An announcement with the FAW flagship, the Hongqi L1 model, appeared on Russian classifides. A private seller is ready to deliver a full-size sedan with a four-seater salon, a 3.0-liter engine, a classic 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive for 38,450,000 rubles. The amount is solid, because the same amount we have richly equipped with Mercedes-Maybach S 580 without a run!
Hongqi LS7: Another Chinese Cullinan?
The official deliveries of Hongqi L1 promise to start in Russia in the summer. What modifications will be offered for certain, but at the Eastern Economic Forum last year the FAW premium brand showed the “younger” version with a 3.0-liter gasoline V6 (381 hp, 570 Nm). In China, there is a more powerful 4.0-liter version with V8 (476 hp, 680 nm).
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In the Middle Kingdom, Hongqi L1 is not cheap: the basic version costs 1.4 million yuan (193.5 thousand dollars), which is comparable with the Chinese price of the six-cylinder Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. The top version with all options will approach 2.0 million yuan (276 thousand dollars). However, the Russian price is still much higher.
The Russian authorities began to purchase the latest Hongqi directly from China
In 2025, the Russian authorities began to purchase the latest Hongqi sedans directly from China. Restyled Hongqi H9 sample 2024 appeared in state garages. Such cars were not supplied through official channels, but they were noticed on the streets of the capital, and there are cars with special signals and numbers of special series A*MP97.
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