When the state owned car company Guangzhou Automobile took over the privately owned Zhejiang based Gonow Auto many automotive industry observers were shocked, the consolidation was expected to be privately owned companies taking over Chinese auto giants, but for Gonow it went the other way around. Gonow has now become the high end SUV brand for Guangzhou Auto. At the Shanghai Auto Show Gonow launched the G5 SUV (below) which was in development for three years before they finally launched it onto the market in China.
The G5 (Aoosed) was initially supposed to launch in 2010 but the launch was delayed until Guangzhou Auto and Gonow were happy with the design and more importantly the quality, they seem to understand that the market has some strong competition so they need to get their products right, they could have launched early and grabbed the market but that would have reflected poorly on the company’s brand if and when complaints from drivers arose.
Engine power comes from a Mitsubishi 2.4L engine, so whilst not the most powerful car on the market it will do the job adequately.
Overall, the G5 looks like a good economy SUV which will be popular in the city and outside, it looks like it will be handle a bit of the rough stuff as well, can anyone else see a bit of a LandRover Freelander in the rear quarter?
