FAW Hongqi H9 History
Hongqi's flagship luxury sedan for the open market — a Rolls-Royce-influenced full-sizer aimed at Chinese premium buyers.
Photo: “2024 Hongqi H9.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Premiered at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 8 January 2020 and reaching customers in August of that year, the H9 is Hongqi's contemporary full-size luxury sedan, explicitly targeted at buyers who might otherwise choose a Mercedes-Benz S-Class or BMW 7 Series. Its interior design draws heavy influence from Rolls-Royce and Cadillac styling language.
An extended-wheelbase H9+ variant was introduced in 2021. The H9 marks a genuine shift for Hongqi from purely state procurement toward competitive consumer luxury sales, and it has been exported in small numbers to European and Middle Eastern markets.
Generations
First generation · H9
Photo: “2024 Hongqi H9.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
The launch car — Rolls-Royce-influenced interior, rear-wheel drive, available in standard and extended-wheelbase H9+ forms.
2020 Photo: “2020 Hongqi H9 (front).jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2023 Photo: “2023 Hongqi H9+.jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2024 Photo: “2024 Hongqi H9.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Body styles
- Sedan
- Extended sedan
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