Just another obscure Chinese vehicle assembled from CKD kits with a handful of locally-sourced components in order to qualify for some local content rule and be deemed a national car. But the effort behind the making of the engine, even though it's in such way, must be recognised.
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Originally Posted by Fingie
Machining a block is common today, but for example a lot of older stationary engines were often sand-cast.
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Sand-cast might still justify for low-volume production. In the end, making its own engine is still a matter of pride for smaller automakers, so that may explain why it had a locally sand-cast engine instead of simply getting one shipped along the CKD kit.