I wouldn’t expect a front wheel drive truck to sell well at all. You actually want trucks to be rear wheel drive if you’re only going to have one set of drive wheels, because otherwise, loading up the bed takes weight off the drive wheels and makes towing and hauling a pain in the butt.
That, and you’ve made the same mistake I’ve done in tons of challenges with trucks, going with double wishbone rear suspension. The load capacity on double wishbone is crap, and basically means the truck can’t haul anything.
Not trying to burst your bubble, just mentioning some realistic facts about trucks. There are reasons that most companies keep them rear wheel drive in their cheap trucks, even though FWD is easier to drive, in general, and why a lot of trucks still have solid rear axles.
Saminda doesn’t bulit any RWD cars for some reason which i am totally not sure , FWD for a pick-up truck is kinda suck i agree , but i am pretty sure the CR7 drive like a car instead of a truck , maybe Starfish will give us more details about CR7.
There are plenty of FWD and double wishbone truck tbh… so i don’t think it’s “unrealistic”?
I can’t honestly say I’ve ever seen a FWD truck here in America. Can’t exactly say on Double Wishbone, I know a lot of companies are going independant rear suspension, though.
I suppose it’d be good for the people who buy trucks because they want to drive a truck, versus those who buy trucks because they need a truck. Kinda like how we had that whole SUV movement where everyone flocked to them for some reason or another, despite an SUV (at the time) being basically a station wagon built on a truck chassis, with a few cosmetic differences.
That said, I do know of plenty of crossovers and SUV’s that are FWD, so if that’s the trick Saminda’s gone for, to scoop the “I want a truck” crowd out of the SUV pond, it might work. For people who don’t want to haul stuff, it’d probably fill a niche market.
my mistake , the CR7 uses Independent rear suspension (as the car is base on CR5 , i forgotten to change the suspension setting) , truck with solid axle rear suspension can be found at Saminda Tonaro.
but FWD is suppose to be there , our reason for putting FWD is it’s cheaper and good for traction , although maximum tow is around 3200 pounds, if you want more please look at our AWD trim
The CR7 by all means is not a hardcore pick-up truck , we still want to retain a car-like when you still can put stuff behind. The Saminda Tonaro which is not available in America is a more hardcore truck.
Actually, here in my country there is a trend for FWD diesel trucks, which is against all my common sense xD
Seeing your max towing capacity is under 6,000 pounds, it means it is classified as a light truck, so I guess it is doable as a FWD.
Or, and this is a legit theory, maybe the FWD trim is only there to force people to buy the AWD, like the popcorn sizes in the cinema.
Nothing is trucky about the name Saminda , the CR7 is basically a CR5 with a bed but i don’t know why people are overreacting about the FWD CR7 although as much i can dislike about it too … but are you gonna carry an elephant ?
People who buy a CR7 is not gonna carry very heavy stuffs , probably look at some V8 trucks if you are gonna do it.
The only FWD utes I’ve seen in Australia were those Proton Jumbucks which were considered a bit of joke. It was largely just based on their same FWD platform which itself was derived from the old Mitsubishi Lancers and Mirages.
I think Saminda is going for something like Honda did with the Ridgeline here. Just making a truck in order to satisfy the US market despite generally going against what the company would like to do.
The only other cheaper option would be to partner with another brand and license build an existing design as Suzuki did with the Equator which was merely a rebadged Nissan Frontier.
I probably wouldn’t have made a mention about the CR7 if it was only offered in AWD trims, other than a mild comment on it being transverse AWD, but that’d make sense, given that Saminda doesn’t do RWD.
The fact that it was FWD is what sparked my comment. Not because I dislike the idea of FWD vehicles, as I know the benefits of them (easier to drive in poor driving conditions, easier to learn to drive, aggressive driving always ends in easily-recoverable understeer), but because FWD and Truck go together like a steak smothered in turkey gravy. Any amount of weight in the back is going to make the FWD CR7 infinitely harder to drive as more and more weight is lifted off of the drive wheels, which means that understeer when driving becomes more and more pronounced. (I know, I’ve thrown 500+ pounds in the back of my Hyundai hatchback, and it then becomes scary to drive, even though I’m not at the car’s weight limit. Never again will I make just the one trip for driveway salt and sand.)
If it were AWD only in the three trim models, or only two trims being AWD and dropping the FWD trim, I wouldn’t have said anything more than a passing comment on the Transverse mounted engine and how it’s kinda cool they’ve kept the engine facing the way they’ve done in all their other cars. Not that a truck ever needs to be AWD all the time, but… I don’t necessarily agree with the FWD truck idea. Not that it can’t work, mind, but that if you use anywhere near the truck’s towing limits, or carrying capacity, the FWD is going to struggle badly.
Alternatively, if the FWD was even more significantly cheaper than the AWD model, I could easily have seen it as being the “You buy the FWD if you have no intentions of using it as a proper truck, and you’re looking for something that isn’t a crossover or family sedan.” while maintaining the view of “If you’re looking for a truck, buy the AWD ones.”
If Saminda didn’t have the ignition system problems, I’d almost say the FWD truck would be perfect for the parent of a teenage kid begging for a truck, with said kid secretly hoping he can hop it up with performance goodies and a lift kit, then go off-roading with his buddies.
What you say is actually very logical , like what @Rk38 said , Saminda is probably making the CR7 just to complete with other manufacturer in the U.S that also make trucks , that said Saminda doesn’t want to take a risk of making a whole new chassis and just share it plaform with the CR5 in order to save cost , and there we go a FWD truck.
As we see the specs from the CR7 , it does really drive like a car just that with a bed . So i do doubt the CR7 is a “real” truck , probably good for picnic
If you didn’t mention it , i totally forgotten Saminda is still in trouble of the ignition recalls
I agree with @Madrias and @Yamahafazer600, since building the CR7 on a car platform (multilink rear, transverse V6) made economic sense for Saminda - they don’t have a dedicated off-road platform with a longitudinally mounted engine and a solid axle, and need to save on costs due to recent recalls. The FWD version is at a disadvantage though - cargo at the opposite end of the car from the driven wheels will lead to understeer. Moreover, on all three trims, the multilink rear reduces load capacity, although it provides plenty of comfort. In short, the CR7 is a light-duty truck, in contrast to the Tonaro with its solid rear axle.
#Saminda UK VP Patrick Albert talks about their plan in Europe and UK , hope for a serious revamp
Saminda has recently annouced that Auxuras will withdrew from the UK market , Vice President of Saminda UK , Patrick albert said ‘’ This move is a swift move made by us so that we can focus more on our models to satisfy the Europe market , Saminda have always been struggling here and we plan to made a change’’
''Striving to be successful in such a unique and competitive European market and getting feedback from European customers is significantly important for Saminda, because we believe it will further contribute to our product development and make Saminda globally competitive.” said Patrick
Saminda will still commit in producing cars in U.K even if it leave the European Union , Saminda will invest a further £175 million into Saminda Manufacturing of UK (SMU) into new, advanced production technologies and processes. This move will help to secure the long-term role and future of SMU and Saminda car manufacturing in Europe.
No further news about the upcoming C4 , but Saminda said the upcoming C4 will be a game changer and will base on the Auxuras ITL and will offer diesel engine.
#Introducing the Facelifted CR6, Last model year - 1 Trims
#CR6
Saminda CR6 XE-L 2.4 (AWD)
Engine : KA Series , KA24A3
[quote]The Saminda CR6 was a full-size crossover SUV manufactured by Japanese automaker Saminda. in 2015 , Saminda annouced that the CR6 will be discontinued due to slow sales , before discontinuation the CR6 received small changes
Since the CR6 suffered from slow sales , Saminda will only sell the XE-L trim equipped with only a 2.4-liter engine , the V6 will not be available.
The CR6 discontinuation makes sense, of course, given that sales were never all that strong. Total sales of the CR6 since 2008 was only 126,742.
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##Sales figure 2015 : 9,618
##Availability : North America Only
When I got KA24 shizz gonna flyy. Man ain’t no KHT or Gryphon keeping with me when I’m done with this baby. IVIC kicks in and wham suckas are wishing they as fly as me.
#Saminda revealed the 2015 CZ6 for Super GT500 , to replace SRD500
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In 2014 the technical regulations for the GT500 class were updated. Every manufacturer redesigned their competing vehicles and a large number of parts, such as the monocoque and some of the aerodynamics, are now required to be common amongst all makers. The engine regulations also changed and now Saminda’s vehicles are mounted with newly developed 2.0-liter, in-line four-cylinder direct injection turbo IRB2000 engines.
