Venucia M50V – Chinese premium compact MPV

In 2017-2018, new Chinese cars Venucia M50V hatchback is a 7-seater compact MPV of the budget Venucia hatchback sub-brand from the Dongfeng-Nissan joint venture. In our stylish review of the Chinese mini-MPV hatchback Venucia M50V – photo, price, equipment and specifications, a close relative of the Dongfeng 370. Sales of the Venucia M50V hatchback equipped with gasoline engines (1.5-liter 112-horsepower and 1.6-liter 124-horsepower) have already been launched in China at a price of 65800-84900 yuan (about 590-762 thousand conventional units).

The Dongfeng-Nissan joint venture is positioning the Venucia hatchback sub-brand model as a premium… by Chinese standards, of course. In the production line of the young brand, created in September 2010, there are quite a few cars: the Venucia E30 electric hatchback with EV is a clone of the Nissan bodice, the Venucia P30 hatchback (double Nissan Micra), the Venucia P50 hatchback hatchback and the Venucia D50 hatchback sedan (copy of Nissan Tiida), stylish Venucia D60 hatchback sedan, Venucia R50X hatchback SUV, Venucia T70 hatchback and Venucia T70X hatchback (built on the Nissan Qashqai platform) crossover Venucia T90 hatchback (brother of Nissan Qashqai + 2). And now their company has been joined by a new subcompact 7-seater minivan, the Venucia M50V hatchback.

It is understood that almost all Venucia hatchback sub-brand models are based on the platforms of the Japanese partner Nissan and the Chinese company Dongfeng and the novelty of the young Chinese brand claimed as the original and fully developed model.

Having carefully examined the body of the new Chinese compact van hatchback Venucia M50V from all sides, we understand that there is nothing similar in the Japanese Nissan lineup at all. The outer body of the new Chinese compact MPV is at the same time simple and attractive. The model will clearly appeal to motorists of different age groups, ranging from young people who are not burdened with a family to motorists with children. The "premium" 7-seat compact minivan of the Venucia hatchback brand looks more solid and expensive than the platform 370 Dongfeng brother with its frankly simple and boring body.

The novelty has large composite headlights and large taillights, a massive front bumper with pronounced air intakes and foglights, a stylish harmonious body profile with large doors and a severe, huge vertical rear door.

• The external dimensions of the 2017-2018 Venucia M50V hatchback body are 4501 mm long, 1726 mm wide, 1780 mm high, with a 2750 mm wheelbase.
• Front track – 1490 mm, rear track – 1514 mm.
• The standard minivan is equipped with 16-inch rims (steel or alloy) with 185/65 R15 tires, in optional and rich configurations stylish 16-inch alloy wheels with 195/55 R16 tires.

The body is a Chinese compact van with 5 doors, the default interior is a 7-seater car with a seating formula 2+2+3. This set of comfortable first and second row seats with armrests.

A competent interior layout made it possible to single out all the crew members on board a Chinese compact minivan with an overall body length of only 4.5 meters, an acceptable supply of free space.

• The distance from the seat cushion to the ceiling in the first row is 1060 mm, in the second row – 1030 mm, in the third row – 960 mm, only the seats in the last row are very low at a distance of 280 mm from the floor.
• Shoulders in the first row – 1380 mm, the second row – 1390 mm in the third row – 1350 mm. seats of the first and second rows with a wide range of longitudinal adjustment (backrest tilt, of course, is also adjustable).
• So in the first row, the supply of legroom, depending on the position of the seats, is 850 – 1060 mm, in the second row 690-940 mm, and the third ore is 620-870 mm.

The luggage compartment of a Chinese compact van with a 7-seater seating arrangement cannot boast of solid dimensions. Behind the back of the third is a narrow row niche width of only 330 mm. the addition of the 3rd row of cargo places of the trunk increased significantly: length – 740 mm, width 1140 mm to 1320 mm, height – 1200 mm.
The loading height of the trunk floor is only 560 mm, and with the tailgate open, it is possible to a full-height person with a height of 178 cm.

Interior decoration Chinese New discreet and concise. Before us is the interior of an ordinary Chinese budget car, but with several bright details in the form of a stylish instrument panel (a combination of analog coolant temperature and fuel supply sensors with a digital screen is responsible for the speedometer, tachometer and on-board computer), a modern multimedia system and a stylish, albeit somewhat straight on the front.

The base Venucia M50V hatchback with an initial 112-horsepower 1.5-liter gasoline engine is equipped with all the necessary equipment: frontal airbags, Isofix mounts, ABS with EBD and BAS, remote central locking, on-board computer, longitudinal adjustment of individual second-row seats, 3-seater rear seat, 4-speaker audio system (radio, USB, AUX input), air conditioning, fog lights, power windows on all doors and power mirrors.

More advanced configurations new products from the original 112-horsepower engine and a version with a more powerful 124-horsepower 1.6-liter engine, additionally get 15-16 inch alloy wheels, heated mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, cruise control, multifunction steering wheel, multimedia system with a 7-inch color screen (music, Bluetooth, rear view camera), leather interior trim.

Specifications hatchback Venucia M50V 2017-2018. Based on the budget minivan front drive platform architecture with independent front suspension (McPherson strut) and Semi rear suspension (torsion beam). Forward brakes Disk ventilated, Rear drum, electric booster.
The Chinese compact van offers two gasoline four-cylinder naturally aspirated engines.

• 1.5-liter (112 hp 139 Nm) paired with a 5 speed manual transmission contains 7 liters of fuel.
• A 1.6-liter (124 hp 153 Nm) in tandem with a stepless CVT variator consumes about 8 liters of gasoline in combined driving.