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Baojun RS-3 Compact Crossover Officially Launches In China

General Motors‘ Chinese subsidiary, SAIC-GM, has launched its new Baojun RS-3 compact crossover in the country, which it says embodies the brand’s “new young, technological, intelligent and connected DNA.”

We first saw the Baojun RS-3 back in August when some slightly grainy images of it leaked online. The crossover is the newest member of the automaker’s growing ‘RS’ family of vehicles, joining the larger RS-5 crossover, which launched late last year.

With a large grille, narrow LED headlights, a horizontal taillight bar, and optional contrasting roof, the Baojun RS-3 has a modern look designed to attract youthful buyers to the Baojun brand.

The crossover measures in at 169.4 inches in length, 68.8 inches in width and 62.8 inches in height, while the wheelbase comes in at 100.4 inches. GM-SAIC did not say what platform it utilizes, but the wheelbase measurement leads us to believe that the crossover uses the GM Gamma II platform, since the first-generation Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore feature an identical wheelbase length.

The Baojun RS-3 places a focus on technology, which should also ensure today’s youth are enticed—or so SAIC-GM is hoping. It comes equipped with Baojun’s new connectivity system, enabling mobile connectivity via a smartphone app allowing the user to remotely lock and unlock the vehicle, turn on the air conditioning and adjust other settings. A voice recognition system also allows the user to have voice messages transferred to text for WeChat messages. Baojun says the widescreen infotainment system can receive over-the-air updates as well.

In addition, the RS-3 is available with the latest Bosch driver assistance tech, enabling level-2 semi-autonomous driving functionality. With this system, the crossover can “cover most daily driving scenarios,” SAIC-GM says, keeping the vehicle in the lane as it drives down the road and stopping for traffic and accelerating back up to highway speeds, among more. The semi-autonomous cruise control system works at speeds of up to 130 km/h.

From launch, the Baojun RS-3 will be offered exclusively with a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine, which will be paired with a six-speed manual transmission or an optional CVT automatic.

Four model variants of the Baojun RS-3 will be available from Baojun’s 600 newly-updated showrooms across China. Prices start at 71,800 RMB ($10,175 USD), with the most expensive model priced from 89,800 RMB ($12,726 USD).

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  1. Why can’t GM do an interior like that in the USA? That high tech interior and safety technology is not available here even in the most expensive Cadillac!

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    1. GM does Toyota/Audi class leading work in China. GM using Boshe when it has in house automony like Cruise and Super Cruise.
      Gam should consider using these designs for Chevrolet in the US. This CUV is fantastic.

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    2. Good Point!

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  2. Was looking at the pics and thought: What a nice looking crossover on the outside. Then I got to the interior……..

    Could be one of the worst I’ve seen when it comes to the tacky screen glued to the top of a dash. Looks cheap and like it will either fall off or break off within a couple years. I can’t wait till this gawd-awful fad passes.

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    1. it is no worse than a $50K model 3 screen/dash. for $12K, this interior looks incredible.

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      1. @steve:

        I didn’t say the Tesla Model 3 interior looks good. In fact, in another post (Cadillac Escalade new dash/interior article) I specifically mentioned how terrible the Model 3 interior is. Mainly due to the low and flat dash with just the stupidly huge tablet stuck to it. Also, I really don’t think any of us can honestly say just how the “interior” of this vehicle is based on the two pics above. That is unless you can determine that the entire interior is incredible based only on two pics showing about 20% of the entire inside. My comment was simply about the interior showing what appears to be a very cheap looking screen jetting out of nowhere. Even Mazda’s cheap screen stuck on top of the dashes isn’t as bad as this.

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        1. i hate those too but for $13K, i’m not going to complain.

          compare that interior with a sonic or spark both of which cost more. that is the definition of cheap.

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  3. Hey! GM! Why aren’t you building these vehicles in the Lordstown Ohio plant that made the Cruze.
    I a Trump supporter! If you ever move production to China! I will buy a Toyota next time. Keep the jobs here in America!

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  4. This is good for all of us.

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    1. Building Autos in China is a Bad Idea!

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