Maxus D50 2018 – a new compact MPV, the Chinese concern SAIC

D50 Maxus (Maxus D50) from the company Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Gupta), officially debuted in China. In our review of the Maxus D50 2018-2019 year – news, photos, prices, equipment and specifications of a new Chinese compact MPV from the recently little-known brand Maxus. Sales in the Chinese market will begin in the 4th quarter of 2018 at a price comparable to the cost of the main competitors Baojun 730 (60800-108800 yuan) and BYD Song Max (79900-129900 yuan).

Gupt is positioning its new Maxus D50 as an affordable compact van with a stylish look and premium interior for a young family of car enthusiasts. However, the exterior design of the Maxus D50 body is quite simple and concise – in short, rectangular boxes on wheels. However, the Chinese designers have gone to great lengths to provide a similar vehicle, rewarding the D50 Maxus pillar with LED headlights, a huge trapezoidal grille and a massive bumper with striking aerodynamic elements.

On the side surface of the body of the new Gupt compact van, the company, called the D50 Maxus, is no different from its competitors in any outstanding way. Well, except that the original edges decorate the front fenders and side doors with a stroke.

The stern of the novelty is frankly boring: a large rectangle tailgate, high-mounted LED taillights, modest in form and content of the bumper.

• The external dimensions of the body of the Maxus D50 2018-2019 are 4750 mm long, 1800 mm wide and 1720 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2800 mm.
• For a compact van with 16-17 inch wheels (in the photo 17-inch with the original pattern and tires 215/55 P17).

The interior of the new Chinese compact MPV Maxus D50 is 7-seater by default. However, there is a choice of 2 and 3 row configurations. The first option with 2 captain's chairs in the second row and a 3-seat sofa series 3 or the second option with a 3-seater 2 rows of seats and a 2-seat in the 3rd row.

In the review, the compact van, by the way, is presented in the richest configuration, and sporty white leather trim of the dashboard, door cards and seats, a highly informative instrument panel with a 7-inch color screen, an on-board computer, a multifunctional steering wheel trimmed with a sports lower rim, modern multimedia a system with a free-standing 12.3-inch color touch screen, an accurate, simple and logical climate control unit, a wireless smartphone charging platform, an electric parking brake, a parking assistant, plus a panoramic sunroof.

An extensive list of options is complemented by an automatic emergency braking system, a car keeping system in a lane, a system for monitoring the blind spots of rear-view mirrors, a rear-view camera or a three-dimensional panorama.

Specifications Maxus D50 2018-2019.
Under the hood of the new Chinese 7-seater compact MPV will be assigned only four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines.

• The base engine is 1.3 turbo (150 hp, 220 Nm) in the company with 6 manual transmissions.
• A more powerful 1.5 turbo (162 hp 250 Nm) paired with a 7-speed robotic gearbox.

In the engine compartment of the new modern turbo engines and gearboxes. But the platform, the compact MPV, is simple and really budget-friendly, with independent front suspension (McPherson strut) and Semi rear suspension (torsion beam).