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BAIC TEST REVIEW

I later discovered that it’s in the passenger
footwell! Obviously, it was put there for the
left-hand drive versions but the manufacturer
has not moved it over when converting to the
right-hand drive format.
The B40 allows you to remove the roof
panels above the front seats individually at the
twist of a knob. The rear section can also be
removed but this does require spanners. The
space all round for all passengers is excellent.
Finally, fuel consumption with the
powerful petrol engine was rather high at
around 12l/100km on the road. From this
point of view, I believe that the diesel option
would be preferable but unfortunately
this engine is currently only available with
a manual transmission. Hopefully, BAIC
will find demand for a diesel version with
automatic transmission and add this to the
range in due course.
The B40 range is currently priced from
R549 500, and R629 500 as tested. n

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