The Dongfeng EQ2102 is a Truck (standard cab) from Dongfeng, built from 1990, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard.
How it came about
The Dongfeng EQ2102 is a 3.5 tonne capacity troop/cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China for transport. The truck is based on the Nissan Diesel Condor CM series via the joint venture between Dongfeng and Nissan.
When in civilian use, this series of trucks uses a variety of different names (from EQ1101 to EQ5108 depending on the version) but is usually referred to as the Dongfeng 145. A facelifted version is called the "160". It entered service in the 1990s to replace the aging CA-30 and the EQ245/EQ2100.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a Truck (standard cab). The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
Family and rivals
Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Renault Clio, the Ford Explorer, the Honda NSX — show what else the money bought that year. Its Dongfeng stablemates include the Dongfeng Fengshen L7 and the Front Drive Motor.