Maple Hisoon

Shanghai Maple Hisoon 205
Overview
Manufacturer	Shanghai Maple
Also called	SMA Huapu Hai Hyun SMA Maple R80 (export market) Shanghai Maple C31 Langfeng SMA7150
Production	2004–2014
Body and chassis
Class	Compact car
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Related	Citroën ZX Citroën Fukang
Powertrain
Engine	1.5 L MR479QA I4
Transmission	5–speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,540 mm (100.0 in)
Length	4,435 mm (174.6 in) (2007 sedan) 4,183 mm (164.7 in) 4,075 mm (160.4 in) (Biaofeng)
Width	1,710 mm (67.3 in) 1,705 mm (67.1 in) (Biaofeng)
Height	1,430 mm (56.3 in)

The Maple Hisoon or Haixun (海迅), also known as the SMA Huapu Hyun, is a compact sedan and hatchback produced by the Chinese automaker Shanghai Maple. The vehicle body was shared with the Fukang made in China by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture despite being unlicensed, with body parts supplied by the suppliers that produces the Citroën Fukang.

Overview

The Maple Haixun hatchback was available from 2004 with three variants dubbed the Biaofeng (飙风) or Whirlwind, M203 and AA featuring different front end designs. The Biaofeng variant was launched in August 2003, and both the entry level Biaofeng variant and the sporty AA variant were offered for the 2004 and 2005 model years. The M203 variant is the only variant available as of 2014.

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  Shanghai Maple Haixun Biaofeng
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  Shanghai Maple Haixun Biaofeng rear

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  Shanghai Maple Haixun M203 hatchback
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  Shanghai Maple Haixun M203 hatchback rear

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  Langfeng SMA7150

The Maple Haixun MA compact sedan was launched in January 2007 alongside the Haiyu MB sedan. The engine of the 2007 Haixun MA compact sedan is a 1.5-litre inline-4 engine producing 94hp and a 1.8-litre inline-4 engine producing 113hp. Both engine models are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The engine of the Haixun MA utilizes fuel injection technology supplied by Bosch.

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  Shanghai Maple Haixun sedan
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  Shanghai Maple Haixun sedan rear

Design controversies

The Maple hatchbacks and sedans are based on the Citroën ZX or Fukang made in China by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture, with tail lamps inspired by the Honda Civic sedan at the time. The Haixun 4-door sedan is a rebadged variant of the Maple Haifeng and Haiyu compact sedans. The Maple Hisoon was discontinued in 2010.

References

• Auto Express 15 March 2006 page 46 - Inside Story - Double Trouble