宝马与华晨上周达成新的协议,双方合作将延长至2028年。这似乎并未引起人们的更多关注，但最近谍照记者拍到的最新谍照却显示，这种合作也包括了更多新的内容。据熟悉此事的内容人士透露，宝马允许华晨旗下更多车型搭载宝马引擎。而首款搭载宝马引擎的华晨车型就是这次谍照记者在山区拍到的金杯MPV，该车将于明年上市。该车的核心是一台宝马提供的N20 2.0升直列四缸引擎，最大功率184马力，扭矩270牛米。由于该车进行了重度伪装，因此无法看清车身细节，只能看出这是一款车身高而窄，搭配的轮胎略显寒酸，如果功率和扭矩太大，轮胎可能无法承受。预计该车价格将很平易，至少比宝马品牌的车型要低得多。当然，相对于普通金杯车型，这款搭载了宝马引擎的车型会高很多，但总体来看，它的性价比很高，很适合国内市场。

 

BMW-Powered Brilliance Jinbei MPV Spotted Testing in the Mountains

According to various rumors, BMW will allow the Chinese to use one or more of their engines on Brilliance cars. The first such model will be the Jinbei MPV that is set to be launched in 2015, spotted testing in the mountains by our spy photographers.

The ‘heart’ that will be powering this car will apparently be the N20 2-liter inline-4 engine from BMW, making 184 HP and 270 Nm (200 lb-ft) of torque. It would be miles ahead of anything Brilliance ever did through its Jinbei sub-brand.

 

Looking at how the car looks like in these spy shots, don’t expect it to work miracles, even with that brilliant engine under the bonnet. It’s a tall and narrow car with skinny tires that might actually become dangerous if given too much power and torque.

 

However, the price should be right, especially for the average Chinese customer. As you probably already know, BMWs are extremely expensive in China, often going into six-figure territory for a variety of models. The Jinbei will definitely be a lot cheaper and more expensive at the same time.

 

It will be cheaper than BMWs and even Brilliance models while it will be more expensive than ‘regular’ Jinbei cars due to the added performance and cost of the engine. Even so, it will be perfect to fill a performance and price void in the market.