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Brilliance BS6, in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 sold as Zhonghua Zunchi , is a car produced by the Brilliance (Huachen)
Brilliance China Auto

Brilliance China Auto, also known as Huachen , is an automobile manufacturer based in Shenyang, Liaoning in the People's Republic of China.China Automotive Company Ltd....
 in Shenyang
Shenyang

Shenyang , or Mukden , is a sub-provincial city and capital city of Liaoning Provinces of China in Northeast China.Along with its nearby cities, Shenyang is an important industrial center in China, and the transportation and commercial centre of China's northeastern region....
, Liaoning
Liaoning

is a Northeast China political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is Liao ."Li?o" is an ancient name for this region, which was adopted by the Liao Dynasty which ruled this area between 907 and 1125....
 in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
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w cars were imported to Belgium for a short period during 2006, but deliveries were suspended after a EuroNCAP
EuroNCAP

The European New Car Assessment Programme is a European car safety performance assessment programme founded in 1997 by the Transport Research Laboratory for the UK Department for Transport....
 crash test arranged by the ADAC (German Automobile Association)
ADAC

The ADAC is Germany's and Europe's largest automobile club, with 15,290,614 members in August 2005. It was founded on May 24, 1903 as "Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung" and was renamed in 1911....
: the car achieved only one of possible five stars, a bad result. A second star was denied because on a side impact test, biometric limits were exceeded.






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Brilliance BS6, in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 sold as Zhonghua Zunchi , is a car produced by the Brilliance (Huachen)
Brilliance China Auto

Brilliance China Auto, also known as Huachen , is an automobile manufacturer based in Shenyang, Liaoning in the People's Republic of China.China Automotive Company Ltd....
 in Shenyang
Shenyang

Shenyang , or Mukden , is a sub-provincial city and capital city of Liaoning Provinces of China in Northeast China.Along with its nearby cities, Shenyang is an important industrial center in China, and the transportation and commercial centre of China's northeastern region....
, Liaoning
Liaoning

is a Northeast China political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is Liao ."Li?o" is an ancient name for this region, which was adopted by the Liao Dynasty which ruled this area between 907 and 1125....
 in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
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Safety

A few cars were imported to Belgium for a short period during 2006, but deliveries were suspended after a EuroNCAP
EuroNCAP

The European New Car Assessment Programme is a European car safety performance assessment programme founded in 1997 by the Transport Research Laboratory for the UK Department for Transport....
 crash test arranged by the ADAC (German Automobile Association)
ADAC

The ADAC is Germany's and Europe's largest automobile club, with 15,290,614 members in August 2005. It was founded on May 24, 1903 as "Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung" and was renamed in 1911....
: the car achieved only one of possible five stars, a bad result. A second star was denied because on a side impact test, biometric limits were exceeded. Due to the severe deformation of the car, the likelihood of occupants surviving the crash was low. However, according to a wire report carried by Forbes.com, the Brilliance BS6 has been tested in Spain by Idiada Automotive Technologies SA. Unlike the test in Germany earlier, the Brilliance garnered a 3-star rating as it passed the test performed in accordance with Euro NCAP guidelines. Brilliance is expected to improve the safety ratings of its cars further before its cars are imported into Europe.

Engine power

The Brilliance has below average engine power in which 2.0 and 2.4 litre four-cylinder engines require over eleven seconds to reach , compared to competitors that often feature engines that can reach the same speed in eight seconds or less.

Pricing

The Brilliance BS6 has a starting purchase value of 18,000 EUR, similar in price to established competitors like the Ford Mondeo
Ford Mondeo

The Ford Mondeo is a large family car sold by the Ford Motor Company in various markets throughout the world. The name "Mondeo" derives from the Latin word mundus, meaning "world"....
 and Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Passat

The Volkswagen Passat is a family car built by Volkswagen through six design generations since 1973. Falling between the Volkswagen Golf/Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat has been badged variously as Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat....
. Brilliance is planning to market the car in America, but its price will be at least $25,000, slightly higher to the already established Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kemuri , which means "wiktionary:smoke", when an engineer noticed the thick smoke pouring out of the engine during testing before the exhaust was fitted....
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See also

  • Brilliance China Auto
    Brilliance China Auto

    Brilliance China Auto, also known as Huachen , is an automobile manufacturer based in Shenyang, Liaoning in the People's Republic of China.China Automotive Company Ltd....


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