Hongqi H9 History
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Presented at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in January 2020 and going on sale in China in August 2020, the H9 is Hongqi's most ambitious production sedan — a rear-wheel-drive luxury car measuring over 5.1 metres in length with a 3,060 mm wheelbase. Power comes from either a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder with a 48V mild-hybrid system (252 hp) or a supercharged 3.0-litre V6 (283 hp, upgraded to 333 hp in the 2024 facelift).
A stretched H9+ variant, with a wheelbase extended by 230 mm to 3,290 mm for limousine-level rear comfort, followed in 2021. Critics noted design cues borrowed from Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, and Maybach; Hongqi positioned the H9 openly as China's answer to all three. A facelift was launched in April 2024 at Auto China.
Generations
First generation
Rear-wheel-drive flagship sedan; 2021 H9+ long-wheelbase variant; 2024 facelift with upgraded supercharged engine.
2020 Photo: “File:2020 Hongqi H9 (front).jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2022 Photo: “File:Hongqi H9 Shishi 01 2022-03-01.jpg” by JamesYoung8167 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2023 Photo: “File:2023 Hongqi H9+.jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2024 Photo: “File:2024 Hongqi H9.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Body styles
- Sedan
Notable special editions & performance variants
H9+
Long-wheelbase variant with a 230 mm-extended wheelbase (3,290 mm total) for limo-grade rear-seat space.
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