Dongfeng Fengguang 330S

Dongfeng

MarqueDongfeng
Production2017–present
EnginePetrol: / 1.5 L Straight-four engine / I4

The Dongfeng Fengguang 330S is a 5-door wagon from Dongfeng, built from 2017, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Under the bonnet: Petrol engine.

The background

The Dongfeng Fengguang 330S is a compact MPV produced by Chinese auto maker Dongfeng-Sokon (DFSK), a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.

The engineering

Power comes from Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It shifts through a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2725 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Fengon 380; assembly was at China. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Tesla Model 3, the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ford Escort — show what else the money bought that year. Its Dongfeng stablemates include the Dongfeng Fengshen L7 and the Front Drive Motor.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual
LayoutFront engine, rear wheel drive
Body style5-door wagon
Wheelbase2725 mm
AssemblyChina
SuccessorFengon 380
Catalogue IDQ65118410
SourceWikipedia

The family, through the years

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