China’s Brilliance Announces German Pricing for BS4 Sedan

Brilliance Auto, BMW's partner in China, announced on Tuesday that its BS4 compact sedan will be available in Germany from October 25 with prices starting at €15,990 or about $23,450 with the current exchange rates. The Pininfarina designed sedan that measures 4.65 meters in length (longer than a BMW 3-Series sedan) will be offered with a choice of two naturally aspirated 4-cylinder gasoline engines: a 100 HP 1.6-liter and a 136 HP 1.8-liter unit. For comparison’s sake, the smaller Ford Focus Sedan with an 80 HP 1.4-liter gasoline engine is priced in Germany from €17,750. -Continued

Brilliance already sells the larger BS6 sedan in Germany but the Chinese automaker received negative headlines in Europe last year when the BS6 failed miserably at ADAC’s crash tests gathering just one out of five stars. The Chinese automaker has said then that it would improve the car’s safety standards changing more than 60 components in order to achieve a better rating at ADAC’s crash tests.

Brilliance BS4 Real-Life Crash Test

Not to be confused with the larger Brilliance BS6 that failed miserably in ADAC’s crash tests in Germany last year, the BS4 pictured here had the chance to prove its crash-worthiness in real-life conditions somewhere in China. The guys at CCT say that the driver of the Pininfarina designed BS4 lost control of the vehicle on the highway going about 100 km/h or 62 mph.

The car smashed the protective barrier and rolled over a couple of times before coming to a complete halt. The driver, who was the only occupant of the car, managed to escape with minor bruises though CCT says that BS4’s doors were stuck so he had to perform a “Dukes of Hazzard” style exit. -Continued

We’re not saying that the BS4 is safe; we’re not saying the opposite either. We saw the pictures of the crashed BS4 and with all the commotion concerning the safety of Chinese cars, we thought that it would be interesting to share.

Via: CCT , Source: Autohome

Pininfarina Designed Brilliance BS4 Station Wagon: Debuts in Beijing

BMW's Chinese partner Brilliance took the wraps off the BS4 Station Wagon model at the Beijing Show this weekend. The BS4 borrows quite a few styling cues from the BMW 3-Series and the previous generation Audi A4, but the end-result is an elegant looking SW. And despite what you may think, like its sedan counterpart, the BS4 SW has actually been designed and engineered by the famous Italian house, Pininfarina!

The BS4 Sation Wagon comes equipped with the same 1.8 and 2.0-liter gasoline engines as the sedan version which was introduced in the Chinese market last year. Both variants of the BS4 are expected to go on sale in Europe by the end of the year. -More pics after the jump

Brilliance BS4 Wagon: First Official Pictures?

It may look like a BMW and it may be produced by a company that builds BMW’s Chinese-market cars, but fact is, it’s not a bimmer. These pictures supposedly show the station-wagon version of Brilliance’s BS4 compact sedan that is scheduled to make its global premiere at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show on April 20.

And why supposedly may you ask; well, while we found these pics on several Chinese sites this morning, some details like the phony-looking alloy wheels, the fact that the car has only one roof-bar along with the Italian license-plates make us wonder whether or not these pics are the product of photoshop. We’ll know soon enough. –One more pic after the jump

Via: Auto.qq