Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max 2024.
Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max: Chinese business sedan with ambitions.
The Chinese sedan, new to Russia, decided to fill the empty niche of business class models.
The Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max sedan has become significantly cheaper in Russia, but the offer is valid only until the end of February. Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max — an alternative to Camry has become cheaper by 491,000 rubles
The Chinese brand Dongfeng is offering discounts on the Dongfeng Aeolus Shine Max 2024 sedan.
You can purchase a car with a profit of up to half a million rubles if you buy it in cash.
However, in this case there is one condition — registration of a CASCO policy. Without it, the direct discount on the car reaches 391 thousand rubles.
The classmate of the car is the Toyota Camry business sedan. It reaches a length of 4.79 meters with a wheelbase of 2.77 meters.
It is based on the modular DSMA architecture, an advanced version of the CMP platform from Stellantis.
The power capabilities of the sedan are provided by a 1.5T engine with an output of 190 hp, assisted by a 7-speed preselective “robot”.
The list of features, among other things, includes leather upholstery, a set of 6 airbags, leather upholstery, all-round visibility, 10- and 12.3-inch instrument screens and media systems.
The promotion will be valid until February 29. Without taking into account the discount, the price tag for the sedan reaches 2.99 million rubles.
Meanwhile, “gray” cars in the Russian Federation refuse to be serviced even for cash.
The most important question is how the car drives. And, in fact, it drives quite well. Firstly, Aeolus Shine Max is built on the DSMA (Dongfeng Superior Modular Architecture) modular platform.
This is the well-known PSA CMP (Common Modular Platform), modified by Dongfeng together with a European concern.
True, in Europe, significantly more compact models were built on this platform, such as the Ciroen C3 and C4, Opel Corsa F, Jeep Avenger, Peugeot 208 and 2008. But that’s why the platform is modular, so that it can be “stretched”
The MacPherson strut front suspension, multi-link rear suspension (rather than the budget semi-independent torsion beam suspension) and well-tuned electric power steering provide very good control over the car in a variety of conditions.
In any case, I was quite satisfied with both the trajectory stability on straight lines and in fast smooth turns, as well as the sensitivity of the steering wheel in the near-zero zone — the Aeolus is controlled very accurately.
True, this accuracy is due to the rather high stiffness of the suspension. On good asphalt everything is fine, the ride of the car can be assessed as quite smooth, and the suspension handles gentle waves as expected.
But as soon as the road gets a little worse, vertical accelerations begin to be transmitted to the body, and the suspension begins to collect both small things and more serious bumps and holes.
One of my colleagues even complained about the “cargo” feeling.
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