The Hongqi HQE is a large four-door limousine built by FAW Hongqi

FAW Hongqi

Hongqi is a luxury car brand of First Automobile Works. These cars were the first domestically produced Chinese passenger vehicles.First manufactured in 1958, the original Hongqi models were only for high-ranking party elite and remained in production until 1981...

. It is the first Chinese-built V12 cylinder engine

V12 engine

A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....

-equipped luxury car. As Hongqi's most advanced top-of-the-line vehicle type, the HQE will serve as the high-end vehicle for VIPs and high-ranking national officials. The HQE was designated the presidential vehicle for President

President of the People's Republic of China

The President of the People's Republic of China is a ceremonial office and a part of State organs under the National People's Congress and it is the head of state of the People's Republic of China . The office was created by the 1982 Constitution...

 Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...

's troop review for the People's Republic of China National Day 60th anniversary celebration

60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China

The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place on October 1, 2009. A military parade involving 10,000 troops and the display of many high-tech weapons was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and various celebrations were conducted all over the country...

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Design

Based on the HQD concept car, the HQE is completely hand-built. The body comprises a rectangular section of galvanized steel with square edged exterior panels mounted on a 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser-derived chassis, and the outward appearance and detailing contains aspects of Chinese styling. Dimensionally it is 6.4 meters long, 2.05 meters wide, and 1.72 meters high. The HQE is priced at over 3,000,000 RMB or approximately US$439,300 (as of 2009). Mass production is expected to begin in 2011. An armoured version of the car is also available. The Hongqi was designed at the FAW plant in Changhun. The design team was staffed jointly by FAW and Magna Steyr, and contained members from China, Austria, the US and the UK.

Performance

The HQE is powered by an independently researched and developed aluminium V12

V12 engine

A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....

cylinder engine of Chinese design (designation CA12VG), with a displacement of 6.0 liters and producing 300 kW (400 hp) at 5600 rpm and 550 N m (405 lb·ft) of torque at 4400 rpm.

External links

• http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009269/FAW-to-launch-all-new-Hongqi-limo-HQE-in-09.html
• http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/06/22/chairman-hu-to-ride-in-hong-qing-hqe-v12-on-oct-1st/
• http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012408/President-s-car-unveiled-at-National-Day-military-parade.html