Baojun is a Chinese manufacturer who made the news yesterday by releasing more information about the E300, a minuscule city EV capable of plugging up to four people from A to B. The manufacturer proves that Baojun also makes more serious-looking cars with its upcoming RC-5.
Baojun is a joint venture of General Motors and the Chinese SAIC Motor. The brand has a motley collection of MPVs and crossovers in its line-up, most of which have a three-digit numerical model name. Higher-scaled ‘non-electric’ models of the brand get a model name that starts with an ‘R’, a reference to the R platform that the cars use. For example, Baojun now has an RS-3 and an RS-5 on the menu. Recently, Baojun made the news with his small E300, a city EV that has at least as crazy EVs as the E100 and E200. The next newcomer to the brand is the RC-5, a brand new sedan.
The RC-5 is a new sedan with a liftback-like body that will be placed a step below the larger RC-6 (photo 4 and 5) on the menu. Where the RC-6 presented last year has a relatively understated design, the RC-5 looks much more eccentric. At the front we are two thin LED strips daytime running lights. The actual headlights are one floor lower in the front bumper. Pictures of the interior and the rear of the car are not yet available. The RC-5 measures 4.65 meters in length, is 1.8 meters wide and 1.46 more high. The distance between the front and rear axle is 2.7 meters. In terms of size, the RC-5 is comparable to cars like the Skoda Octavia. The engine list will include two engines: a turbo-free and a blown 1.5 with the most powerful version delivering about 150 hp. The RC-5 will hit the Chinese market later this year. In Europe we should not expect the RC-5, and all of Baojun by the way.