Chinese cars were once great sources of amusement and scorn. Not just for those of us tasked with evaluating cars for a living, but for the public who put their hard-earned money down for new wheels meant to last for the forseeable future.
We dismissed fledgling brands with dubious product offensives: models with strange names, copycat styling and shoddy build quality.
But its newest release, the Beijing X55, has been met with far less ambivalence. We had a taste of the model at an event last year, but after spending a week testing the product, the verdict is conclusive: this is not just one of the most compelling Chinese products on the market, but easily one of the most compelling choices in the compact crossover segment.
Pulling one of those door handles reveals a thoroughly modern interior, with an interesting blend of textures, shapes and novel fittings. The interior door pulls, for example, have a floating effect. The sculpted door panels are backlit, which looks especially nifty at night. The cabin is well suppressed against exterior noise. Rolling on 19-inch wheels, the X55 does not offer the same polish in the ride quality department as some German, Japanese and South Korean rivals. Still, at the price it asks, you can forgive this deficiency. And truth be told, the average buyer upgrading from an older B-segment hatchback into the BAIC is not likely to find the suspension tuning a deal-breaker.
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