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Yema (野馬/野马) F12. 2012–16 (prod. n/a). 5-door wagon. F/F, 1498, 1587 cm³ (I4 DOHC). Another year, another variant on the Austin Montego platform from this Sichuan automaker. More purposeful grille this time, owing less to Subaru and Audi—but perhaps more to Kia—and the addition of a more powerful 1·6-litre engine developing 109 PS (versus 95 PS of smaller unit) mated to a CVT transmission, but the rest still resembled a Subaru Forester.
Manufacturing location: Chengdu, Sichaun, China
Marque: Yema
q.v. Yema F99, Yema F10, Yema F16
Peugeot 206 (T21). 1998 to date (prod. 6,848,214 to beginning of 2011). 3-, 4- and 5-door saloon, 5-door estate, 2-door coupé–cabriolet. F/F, 1124, 1360, 1587 cm³ petrol, 1398, 1868, 1997 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 1360, 1587, 1997 cm³ petrol, 1560 cm³ diesel (I4 DOHC). Belated direct replacement for 205, with styling by Gérard Welter and Murat Gunak. Not as fun to drive as predecessor, with handling and ride softened, though Peugeot did try to reclaim some of the 205 GTI’s pizazz with RC 180 hot hatch. Reasonably well built supermini, though there were complaints of ill-fitting roofs for 206 CC, the smallest hardtop convertible out of Europe (offered 2001–7). Lesser models had good fuel economy though the smallest engines were lacking, and interiors were average. SW (station wagon) from 2001, SD notchback saloon by Iran Khodro from 2005. Faux off-road estate in Brazil called Escapade. Peugeot 207 took over most models in 2006, with 206 remaining as a budget model, later facelifted to become 206+ in France (and 207 in Malaysian and some South American markets).
Manufacturing locations: Poissy, Île-de-France, France; Mulhouse, Alsace, France; Ryton, Coventry, England; Teheran, Iran; Porto Real, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Gurun, Malaysia
Marque: Peugeot | Predecessor: Peugeot 205 | Successors: Peugeot 207, Peugeot 206+, 207
q.v. Citroën C2 (T21)
Nissan Primera (P11/P11-144/WP11). 1995–2001 (prod. n/a). 4- and 5-door sedan, 5-door wagon. F/F, F/A, 1597, 1769, 1838, 1998 cm³ (I4 DOHC), 1974 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC). Nissan, realizing European buyers wanted dynamism, tuned its second-generation Primera at the Nürburgring, and it was blessed with multi-link suspension front and rear. Excellent, sporty handling. Despite this, the styling remained dull, though it was a favourite of buyers who wanted dependable transport. Facelift for UK models in 1999, gaining more rounded front end. Camino denoted a Primera sold through the Sunny chain of dealers in Japan; UK-built hatchback imported to Japan was Primera UK 2·0 GT from 1997; four-door sedan sold as Infiniti G20 in US.
Manufacturing locations: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England; Japan
Marque: Nissan | Model: Nissan Primera | Predecessor: Nissan Primera (P10) | Successor: Nissan Primera (P12)
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