The Chery A3 is a compact car built by the Chinese manufacturer Chery between 2008-2015,

offered as a 4-door sedan and as a 5-door hatchback. It was revealed for the first time as a
concept car at the 2006 Beijing Motor Show and production car two years later which went on
sale in September 2008.[4] The car was designed by the Italian studio Pininfarina.[5]
 Chery A3

Chery A3 4-door sedan

Overview

Manufacturer Chery

Also called Chery J3
Chery M11
Chery Apola
Chery Chance/Niche
Chery Cielo
Chery Tengo
Chery Skin/Skin Sport
Chery Orinoco
Speranza M11/M12

Production 2008 – 2015

Assembly Wuhu, Anhui, China

Taichung, Taiwan[1][2]
Cairo, Egypt (Speranza)[3]
Aragua, Venezuela

Designer Pininfarina

Body and chassis

Class Compact car

Body style 4-door sedan

5-door hatchback

Layout Front-engine, front-wheel-drive

Powertrain

Engine 1.6 L SQR481F I4 (petrol)

1.6 L EG416 I4 (petrol)
 1.8 L SQR481FC I4 (petrol)
2.0 L SQR484F I4 (petrol)

Transmission 5-speed manual

4-speed automatic

Dimensions

Wheelbase 2,550 mm (100.4 in)

Length 4,352 mm (171.3 in) (sedan)

4,282 mm (168.6 in) (hatchback)

Width 1,794 mm (70.6 in) (sedan)

1,792 mm (70.6 in) (hatchback)

Height 1,464 mm (57.6 in) (sedan)

1,467 mm (57.8 in) (hatchback)

Curb weight 1,355 kg (2,987 lb)

1,395 kg (3,075 lb)

In South America, Eastern Europe and Oceania it is marketed numerous different names,
including: Chery M11 (in Ukraine and Russia),[6] Chery Tengo (in Serbia and nearby countries),[7]
Chery Chance/Niche (in Turkey),[8] Chery Cielo (in Brazil),[9] Chery Skin/Skin Sport (in Chile),[10]
Chery Orinoco (in Venezuela)[11] and Chery J3 (in Australia and New Zealand).[12]

Safety and equipment

The car comes in standard with driver and front passenger airbags and additionally it can offer
side airbags and as well front and rear curtain airbags.[13] Also standard equipment includes ABS
and EBD and optional there is TCS. The body structure is made 40% of high strength steel sheet.
Standard equipment also includes power steering, electric windows, air conditioning, 205/55 R16
tyres with aluminium alloy rims, remote central locking or cd/mp3-player.[14]

In December 2008, A3 received a five-star China-NCAP safety rating,[15] becoming the first
indigenous car to achieve such a high-test rating.[16] The process consists in three different
tests; 100% front crash test with a wall (like the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) test), a 40% offset test (like the EuroNCAP) and a side crash test like the
EuroNCAP.

The results of the A3 were 11,22 points in the 100% frontal crash test, 15.03 points in the 40%
offset crash test and 16 points in the side crash test.[17] Another Chinese car that received five
stars in the testings was the Roewe 550.[18]
Gallery

Chery A3 4-door sedan

Chery J3 5-door hatchback

Chery J3 5-door hatchback

Europe

Rumors were raised in December 2010 that the car was about to be built at the struggling FSO
plant in Poland, when a Chery A3 was spotted coming out of the factory's gates in Warsaw and
bearing a label marked with the FSO logo in the windscreen corner.[19][20] However, Chery stated
that it plans to export cars to the European Union only after 2015,[21] though some of its products
are already available in Italy through the DR Motor brand.[22]
In March 2011, Belgrade Municipal police received a number of 15 Chery A3 vehicles (and two
Tiggo), awarding the Chinese automaker as the winner in a bid where it reportedly competed
against recognized brands from Europe.[23] They are the first law-enforcement body in Europe to
drive Chinese manufactured vehicles,[24] after the Chery brand already gained access to the
governmental vehicle market in countries like Egypt and Iraq.[23]

Motorsport

The Chery Flying Star Rally Team is racing Chery A3 cars in the Chinese Rally Championship in
the last seasons and from 2011 it entered the Chinese Touring Car Championship too with the
A3.[25][26]

Engines

Power at Torque at
Engine Code Displacement Top speed Years Gearbox
rpm rpm

I4 petrol engines

119 hp
147 N⋅m
1,6i 16V ACTECO- (89 kW; 180 km/h 2008– 5-speed
1,597 сc (108 lb⋅ft) at
DOHC[14] SQR481F 119 hp) at (112 mph) present manual
4,300-4,500
6,150

127 hp 5-speed
169 N⋅m
1,6i 16V (95 kW; 180 km/h 2008– manual
E4G16 1,598 cc (125 lb⋅ft) at
DOHC[27] 127 hp) at (112 mph) present (China
3,900
6,150 only)

132 hp 5-speed
170 N⋅m
1,8i 16V ACTECO- (98 kW; 168 km/h 2008– manual/
1,845 cc (125 lb⋅ft) at
DOHC[27] SQR481FC 132 hp) at (104 mph) present 4-speed
4,300
5,750 automatic

139 hp
182 N⋅m
2,0i 16V ACTECO- (104 kW; 182 km/h 2008– 4-speed
1,971 cc (134 lb⋅ft) at
DOHC[28] SQR484F 139 hp) at (113 mph) present automatic
4,300
5,750

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26 September 2011.

8. Vorotnikov, Evgeniy. "China's Chery To Invest $500 Million in New Turkey Plant" . Edmund's
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19. "Następca Fiata 125p i Lanosa: chiński Chery Alve z logo FSO pojawił się w Polsce" (in
Polish). superauto24.pl. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

20. "Kto uratuje FSO? Chińczycy albo Hindusi" (in Polish). tvnwarszawa.pl. 2011-02-10.
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22. "Marka Chery w Europie dopiero po 2015 roku" (in Polish). 2011-10-14. Archived from the
original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-29.

23. "Chery wins bid from Belgrade Police" . cheryinternational.com. 2011-04-01. Archived from
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24. "Des Chery pour la police de Belgrade" (in French). leblogauto.com. 2011-03-25. Retrieved
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Retrieved 2011-05-08.

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External links

Media related to Chery A3 at Wikimedia Commons

Chery A3 official website (hatchback )

Chery A3 Review and Test Drive at Illustration of Chinese Car

Detailed Photo Gallery of the Chery A3 at China Car Times

Chery A3 Crash test by C-NCAP (Video) on YouTube

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