Dongfeng does not build many cars like the Dongfeng Fengguang S560: a 5-door SUV with 1.5 L SFG Inline-four engine, built from 2017 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.
How it came about
The Dongfeng Fengguang S560 (Chinese: 东风风光S560) is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by the Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., under the Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) sub-brand since 2017. The S560 is positioned below the larger Fengguang 580. As of 2019, the Fengguang S560 has been sold in China, Indonesia, and some South American markets.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1.5 L SFG Inline-four engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1440-1480 kg. The gearbox is a 6-speed Manual transmission / manual / Continuously variable transmission / CVT. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2690 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Dongfeng's history is not in doubt: it was built at Chongqing. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Model 3, the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ford Escort. Its Dongfeng stablemates include the Dongfeng Fengshen L7 and the Front Drive Motor.