 Yuan ($93,000) per unit.

The vehicle was created after People's Liberation Army (PLA) officials saw the Humvee deployed in the Gulf War. While it is used in the PLA, it has also been exported to friendly countries for military use. The EQ2050 is largely being replaced in its role by the newer Dongfeng Mengshi class of vehicles.

Under the skin

The engine is GM 6.5 litre V8 turbo-charged diesel; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a 4-speed gearbox (Automatic) (EQ2050) / 5-speed gearbox (Manual) (EQ2058). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

Nearby in the Dongfeng catalogue sit the Dongfeng Fengshen L7 and the Front Drive Motor.

Specifications

Transmission4-speed gearbox (Automatic) (EQ2050) / 5-speed gearbox (Manual) (EQ2058)
DesignerAM General
Catalogue IDQ20072198
SourceWikipedia

The family, through the years

Every generation and sibling of this nameplate in the catalogue, oldest first. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.