Red Flag L5 - Bentley Mulsanne Chinese

 

Hong Qi (Red Flag) luxury car line is dedicated to the Chinese officials and up to $ 1 million, no less than the long-standing British brand.

Red flag appeared in 1958 as a luxury brand of FAW and is called "Bentley China". Initially the company produced cars based on the model of the Soviet limousine but later moved to Audi and Lincoln. Design classic style such as Rolls-Royce and Bentley to pursue, but the way that Red Flag is selected Soviet cars.
 

                                                  Red flag at Shanghai Exhibition L5.

At the Shanghai Exhibition taking place, Red Flag display line L5, a lower grade version of L7 and L9 seniors. If L9 to 6.4 m long, the L5 only modest range of 5.5 m, a little shorter than the ultra-luxury Bentley Mulsanne model and characteristic design with folding grille and dual round headlights as cars Soviet Volga. The way to maintain a consistent design style, many years the Red States can no longer be regarded as the effect of one another.

Also, L9 and L7 is equipped with V12 engine only uses L5 V8. Apparently the Red States want to enter the segment smaller but the fact that it did not directly compete with European names. L9 and L7 almost the ordering state agencies.

The price of L5 has not been disclosed, but the product is priced on the type previously "unthinkable". For example, the HQE is priced at $ 1.2 million or HQ3 price of $ 660,000.