This is the Beijing Auto BJ40 Plus, seen at a dealer in Tai’an. The BJ40 Plus is a high end variant of the Beijing Auto BJ40 L. Design is heavily inspired by the Jeep Wrangler, but it looks kind of cool.
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The BJ40 Plus was launched last month. Price starts at 159.800 and ends at 189.800 yuan.
On the backdrop: the BJ40 3-door, the standard BJ40L, the BJ80 (G-Class clone), and the BJ80V (military variant of the BJ80).
The BJ40-series gets power from Sweden, from Saab to be precise. It is available with two Saab-oldies: a 204 hp 2.0 turbo and a 250 hp 2.3 turbo.
Beijing Auto Industrial Corporation (BAIC), the owner of the Beijing Auto brand, bought the rights to the Saab 2.0 turbo and Saab 2.3 turbo from General Motors in 2009, along with the rights to the platforms of the Saab 9-3 and first generation Saab 9-5.
The engines and platforms are still used in a wide range of BAIC automobiles.
The interior sees the biggest change compared to the standard car; the dashboard is completely new and fitted with a digital instrument panel, a 12.3 inch standing touch screen, round air vents, a wider center tunnel, and an electronic parking brake. Very modern stuff for Beijing Auto.
Enough space for three on the bench.
Wide wheel arches make the look of the Plus. But the wheels look a tad too small. The roof can be completely removed for open-top off-roading.
The naming is a bit messy. They call it the BJ40 Plus, without the L, but it is based on the BJ40L, and it has a gold colored BJ40L badge. But it has no Plus badge.
Even more confusing; BJ40 is actually the name of the 3-door variant. So they should have called this one the BJ40L Plus. But they, did not.
The Beijing Off-road spare wheel cover is standard on the BJ40 Plus.
Front design is a bit busy, but I like the shiny stuff.