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Beijing 2008 Live: Landwind X6 CRDI
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Landwind has shown its commitment to Europe by unveiling a diesel-powered model at the motor show.
The Chinese carmaker is famous for a scary crash test in which the X6 model got no stars at all. Since then the company upgraded its SUV which is now called X9 in Chine and X-pedition in Europe. The car is expected to go on sale in France from this year, but without a diesel, the ageing SUV will never meet a sufficient demand to be imported.
The Landwind X-pedition CRDI is powered by a turbocharged 2.5-litre engine outsourced from the Italian company VM. It delivers a power output of 142bhp. The X-pedition is a clone of the old Vauxhall Frontera.
