Changan Qiyuan Q05: which version to buy
There is one generation of the Changan Qiyuan Q05 in this catalogue and one named version inside it: 1.5 DCT. Production of 1 generation starts 2023-11-01 and has no end date in the data, so the buying question is not “first generation versus later generation” and not “Air versus Max versus EV.” Those trims do not appear as separate versions here.
There is one generation of the Changan Qiyuan Q05 in this catalogue and one named version inside it: 1.5 DCT. Production of 1 generation starts 2023-11-01 and has no end date in the data, so the buying question is not “first generation versus later generation” and not “Air versus Max versus EV.” Those trims do not appear as separate versions here. The only arithmetic that can be done is inside 1.5 DCT: 181 hp from 1494 cm³, 280 Nm, 1520 kg kerb weight, 8.1 s to 100, 190 top speed, 5.9 mixed consumption, 55 L tank, 171 mm ground clearance, FWD, 7-speed Robotic. If a listing is labelled Qiyuan Q05 and is not 1.5 DCT, it is outside this dataset.
Generations: what 1 generation actually offers a buyer
1 generation (from 2023-11-01, stop not measured) is an SUV 5-doors with 1 version. There is no restyling recorded as a separate generation, and there is no second generation to trade up into. Year-model searches such as 2025 specs or 2026 therefore still point at the same 1.5 DCT mechanicals in this catalogue: same 181 hp, same 280 Nm, same 1494 cm³ Gasoline turbo, same FWD 7-speed Robotic.
That is the comparison against “another Qiyuan Q05 generation”: there is none. A buyer choosing between calendar years is choosing equipment and colour that are not measured here, not a different engine or gearbox name.
Engine and specs of the only version: 1.5 DCT
| Version | hp | Nm | cm³ | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 DCT | 181 | 280 | 1494 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | Turbo | Robotic 7 | FWD |
1.5 DCT is Front, transverse, Direct injection (direct), 4 valves per cylinder, peak power at 5500 rpm, peak torque at 4000 rpm. Compression ratio is not measured. Bore and stroke are not measured. Fuel grade in the data is 92.
Power density of 1.5 DCT: 181 hp ÷ 1.494 L = 121.2 hp per litre. Torque density: 280 Nm ÷ 1.494 L = 187.4 Nm per litre. Kilowatts listed with this version are 133 kW (181 hp). Those ratios are the whole “engine” story for this model in the catalogue: there is no naturally aspirated twin, no second displacement, no AWD row to sit next to FWD.
Horsepower searches resolve to 181 hp on 1.5 DCT only. There is no 299-versus-309 split of the same name: the name 1.5 DCT appears once.
Performance and economy: what 1.5 DCT buys in numbers
1.5 DCT 0–100 is 8.1 s. Top speed is 190. Mixed consumption is 5.9. City consumption is not measured. Highway consumption is not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.
Weight per horsepower on 1.5 DCT: 1520 kg ÷ 181 hp = 8.40 kg/hp. Weight per newton-metre: 1520 ÷ 280 = 5.43 kg/Nm. Those two figures are why a single-version SUV can still be scored: 8.40 kg/hp is the load each horsepower carries at kerb weight; 5.43 kg/Nm is the load each newton-metre carries. Without a second version there is no “extra money for extra hp” delta, but there is a density check against the displacement: 121.2 hp/L with Turbo and Direct injection (direct) is the output you are paying for, not a larger engine.
Theoretical mixed range from the measured pair tank × consumption: 55 L ÷ 5.9 L/100 km × 100 = 932 km of mixed driving if the 5.9 figure holds. That is arithmetic on catalogue numbers, not a tested range. City and highway ranges cannot be calculated because city and highway consumption are not measured.
Dimensions, weight, clearance: the 1.5 DCT package
Kerb weight of 1.5 DCT is 1520 kg. Gross weight is not measured. Ground clearance is 171 mm. Fuel tank is 55 L. Wheel sizes are not measured. Overall length, width, height, and wheelbase are not measured in this dataset, so size and dimensions searches cannot be answered with millimetres beyond clearance.
Chassis around those numbers, still 1.5 DCT: front suspension Independent, spring; rear suspension Independent, spring; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear brakes Disc. Both axles independent is the buyer-facing chassis fact; there is no second suspension spec to choose.
Clearance versus kerb: 171 mm under 1520 kg. Without a second version there is no “higher ride” trim. Tank versus mixed use: 55 L at 5.9 mixed is the 932 km arithmetic above. Because gross weight is not measured, payload cannot be subtracted from 1520 kg and must stay not measured.
Which version to choose
Choose 1.5 DCT. It is the only named version in 1 generation.
What that choice is, in arithmetic rather than brochure language:
- Power you get: 181 hp and 133 kW at 5500 rpm, 280 Nm at 4000 rpm, from 1494 cm³ Gasoline, 4 Inline, Turbo, Direct injection (direct), Front, transverse.
- How hard the engine works per litre: 121.2 hp/L and 187.4 Nm/L. There is no lower-output 1.5 DCT and no higher-output 1.5 DCT to split the name by horsepower.
- How heavy that power is: 8.40 kg per hp and 5.43 kg per Nm at 1520 kg kerb. Gross weight not measured, so fully laden kg/hp is not measured.
- How it puts power down: FWD, Robotic, 7 gears. No AWD column, no Automatic column, no Manual column in this model’s table.
- How fast that is on the figures we have: 8.1 s to 100, 190 top speed. No slower and no faster sibling.
- What it drinks on the figures we have: 5.9 mixed, city not measured, highway not measured, fuel 92, tank 55 L, mixed-range arithmetic 932 km. CO2 not measured, eco class not measured.
- What it sits on: 171 mm clearance, Independent, spring front and rear, Ventilated disc front, Disc rear, wheels not measured.
What you cannot buy in this catalogue
Search queries for Qiyuan Q05 EV, 506 Max, 405 Air, Air, ioi, black, and 2026 as a separate product do not match extra rows here. Comparisons people type — versus BYD Yuan Up, versus BYD Yuan Plus, versus CS55 Plus, versus Deepal S05, versus UNI-Z, versus Nevo Q05 — have no second set of hp, Nm, kg, or 0–100 in this launch data, so they cannot be scored with numbers from this model file. Price is not in the data; “what the extra money buys” between versions is zero extra versions, so extra money cannot be mapped to extra hp or extra gears.
1 generation versus a later generation
1 generation has start 2023-11-01, stop not measured, body SUV 5-doors, modifications: 1. No later generation exists in the data to change displacement, drive, or gearbox. Buying a later calendar year of Qiyuan Q05, on these facts, is still buying 1.5 DCT unless a future catalogue row appears.
Buyer checklist against 1.5 DCT
Confirm the badge is 1.5 DCT, not an unnamed EV or a different Changan SUV. Confirm Gasoline 1494 cm³, 181 hp / 280 Nm, Robotic 7, FWD. Confirm mixed 5.9 if consumption is in the advert — city and highway must stay “not measured” unless a different source is used; this article will not invent them. Confirm kerb 1520 kg and clearance 171 mm. Treat wheel size, gross weight, compression, bore and stroke, CO2, and eco class as not measured.
That is the whole choice: one generation, one SUV 5-doors, one version name 1.5 DCT, and the densities 121.2 hp/L, 8.40 kg/hp, 8.1 s, 5.9 mixed, 55 L, 171 mm.