Chang river suzuki bei doo-doo is a classic mini-multi-purpose vehicle that once had a strong market in china, based on wagon r, launched in 1993 by suzuki japan。
In 2000, chang ha suzuki officially introduced the model into china, and in may 2001 it was sold in the name of chang ha bei dou star, quickly becoming a popular choice for domestic and light commercials。
As a five-hub mini car, the beidou star achieved a much higher utilization of internal space within its limited body size (long height of 3,400 x 1575 x 1670 mm), based on its top “box” model, as representative of “small body, large space” in the consumer's heart at that time。
With regard to power systems, the beidou star initially carried 1. 0 litres of tung-an three-cylinder motors from the national production and then gradually upgraded to k12b (1. 2l) and k14b (1. 4l) four-cylinder natural inhaler engines, all matching the 5-speed manual transformer。
Among them, the k14b engine displays excellent fuel economy and reliability with its light quantification of aluminium alloy cylinders, 16 gas portal dohc technology and advanced fuel jet systems。
In the ndc real fuel consumption test, beidou used up to 6. 03 litres of 100 km of oil to take the crown of a free-loading car, and some of the owners even recorded an impressive 2. 62 l/100 km in the oil competition, which served as a model for economic vehicles。
Beidou is far more useful than space and fuel consumption。
The seats could then be completely flat, linked to the front seat, creating an almost flat platform to accommodate bicycles, suitcases and even small household appliances, with some of the owners turning them into campers or mobile booths, with a practical, straight minivan。
The interior is mostly practical and the plastics are slightly crude, but the functional layout is clear, with a storage drawer at the lower end of the front seat, a side-drive box, and detailed design with life wisdom。
In terms of security configuration, the early model was only designed to fit abs and foetal pressure monitoring, and a high-format version could be used to select two airbags, which were not today's standards, but were already in the lead at the same level in that year。
From the time of listing until 2018, the cumulative sales of the beidou star exceeded 700,000 and was awarded many titles such as “the most popular domestic car” and “microcar satisfaction number one”。
In 2021, with suzuki's official exit from the chinese market, chang ha suzuki was converted to the full-cost brand of chang ha vehicle, and the production of the updated beidou and bei doo x5 continues from the north。
Although there has been no subversive change in appearance, its three core strengths, namely, physical, hyperspace and extremely low fuel consumption, continue to attract pragmatic users focused on practical and limited budgets。
Today, when new energy vehicles become popular, the beidou star is still rejuvenated in second-hand markets and retrofitting circles, with its uncharged, low maintenance costs and high preservation rates, as a national chariot that cannot be replaced by a generation。
