Do you spend a lot of time in your car, driving many, many kilometres? If you're considering a BAIC Beijing X55, find out if it will be a good companion for those long roads ahead.
Need a road-trip companion that’s safe, easy to drive, has enough comfort and convenience features, with sufficient power to overtake trucks, without breaking the fuel budget?
We’ve covered the BAIC Beijing X55 at length; we’ve driven it on launch, we reviewed it, and we continue to answer our readers’ most frequently-asked questions in many of our articles, like the ones listed below:
1. Top 3 things you need to know about the BAIC Beijing X55
In this article, Chad Luckhoff takes a closer look at the Beijing X55’s best attributes, like the peppy, award-winning engine and gearbox, the 130kW of power from its 1.5-litre turbo engine, and the car’s 0-100 km/h sprint time of only 7.8 seconds. This will surely assist when you need to pass those pesky trucks. The Beijing X55 also impresses with its ride quality. When my colleague Taye had the BAIC Beijing X55 on test, he reported average fuel consumption of 7.7 litres per 100 km, which is not bad at all, and he mostly drove it in Fourways, so usage for extra-urban commutes should be even lower if you are driving at the speed limit.
As for the BAIC’s list of mod cons – it’s super comfortable and laden with driver and passenger-friendly equipment. Click on the link above to find out more!
2. Is the BAIC Beijing X55 a safe car?
In this article, I go through the safety features in all three variants, and the takeaway is that the Beijing X55 is safe indeed, according to crash test results and active and passive safety kit, like ABS, EBD, brake assist, 6 airbags as standard, ESP, hill-start assist, hill-descent control, rear-parking sensors, a rearview camera, and Isofix. Wondering what repair costs for the Beijing X55 will be? Find out here.
3. Is the BAIC Beijing X55 good for families?
In this article I explore things like boot space, room on the rear bench, and features to find out if the X55 makes a good family car, and it does. The 350-litre boot is easy to load due to the lack of a loading lip, legroom is ample, and rear passengers have air vents to keep them cool, among other plus points.
Verdict
The BAIC Beijing X55 would make an excellent car for road-tripping – I just have one concern – the dealer footprint in rural areas is still on the small side, so if you break down in the middle of the Karoo anytime soon, you may have an issue. Not travelling through those roads less travelled? Check out the current BAIC list of dealerships here – but remember, this network will grow with time as the brand is investing in SA and will soon be manufacturing BAIC models locally.
If you’re interested in a BAIC Beijing X55, check out our latest listings on AutoTrader here.
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