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{{Infobox automobile
| image = ZhonghuaBrilliance Junjie China 2012-05-05.jpg
| name = Brilliance BS4
| manufacturer = [[Brilliance Auto]]
| aka = Brilliance M2<br />Brilliance Splendor<ref>{{cite web|title=Splendor|url=http://www.brilliance-eg.com/Splendor.html|publisher=Bavarian Auto Group|accessdate=2012-01-31|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306070604/http://www.brilliance-eg.com/Splendor.html|archivedate=2012-03-06}}</ref><br />Huachen Junjie<br />Zhonghua Junjie<br />[[Pyeonghwa Motors|Pyeonghwa]] Hwiparam II<br />[[Pyeonghwa Motors|Pyeonghwa]](North JunmaKorea)
| production = 2007–present2006–2014
| model_years = 2006–2015
| assembly = [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]]<br />[[6th of October (city)|6th of October City]], [[Egypt]] ([[Bavarian Auto Group|BAG]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Brilliance|url=http://www.bag-eg.com/Brilliance.aspx|publisher=Bavarian Auto Group|accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref>
| predecessor =
| class = [[Compact car]]
| successor =
| classbody_style = 4-door [[Mid-sizesedan (car)|sedan]]
| body_style = [[Sedan (car)|Sedan]]
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]
| platform =
| engine = 1.6&nbsp;L ''BL16L'' [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.6&nbsp;L ''[[Mitsubishi Orion engine|4G18]]'' [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.8&nbsp;L ''BL18T'' [[Turbocharged|turbo]] [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.8&nbsp;L ''[[Mitsubishi 4G9 engine|4G93]]'' [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>2.0&nbsp;L ''[[Mitsubishi Sirius engine|4G63]]'' [[Straight-4|I4]]
| engine = 1.8&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]]
| transmission = 6-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br>5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br>5-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]<br>4-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
| transmission =
| wheelbase = {{convertcvt|2790|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convertcvt|4650|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convertcvt|1800|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convertcvt|1450|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convertcvt|1415|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = [[Brilliance BS6]]
| designer = [[Pininfarina]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Special 2009 Geneva Motor Show|url=http://www.pininfarina.com/index/eventi/Special-2009-Geneva-Moto-Show.html|publisher=Pininfarina|accessdate=2009-02-26|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304193347/http://www.pininfarina.com/index/eventi/Special-2009-Geneva-Moto-Show.html|archivedate=2009-03-04}}</ref>
}}
 
The '''Brilliance BS4''' is a four-door compact [[notchback]] [[sedan (car)|sedan]] produced by [[Brilliance Auto]] in the [[People's Republic of China]], where it is known as the '''Zhonghua Junjie'''. The car was scheduled for launch in Germany, Europe’sEurope's largest national car market, in 2007.
 
Following poor crash test results of the [[Brilliance BS6|BS6]] model and ensuing press comments, a Western launch was postponed at the last minute, and German sales were expected to start in the autumn of 2008, when the vehicle’svehicle's structure was expected to have been modified in order to achieve improved [[EuroNCAP|European]] crash test ratings. After modification, it achieved 0 stars.<ref>{{cite web|title=No stars for Brilliance|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/239095/|publisher=Autocar|accessdate=2009-03-27}}</ref>
 
The vehicle was developed in cooperation with [[Porsche]], and used borrowed technology from [[BMW]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Information about the M2|url=http://chinaautoweb.com/car-models/brilliance-m2/?nggpage=2|publisher=Chinaautoweb|accessdate=2015-11-20}}{{dead link|date=March 2024}}</ref> A station wagon, designed by [[Lowie Vermeersch]], was made available in 2008. Due to declining sales, the M2 and all versions was discontinued in all regions in 2014, with no current successor.
 
==Body==
===Seating===
The M2 can seat a total of five people. The three back passenger seats has average mid-size car leg room.
 
===Trims===
The M2 had a total of seven trims; 1.6MT, 1.6MT Deluxe, 1.8MT, 1.8MT Deluxe, 1.8AT, 1.8AT Deluxe, and 1.8AT Premium.
 
The most basic trim (1.16MT) lacked side airbags, a tire pressure gauge, an anti-engine theft system, and a parking radar.
 
===Optional Upgrades===
Bluetooth and GPS was the only available option, and it was only available on the 1.8T AT Premium trim.
 
==Engine==
Initially the car was offered with an old Mitsubishi designed 1.8&nbsp;L four cylinder engine claiming {{convertcvt|136|PS|kW hp||abbr=on}} of output. A turbocharged 1.8&nbsp;L unit developed by Brilliance themselves, with outputs of {{convertcvt|150|PS|kW hp||abbr=on}} or {{convertcvt|170|PS|kW hp||abbr=on}}, is already included on domestic market models. A diesel engine for installation in the European market version is still under development.
 
==Transmission==
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==Ride and handling==
According to [[Auto Express]], Ride quality is "reasonably comfortable" but steering is "vague".<ref name="autoex"/>
 
==Equipment==
The car has electronically adjustable leather seats, air conditioning and [[Parking sensors|electronic parking assistance]]. Interior plastic is "harsh and cheap" and leather quality "cheap". However [[Electronic stability control|ESC]], which has become mainstream for European cars of this class, is not offered.<ref name=autoex>{{cite web|title=Brilliance BS4 Splendor|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/214569/brilliance_bs4_splendor.html|publisher=Auto Express|accessdate=2008-01-01|author=Mark Andrews}}</ref>
 
==Commercial==
A precise date for a European press launch of the BS4 haswas not yet beennever announced.
 
The car iswas produced under licence by [[North Korea]]n automaker [[Pyeonghwa]] as the '''Pyeonghwa Hwiparam II'''.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
 
===Sales===
In the year it was launched in China{{when|date=November 2022}}, over 30,000 cars were sold. In 2013, 2414 cars were sold{{cn|date=November 2022}}.
 
==Gallery==
{{gallery
|File:Zhonghua.jpg|Zhonghua Showcar
|File:Brilliance Junjie 02 China 2012-05-20.jpg|The back of the Brilliance Junjie
|File:Brilliance Junjie facelift 01 China 2013-03-02.jpg|Brilliance Junjie Facelift
|File:Brilliance Junjie facelift 02 China 2013-03-02.jpg|Brilliance Junjie Facelift
|File:Brilliance BS4 in competition.jpg|Brilliance BS4 in the 2006 [[China Circuit Championship]]
|File:Brilliance Junjie Wagon 01 China 2012-08-09.jpg|Brilliance Junjie Wagon (Front)
|File:Brilliance Junjie Wagon 02 China 2012-08-09.jpg|Brilliance Junjie Wagon (Back)
|File:Brilliance_BS4_sedan_(back).jpg|Brilliance BS4 sedan in Germany (Back)
|File:Brilliance_BS4_sedan_(front).jpg|Brilliance BS4 sedan in Germany (Front)
|File:Brilliance Junjie Wagon Cross 01 China 2014-04-25.jpg|Brilliance Junjie Wagon Cross (Front)
}}
 
==References and further reading==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Brilliance BS4}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120322100644/http://en.brilliance-auto.com/chanpina.aspx?id=5&typeId=1&status=1&mid=1 Brilliance M2 website - link is not working ]
 
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