Chery Fora (A21)

Chery Fora (A21): which version to buy

If you are choosing a Chery Fora (A21) rather than reading a catalogue overview, the decision is between three petrol manuals of the same sedan generation: 1.5 MT, 1.6 MT, and 2.0 MT. Production for all three is March 2006 through September 2010. There is one generation and one body: Sedan.

If you are choosing a Chery Fora (A21) rather than reading a catalogue overview, the decision is between three petrol manuals of the same sedan generation: 1.5 MT, 1.6 MT, and 2.0 MT. Production for all three is March 2006 through September 2010. There is one generation and one body: Sedan. No restyle is listed as a separate generation, so the comparison is engine and drivetrain, not year-by-year body change.

People searching chery fora a21 2.0 mt, chery fora a21 2.0 mt 2007, and chery fora a21 2009 are usually asking whether the extra displacement of 2.0 MT is worth it against 1.6 MT. The numbers below answer that with power per litre, kilograms per horsepower, 0–100 gap, and fuel use. Wheel sizes are not measured on any version. CO2 and eco class are not measured.

Generations: what actually changed between versions

1 generation (2006-03-01 to 2010-09-30) is the whole model: Sedan, 3 versions. A 2007 2.0 MT and a 2009 1.6 MT are the same generation with the same layout: Gasoline, 4 Inline cylinders, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, engine Front, transverse, Distributed injection (multi-point), gearbox Manual with 5 gears, drive FWD, tank 52 L, ground clearance 124 mm, independent spring suspension front and rear, Disc brakes front and rear, gross weight 1665 kg.

What the generation did not change: no Automatic, no AWD, no turbo. Choosing a year does not unlock a different gearbox or drive. Choosing a version does.

Specs table: 1.5 MT vs 1.6 MT vs 2.0 MT

Compression: 1.5 MT and 1.6 MT 10.5; 2.0 MT 10. Bore × stroke: 1.5 MT 73.5 × 77.4; 1.6 MT 82 × 75.6; 2.0 MT 83.5 × 90.

Which version to choose: arithmetic on the given numbers

Power per litre

• 1.6 MT: 119 hp / 1.597 L ≈ 74.5 hp/L — densest of the three.
• 1.5 MT: 109 hp / 1.497 L ≈ 72.8 hp/L.
• 2.0 MT: 130 hp / 1.971 L ≈ 66.0 hp/L — least specific output, more torque from stroke (90 mm vs 75.6 on 1.6 MT).

If you want the most horsepower from each litre, 1.6 MT wins. If you want the most torque, 2.0 MT at 180 Nm is 36 Nm above 1.6 MT (144 Nm) and 40 Nm above 1.5 MT (140 Nm). Peak torque arrives earlier on 2.0 MT (4000 rpm) than on 1.6 MT (4300) or 1.5 MT (4500). Peak power also arrives earlier: 5500 rpm on 2.0 MT vs 6150 on 1.6 MT and 6000 on 1.5 MT.

Weight per horsepower (kerb)

• 2.0 MT: 1305 kg / 130 hp ≈ 10.04 kg/hp — lightest per horse.
• 1.6 MT: 1285 kg / 119 hp ≈ 10.80 kg/hp.
• 1.5 MT: 1290 kg / 109 hp ≈ 11.83 kg/hp — heaviest per horse, even though it is not the heaviest car.

1.6 MT is the lightest car (1285 kg). 2.0 MT is 20 kg heavier than 1.6 MT and 15 kg heavier than 1.5 MT, but the extra 11 hp versus 1.6 MT more than covers that mass.

Payload (gross 1665 kg minus kerb): 1.6 MT 380 kg; 1.5 MT 375 kg; 2.0 MT 360 kg. The 2.0 litre version carries 20 kg less payload than 1.6 MT.

Performance: the 0–100 gap is the real split

1.5 MT and 1.6 MT share 16 s to 100. The 10 hp and 4 Nm of 1.6 MT over 1.5 MT do not change the measured sprint; they add 5 km/h of top speed (185 vs 180).

2.0 MT is 5 s quicker to 100 than both smaller engines (11 vs 16) at the same 185 km/h top speed as 1.6 MT. That is the only version that changes the driving numbers in a way a buyer will feel in a catalogue comparison.

Fuel: extra displacement costs little on paper

Versus 1.6 MT, 2.0 MT uses +0.1 L/100 km in the city (7.3 vs 7.2), +0.1 on the highway (6.2 vs 6.1), +0.2 mixed (6.8 vs 6.6). Mixed, that is about 3% more fuel for 9% more horsepower (130 vs 119) and 25% more torque (180 vs 144).

1.5 MT city, highway, and mixed consumption are not measured. Do not treat the 1.5 as the economy pick: there is no measured figure to prove it uses less than 1.6 MT.

Tank is 52 L on all three. Mixed range from the measured figures: 1.6 MT ≈ 52 / 6.6 × 100 ≈ 788 km; 2.0 MT ≈ 52 / 6.8 × 100 ≈ 765 km. Difference about 23 km per tank. 1.5 MT range is not measured.

Dimensions and weight (same where the data is the same)

Ground clearance 124 mm on 1.5 MT, 1.6 MT, and 2.0 MT. Tank 52 L. Wheel sizes not measured on all three — a parts-catalogue search for chery fora a21 tyres cannot be answered from these figures. Kerb: 1.6 MT 1285 kg, 1.5 MT 1290 kg, 2.0 MT 1305 kg. Gross 1665 kg for every version.

Buy 2.0 MT if the sprint is the point

2.0 MT is the version people look up as chery fora a21 2.0 mt 2007. It is the only one with 11 s to 100, 180 Nm, and 10.04 kg/hp. You give up 20 kg of payload versus 1.6 MT and pay 0.2 L/100 km mixed. You do not get a higher top speed than 1.6 MT (both 185). You do not get a different gearbox or drive.

A 2007 2.0 MT and a later 2.0 MT in this generation share the same listed specs: 130 hp, 180 Nm, 1971 cc, Manual 5, FWD.

Buy 1.6 MT if you want the lightest car and measured economy

1.6 MT is the lightest (1285 kg), highest hp/L (≈74.5), lowest measured mixed use (6.6), highest payload (380 kg), same 16 s as 1.5 MT, and the same 185 km/h as 2.0 MT. Versus 2.0 MT you lose 11 hp, 36 Nm, and 5 seconds to 100. Versus 1.5 MT you gain 10 hp, 4 Nm, 5 kg less kerb, 5 km/h more top speed, and you have city/highway/mixed figures that 1.5 MT does not.

Buy 1.5 MT only if displacement is the constraint

1.5 MT is 109 hp, 140 Nm, 1497 cc, 16 s, 180 km/h. It is 5 kg heavier than 1.6 MT with 10 hp less, so kg/hp is worse (11.83 vs 10.80). Fuel use is not measured. Top speed is the lowest of the three. There is no measured economy advantage to offset the slower top speed and weaker specific mass.

Reliability, parts, spark plugs — what this dataset does not measure

Searches such as chery fora a21 reviews, chery fora a21 2.0 MT 2007 reviews, chery fora a21 spark plugs, and chery fora a21 parts catalog are about ownership, not catalogue figures. This dataset does not list spark-plug type, parts interchange, or reliability scores. All three versions share Gasoline 92, multi-point injection, 4 Inline, boost No, Front, transverse, Manual 5, FWD, Disc/Disc, independent spring both ends. Service pattern is the same architecture; the engines differ in bore × stroke, compression (2.0 MT 10 vs 10.5), and displacement.

Prices and “buy now” listings are not in the data. **chery fora a21 buy Chery Fora A21 cannot be answered with a figure from this source.

Short decision rule

• Need the only 11 s 0–100 and 180 Nm: 2.0 MT.
• Need measured mixed 6.6 L/100 km, lightest kerb, most payload, same 185 km/h as the 2.0: 1.6 MT.
• Need the 1497 cc engine and accept not-measured consumption plus 180 km/h: 1.5 MT.

One generation, three manuals, no restyle fork. The buy decision is 1.5 MT / 1.6 MT / 2.0 MT, not which year invented a new Fora (A21).