Hongqi Debuts Flagship L7 and H7 Sedans at the Beijing Auto Show as FAW Re-Launches the Brand

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/hongqi-debuts-flagship-l7-and-h7-sedans.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734800176948326322" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WackspBuwow/T5YaYGzaL7I/AAAAAAAHbLs/T9K6o0q9LoY/s800/Hongqi-L7-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">No Chinese auto show is complete without a reference to Hongqi (Red Flag), one of the oldest nameplates in the country and at one time, the only brand for the domestic political elite. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/China%20Auto%20Show">Auto China 2012</a> in Beijing, Hongqi presented two new models, the flagship L7 showcar and the production ready H7 sedan, while its parent company First Automobile Works (FAW) laid out a new five-year investment plan for the brand. </span> </p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B3AX-ICnzL4/T5YafQfnDPI/AAAAAAAHbL4/59PmWBVESAA/s1600/Hongqi-L7-2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734800299808722162" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B3AX-ICnzL4/T5YafQfnDPI/AAAAAAAHbL4/59PmWBVESAA/s200/Hongqi-L7-2.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 78px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The most impressive model at Hongqi's stand is without doubt the L7, a throwback to the days of the Cold War when the company produced China's state limousines.<br></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As with Hongqi's previous flagship limousine concept, the HQD from 2005, there's a V12 engine located behind the brazen 1950's style front end. The 6.0-liter mill is said to produce a little over 400-horses. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/hongqi-debuts-flagship-l7-and-h7-sedans.html#more">Read more »</a>

China China Auto Show Concepts FAW Hongqi New Cars Hongqi Debuts Flagship L7 and H7 Sedans at the Beijing Auto Show as FAW Re-Launches the Brand

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