Brilliance H320, H330 and C3 (FRV and FSV)

Sure has that Brilliance front end...

what an ugly car.........don't like it

its in disguise EDDIE , this is not how the car looks like

Last friday I had a meeting with a Brilliance engineer in Shenyang and was told that the A1 may be introduced during the forthcoming Auto Shanghai (20.4.-28.4.). Can anybody confirm this launch date?

Windy said:

Under testing at Hainan goverment test ground - is it a Brilliance A1?
http://news.sohu.com/20070316/n248776947.shtml

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Nan, i'm not sure at all :nono: according to the link you provided, it's believed to be a new MG 25 developped by Nanjing Automobile

It is not Brilliance!!!

This is a Nanjing MG3!

Brilliance A1 production figures

As to our OEM database, the Brilliance A1 shall be roll off assembly line in Q1/2008 with an annual production volume of 45K. It is dedicated for the upper A-class segment and shall compete e.g. with VW Polo.

Has anyone more information (specs., pictures) about this car?

firefox said:

Nan, i'm not sure at all :nono: according to the link you provided, it's believed to be a new MG 25 developped by Nanjing Automobile

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Thanks guys; yes I knew what the article said but it didn't look right and it seemed to be based on a guess by the person who took the photos. Plus, as BringIt said - it "Sure has that Brilliance front end...".

Sounds like its not an A1 though - mabe it is an MG!

ABC Ltd. said:

As to our OEM database, the Brilliance A1 shall be roll off assembly line in Q1/2008 with an annual production volume of 45K. It is dedicated for the upper A-class segment and shall compete e.g. with VW Polo.

Has anyone more information (specs., pictures) about this car?

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Welcome ABC Ltd

As yet no further info has come to hand, only whats been posted here :thumb:

looks like a fusion of pt cruiser and mazda 3

look alrite

Their CEO said new car will be released in Shanghai Auto Show, so we could wait for a month and see what happen.

Hopefully it look better in a different colour

The one ^^ above looks horrible

Now I am glad it was not an MG - it looked better whan wearing its disguise

Is this an official pic? It looks great, but the color is horrible
The front reminds me of the Shanghai Maple Hisoon 203/Marindo 305.

Brilliance styling stands out from the crowd

Thanks for the excellent photos CD and Martin.
Haven't owned a hatchback before but this is one I would really feel good about parking in my driveway. Brilliance doesn't turn out a lot of models but what it has turned out, are really pleasing to the eye.
Who is the designer of this well-proportioned, sleek looking machine?

As for the color, maybe a shade lighter would be OK. By the way how do Chinese react to this color? And, what colors do they prefer? Red is lucky, but then again I don't see that many red cars on the road. The red Junjie that China Driver posted looks great. Or maybe it's just that great Junjie styling that struck me once again.

Unlike the Japanese, I think Chinese avoid white because of the morbid associations with it.

New Brilliance FRV = A1

So Wendy's guess7hint was right, if one compare her spy shot with photos of Martin....

From a design viewpoint, the FRV is a fairly generic, slightly old-proportioned C-segment hatchback. Visually, the FRV bears resemblance to the Hyundai i30 that debuted at Geneva motorshow. Otherwise the car does have some distinctive design elements, such as the way the DLO wraps down into the front door shut; its pronounced fender forms and distinctive lights; and its lower body side crease that oddly breaks with convention and runs down as it goes rearwards.

I suspect that interior colour and material may have just been for the show and is not necessarily representative of the series-production FRV.