Aeolus S30
The Aeolus S30 or previously the Dongfeng Fengshen S30 is a compact sedan produced by Dongfeng Motor Corporation under the Aeolus sub-brand from 2009 to 2017. The 5-door hatchback version was called Aeolus H30.
Overview
The development of a new Dongfeng brand sedan began in the mid-2000s by exploiting the synergy with the French group PSA which, thanks to Dongfeng, built numerous models for the local market in China. A first prototype called Dongfeng DFM7160 was built on the chassis of the Citroën Fukang and was a three-volume sedan with front lights of the Peugeot 206 and rear lights of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class while the doors and cockpit were the same as the Citroën Elysée. However, this prototype remained a unique example as it was too cheap and technically outdated to enter the market and Dongfeng began working in 2007 on a new project based on PSA technologies. An agreement was also made with Italdesign for the style and engineering of the new car. In April 2009, the new Dongfeng Fengshen S30 officially debuted, the first car of the new Fengshen brand intended to sell passenger vehicles of the Dongfeng group.The S30 used the platform of the Citroën ZX/Fukang but had a specific body design and a more modern interior. The mechanical scheme was the same as the Citroën models with front-wheel drive, MacPherson suspension at the front and interconnected wheels with a torsional axle at the rear, 105 horsepower 1.6 PSA four-cylinder TU5 engine. The gearbox was a 5-speed PSA manual or a 4-speed Aisin automatic. 4.56 meters long, it had a wheelbase of 2.61 meters. Production of the sedan version starts in July 2009 at the Wuhan plant.