DongFeng Oting

DongFeng Oting: generations: what actually changed

Exact names from the data. The two 2.5 MT rows share 109 hp, so they are split by drive.

1 generation (2007-09-01 – 2013-07-31) is a SUV 5-doors with 3 versions. Modification windows in the data run 2007-01-01 – 2013-12-31 for all three. There is no later generation to “wait for” and no restyling listed as a separate generation. Chassis layout is the same across the range: independent, spring front; dependent, spring rear; disc front; drum rear; 220 mm ground clearance; 68 L tank. You are not choosing a newer platform. You are choosing engine, gearbox, and driven wheels.

Specs: the three versions side by side

Exact names from the data. The two 2.5 MT rows share 109 hp, so they are split by drive.

Euro 4 is listed only on 2.4 AT. Both diesels: eco class not measured.

Performance and economy: what is measured, what is not

0–100 km/h: 2.4 AT 13.1 s. Both 2.5 MT versions: not measured. You cannot rank diesel against petrol on sprint time with this catalogue.

Top speed: 2.4 AT 160 km/h; each 2.5 MT 150 km/h. Difference: 10 km/h, or 6.7% higher on the petrol automatic.

Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed): not measured on all three. CO2: not measured on all three. “Better mpg” is not a number you can claim here.

Tank is 68 L on all three, so range differences, if any, would come from consumption that is not measured.

Dimensions and weight

Kerb weight: not measured (all three). Gross weight: not measured (all three). Ground clearance: 220 mm (all three). Tank: 68 L (all three). Wheel sizes: not measured (all three).

Weight per horsepower cannot be calculated. Clearance and tank do not pick a winner.

Which version to choose

The arithmetic that actually differs

Displacement: 2.4 AT 2400 cc vs 2.5 MT 2496 cc — 96 cc, about 4%.

Power: 2.4 AT 130 hp vs 2.5 MT 109 hp — 21 hp, about 19% more on petrol. In kW: 96 vs 80 — 16 kW.

Power per litre (hp ÷ litres from the cc figures): 2.4 AT 130 / 2.4 ≈ 54.2 hp/L. Each 2.5 MT 109 / 2.496 ≈ 43.7 hp/L. Petrol makes about 10.5 hp more per litre. That matches naturally aspirated gasoline at 5250 rpm versus turbo diesel peaking at 3800 rpm.

Torque: each 2.5 MT 260 Nm vs 2.4 AT 200 Nm — 60 Nm, 30% more on diesel. Torque per litre: diesel 260 / 2.496 ≈ 104.2 Nm/L; petrol 200 / 2.4 ≈ 83.3 Nm/L. Diesel also delivers that torque from 1600 – 2400 rpm; petrol from 2500 – 3000 rpm. Peak diesel torque starts 900 rpm lower than petrol’s torque band.

Boost: 2.4 AT No; both 2.5 MT Turbo. The extra 60 Nm is the measured result of that turbo diesel, not a larger block (96 cc is small).

Gearbox: 2.4 AT Automatic 4 vs 2.5 MT Manual 5. Drive: 2.4 AT RWD; one 2.5 MT AWD; one 2.5 MT RWD.

Buy 2.4 AT if you want the highest measured speed and the only timed sprint

2.4 AT is the only version with 13.1 s to 100 km/h and 160 km/h. It is the only Gasoline, the only Automatic, the only Euro 4 listing, and the only one without turbo. Fuel specified: 92.

You accept RWD (same as the RWD diesel), 200 Nm instead of 260, and four automatic ratios instead of five manuals. You cannot check whether the extra 21 hp is cancelled by weight: kerb weight is not measured. On paper this is the road-speed and peak-power choice, not the torque or traction choice.

Buy 2.5 MT (AWD) if you want the only all-wheel-drive Oting

This is the sole AWD row. Engine numbers match the RWD diesel exactly: 109 hp, 80 kW @ 3800, 260 Nm @ 1600 – 2400, 2496 cc, Diesel, 4, Inline, Turbo, Manual 5, top speed 150 km/h, 0–100 not measured, tank 68 L, clearance 220 mm.

Versus 2.4 AT: 21 hp less, 60 Nm more, 10 km/h less top speed, Manual 5 instead of Automatic 4, Turbo instead of No, Diesel instead of Gasoline 92. Versus the other 2.5 MT: drive is the only listed difference. AWD vs RWD is the whole extra you are buying; mass of the extra driveline is not measured.

If the SUV 5-doors job is low-grip or mixed surfaces, this is the only version whose driveline matches that job in the table. Ground clearance is 220 mm on RWD as well, so AWD is not “more clearance”; it is more driven wheels.

Buy 2.5 MT (RWD) if you want diesel torque without AWD

Same 109 hp / 260 Nm turbo diesel and Manual 5 as AWD 2.5 MT, with RWD like 2.4 AT. Top speed still 150 km/h; 0–100 not measured.

Versus 2.4 AT you trade 21 hp, 13.1 s, 160 km/h, Automatic, and Gasoline 92 for 60 Nm, a torque band that starts at 1600 rpm, Turbo, Manual 5, and Diesel. Versus AWD 2.5 MT you give up AWD and keep every other listed number. If AWD is unused, this diesel is the same engine on paper with the simpler drive layout.

What “extra money” cannot mean here

Prices are not in the data. “What the extra money buys” is only what the spec table adds: Automatic 4 + 21 hp + 10 km/h + Euro 4 + 13.1 s on 2.4 AT; Turbo + 60 Nm + Manual 5 + Diesel on both 2.5 MT; AWD only on one 2.5 MT. Consumption, weight, and wheels do not enter the comparison because they are not measured.

Reliability, problems, mpg

This catalogue does not list fault rates, typical problems, or mpg. Reliability and problems are not measured. Economy is not measured. Do not treat missing mpg as proof that any version is cheaper to run. The only fuel facts are Gasoline 92 on 2.4 AT and Diesel on both 2.5 MT, plus a shared 68 L tank.

A short decision rule

One generation, three versions, same SUV 5-doors, same 220 mm, same 68 L, same suspension and brakes.

• Highest listed power and the only 0–100 / highest top speed: 2.4 AT (130 hp, 13.1 s, 160 km/h, Automatic 4, RWD).
• Only AWD: 2.5 MT (109 hp, 260 Nm, Manual 5, AWD).
• Diesel torque, RWD, same engine as AWD: 2.5 MT (109 hp, 260 Nm, Manual 5, RWD).

If two 2.5 MT names collide in a filter, split them by drive: AWD versus RWD, both 109 hp.