The Chang’an C201 was spotted out testing in China earlier this week and managed to get Chinese automotive outlets excited for the briefest of moments, the C201 is of course the Chang’an Mermaid that will have its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show later this year. The C201 is carrying a new logo from Chang’an that is part of Chang-an’s plan to take the company more upmarket and quite possibly more international.
The C201 is shaping up to be an interesting and certainly different car, Chang-an’s models have so far been down to earth ‘boxy’ vehicles, but the C201 seems to have broken the low cost, economy mold at Chang’an HQ. Chang’an recently established a Beijing design center which has been able to attract more Chinese and international design talent to the group drawing boards, which may explain why the C201 is looking so sharp.