The name Sokon Glory 580 indeed still create foreign ears most of the consumers in Indonesia. Sport utility vehicle (SUV) this Chinese origin ready produced and sold in Indonesia by PT Sokonindo Automobile business, branches of Dongfeng Motor Sokon (DFSK) from China.
The model was first exhibited, namely in the 2017 GIIAS. Today, Tuesday (28/11/2017), Sokonindo Automobile, inaugurated the mass Assembly, place in Cikande, Serang, Banten. The SUV much displayed in the factory.
KompasOtomotif managed to see directly the 7-passenger SUV form it in the factory. This time it's been starboard steering wheels, unlike exhibited at GIIAS in August 2017 and then, still mounted steering wheel left.
When viewing the data specification written in the brochure, a choice of engines from a Chinese SUV is available two 1.5-liter and 1; 8-litre. There's also a manual transmission 5 and 6 – acceleration, and CVT.
Engine type SFG18 for the 1.8 L Natural Aspiration, and a special selection of SFG15T 1.5 L turbocharged. Heart pacemaker 1.8-liter claimed capable of producing 139 ps with torque 187 Nm, and 1.5-litre 150 ps with torque 220 Nm.
Honda CR-V also had a variant of the engine 1.5 L turbo, but the magnitude of the energy generated is much different, namely 190 ps and torque of 240 Nm.
View of dimensions, it had a length of 580 Glory 4,660 mm, width 1,845 mm, and height 1,715 mm. Less is more similar to the CR-V is the latest generation long 4,584 mm, width 1,855 mm, and 1,679 mm high.
Further on, the front suspension uses McPherson Independent, rear Torsion Beam. Braking system front and rear disc brake, and already have a profile 225/60 R17 tires.
Price
Regarding the last time around, some Marketing General Manager Sokonindo Automobile Du Xian Jun, ever says is Rp dikisaran 280 millions.
If the correct price is like that, then will compete with rivals in the low-end segment of the sport utility vehicle (LSUV). It started in class is Rp 300 to Rp 220 millions of millions. However, when compared with the CR-V Honda SUV far enough because it's sold at Rp 466 million (1.5 L turbo) and Usd 501 million (2.4 L)