The Lifan 520 is the first car produced by the Lifan Motors division of Lifan Group, laucnhed at the 2006 Beijing Auto Show. The exterior and interior are specific to the 520 but the car is based in the chassis of the 1991 Citroen ZX

Citroën ZX

The Citroën ZX is a small family car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1991 and 1998.During the 1990s, the ZX was Citroën's competitor in the class traditionally dominated in Europe by the Ford Escort and Vauxhall/Opel Astra, a market segment Citroën had moved away from when the...

. The 520 is a four-door saloon and the 520i is the 5-door hatchback version.

It is powered by a choice of three 4-cylinder engines: the 1.3 L (1342cc) and 1.6 L (1587cc) Lifan engines producing 65 kW and 78 kW respectively; and the Tritec

Tritec engine

In 1997, Chrysler Corporation and Rover Group formed Tritec, a joint venture to design a new small straight-4 engine for small cars. They built a factory in Campo Largo of Curitiba, Brazil, to manufacture the engine. When BMW sold Rover Group, BMW retained the stake in Tritec.It is also called the...

 85 kW 1.6 L (1596cc) engine shared with the last-generation Mini

Mini

The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...

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The Lifan 520 is sold in China in and several export markets. In Russia it is known as the Lifan Breez.