This is a unique Chery Fengyun SQR7160 EL, the stretched variant of the Chery Fengyun sedan, which in turn was based on the ancient Seat Toledo. The small limousine appeared to be in good shape and was fitted with sporty aftermarket five-spoke alloys.
The Chery Fengyun SQR7160 EL was extended by 20 centimeters around the B-pillar. All the extra space went to passengers in the back. The Fengyun limousine debuted in 2001, and production continued all the way until 2006.
Most were sold to local governments all over China, small town and village level, where budget constraints did not allow an Audi.
The length of the limousine is 4413, the length of the base car is 4393. The limousine was powered by the same engine as the base Fengyun, a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 87hp.
The base Chery Fengyun, seen near my home. Chery bought the production line for the Seat Toledo in 1998 when production ended in Spain. The whole line was shipped to China, and production of the Chery Fengyun (Wind Cloud) started in 1999. In 2006, the vehicle was facelifted and renamed Qiyun (Flag Cloud).
The stretch was old-fashioned handwork.
But it led to loads more space in the back.
The interior looked all right. Faux leather seats and faux wood are factory original. Floor mats and radio are aftermarket.
Transformer badge on the fuel cap. Shoes on the boot lid. Nice red line on the wheels!
The SQR7160EL was fitted with ABS and with EDS. Chery was proud of that, so they designed a badge to show it off. Many Chinese car makers had ABS badges in those days, when it was still something of a thing.
Today, the limousine is sadly a rarity on the road. The quality of these cars wasn’t very good, so many were abandoned or scrapped. The SQR7160EL was likely the cheapest factory-limousine money could buy. In 2004, one could be had for some 72.000 yuan.
A period photo of a brand new example. And yes, those wheels were factory-standard!