Hongqi does not build many cars like the Hongqi HS3: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2023 in the decade the industry is turning electric.
The story
The Hongqi HS3 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer Hongqi, a subsidiary of FAW Group.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1710 kg. The gearbox is a 8-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2770 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Hongqi's history is not in doubt: the Hongqi E-HS3 came before it; it was built at Changchun, Jilin. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Cybertruck, the Nissan Z, the Kia EV6. Nearby in the Hongqi catalogue sit the Hongqi and the Hongqi 774.