BAIC introduced U5 Plus and X35 2024 model year for the Russian market

The sedan and crossover of the Chinese brand were equipped with various “winter options”, as well as a larger volume washer reservoir.

The fact that the Chinese company BAIC began cooperation with the Kaliningrad Avtotor plant was officially announced last spring. At the same time, it became known that local production of two models had started — the compact crossover X35 and the U5 Plus sedan. Now the local office has said that this pair has been refreshed: the 2024 model year versions have received several important updates.

In the photo : BAIC U5 Plus sedan

The BAIC U5 Plus sedan in the basic Luxury version has acquired the function of adjusting the driver's seat in height. In addition, it now has so-called “winter options”, we are talking about heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors and windshield washer nozzles. Also, the Luxury version with CVT and the Honor version now have a remote engine start function.

In the photo: interior sedan BAIC U5 Plus

In addition, the updated Honor equipment received an electric heated windshield, a heated steering wheel, six-way power adjustment of the driver's seat, and also has 17-inch alloy wheels. As before, all versions of the four-door have ABS, ESP, a hill climb assistant and a tire pressure monitoring sensor.

Recall that under the hood of the BAIC U5 Plus there is a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine , its power is 105 hp. (locally specified) and is mated to either a five-speed manual gearbox or a CVT. The overall length of the sedan is 4660 mm, width – 1820 mm, height – 1480 mm, and the distance between the axles is 2670 mm. The ground clearance of the U5 Plus is 155 mm.

In the photo: BAIC X35 crossover

The updated version with manual transmission can now be bought on the Russian market for 2,080,000 rubles, for the version with for a CVT they are asking for at least 2,150,000 rubles, and the recommended retail price for the top-end version of the BAIC U5 Plus is 2,250,000 rubles.

The small crossover BAIC X35 of the 2024 model year also has heated front seats, heated side mirrors and windshield washer nozzles in all trim levels available in the Russian Federation. By the way, all variants of both models received new washer reservoirs, their volume was increased to five liters.

In the photo: interior crossover BAIC X35

The SUV is equipped with a 136-horsepower 1.5-liter turbo engine, it comes only with a continuously variable Punch automatic transmission. Its overall length is 4325 mm, width – 1830 mm, and height – 1640 mm. The distance between the axles of this model is 2570 mm, and the ground clearance is 180 mm.

The current BAIC X35 crossover is offered on the Russian market in three trim levels: the recommended retail price for the starting Fashion is 2,225,000 rubles , the average version of Fashion Pro can be purchased for 2,300,000 rubles, and the purchase of the top-end Luxury version will cost 2,370,000 rubles.

The current Russian BAIC model range includes four more models: mid-size crossovers BAIC X55, BAIC X7 and BAIC X75, as well as the BAIC BJ40 frame SUV.