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The compact Chery Bonus liftback was first introduced at the Beijing Motor Show in April 2008 under the name A13. The model replaced Chery Amulet, and specialists from the Italian design studio Torino Design participated in its creation. Two years later, deliveries of the car to Ukrainian dealerships began, and in February 2011 it first rolled off the assembly line of the Zaporozhye Automobile Plant under the name ZAZ Forza. After the localization of production was increased to 51%, and, thus, bypassing customs barriers, the car began to be supplied to Russia, where it once again changed its name to Cherie Bonus. But apart from the name in the car, practically nothing has changed, and structurally Chery Bonus remains the same A13, which is sold in the domestic market of China. Cherie Bonus is equipped with a single power unit developed by the Austrian company AVL. This is a gasoline engine with a volume of 1.5 and a capacity of 107 hp, which allows the car to accelerate to 160 km / h. The Chery Bonus engine is aggregated with a 5-speed manual transmission that transmits torque to the front axle. As for the suspension design, a classic MacPherson strut is installed in front, and a semi-independent beam at the back. In the Russian market, Chery Bonus is offered in 5 trim levels, and already in the base one there is an audio preparation from two speakers, power steering, central locking, front windows, Iso-fix mount and alarm. In addition, even the most affordable Cherie Bonus is equipped with a driver's airbag and air conditioning, and more expensive versions have a stability control system with ABS. In terms of its overall dimensions, Chery Bonus is only slightly superior to one of the main competitors in Russia - Lada Priora in a hatchback body. The main advantage of the liftback body is convenient access to the trunk, which has a volume of 370 liters. It remains to add that in the domestic market Cheri Bonus is positioned as an alternative to such models as Lada Granta and Renault Logan. Chery Bonus is a typical representative of the modern Chinese car industry. In the model line of the brand, this car replaced the Amulet. The predecessor was notorious for being one of the most unsafe vehicles on the market. In Chery Bonus, this was taken into account and, together with bringing the exterior design to modern standards, Chinese engineers worked to save the lives of future owners. This even allowed the car to show itself quite acceptable in crash tests using a method similar to EuroNCAP. However, compared to European, Japanese, Korean and American cars, this is still a very imperfect, technically backward car. But on the Russian market, Bonus looks clearly preferable to the current models of AvtoVAZ. For 400 thousand rubles, the buyer receives a gain in design, equipment, and power. It is better to leave questions of reliability outside the brackets for now. On the one hand, there are still not enough statistics for Chery, on the other hand, the build quality at the Volga car plant has improved recently. It will be possible to judge who will be ahead in this indicator in five years. But if you remember how fast the Chinese car industry is developing, I'm afraid the comparison will not be in favor of the Russian manufacturer. Editor-in-Chief of MotorPage.ru Dmitry Evropin Chery Bonus is a typical representative of the modern Chinese car industry. In the model line of the brand, this car replaced the Amulet. The predecessor was infamous for being one of the most unsafe vehicles on the market. In Chery Bonus, this was taken into account and, together with bringing the exterior design to modern standards, Chinese engineers worked to save the lives of future owners. This even allowed the car to show itself quite acceptable in crash tests using a method similar to EuroNCAP. However, compared to European, Japanese, Korean and American cars, this is still a very imperfect, technically backward car. But on the Russian market, Bonus looks clearly preferable to the current models of AvtoVAZ. For 400 thousand rubles, the buyer receives a gain in design, equipment, and power. It is better to leave questions of reliability outside the brackets for now. On the one hand, there are still not enough statistics for Chery, on the other hand, the build quality at the Volga car plant has improved recently. It will be possible to judge who will be ahead in this indicator in five years. But if you remember how fast the Chinese car industry is developing, I'm afraid the comparison will not be in favor of the Russian manufacturer. MotorPage.ru Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Evropin