At the 2011 Taipei Automobile & Accessories Exhibition the Taiwanese car maker LUXGEN were present with new and update models including special editions LUXGEN7 SUV Sports+ and LUXGEN MPV Elegance+ featuring new appearances and interior design. The LUXGEN SUV which suspiciously looks like an enlarged Hyundai i30 is the more interesting item.
Special features of this SUV includes black/red two-tone paintwork, carbon fiber body garnish, smoked lights, 20-inch sporty alloy wheels as well as the sporty quad exhaust outlets. The interior design also largely applies the sporty features, including the black/red two-tone suede seats, the suede steering wheel, the carbon fiber center console trim, and the aluminum sporty paddles.
Aside from the introduction of the outstanding special editions recently, LUXGEN is invited to be included in a special program of Discovery as a leading pioneer of electric automobile technology, and LUXGEN is again being recognized on the international scales as an independent Taiwanese brand. Since its first international debut at 10th Dubai International Motor show, the following participation in Vietnam Auto & Petrol 2010, and Auto Feria Popular 2010 in Dominican Republic, LUXGEN had reached a new milestone for Taiwan’s automobile industries. And moreover, LUXGEN is creating a new future for Taiwan’s automobile industries, as Mr. K C Hu, CEO of LUXGEN, commended “We are confident that LUXGEN will create the new era on both domestic marketing and international expansion in 2011.”
Update to my comments: The 3.5G HTC modem apparently only works in Taiwan (no support on the LUXGEN7 website)
The brake pads are metallic and the disc rotors rust badly from one day to the next, so ceramic brake pads should be standard.
The car is built solid and excellent craftmanship attention to every details and good powered engine Fuel economy is terrible driving in the city about 11MPG this may be an engine turbo mapping problem or a gear ratios that has to be shortened since it indicates always up to 3rd gear that it is consuming 19.9L/100km so LUXGEN has to follow up asap and do a firmware fixing this for all users via the THINK?. On the highway at 50mph you get 25mpg but at 75mph with cruise control you only get 18mpg. I guess that is why LUXGEN doesnt show the fuel consumption in the specs sheet or its website. It handles like a race car with very precise direction and cornering and suspension over holes Air conditioning is great and all controls are well placed and solid feeling Dont see the use or need for the third row of seats only midgets fit there so it would be better use to remove them and have it as luggage space. The front seats need more padding and to be a little larger for 1.80m high drivers The THINK computer is great and it has good visibility including the Night Vision except that the Owner’s Manual doesnt include Bluetooth configuration nor the 3.5G integrated modem nor does it comes with high sensitivity GPS (SIRF-III) installed nor did it came with electronic version of manuals installed on the THINK Strangely such an highly electronically oriented car doesnt come with engine oil life nor tire pressure monitoring systems integrated to the THINK display, nor does the Diagnostic shows information about the car components, it only states a very short “no malfunctions detected” The rear view mirror is too high and too close to the driver head, needs to be moved about 10cms and lowered about 5cms to be viewed more easily The windshield is too clear, needs to be tinted and polarized or UV treated to shield the driver from the sun glare No all weather vinyl contoured floor mats or cargo mats are offered as accessory so if you work in snow or mud or sandy areas be ready to improvise a solution in order not to get the carpet dirty FM radio reception is poor no more than 25km even though the manual indicates 40 to 48km better antenna required