Beijing BJ212

The Chinese Beijing Automobile Works, formerly Beijing Jeep, BJ212 (Chinese: 北京212) and BAW BJ2020 is a Land Rover and Jeep inspired four-wheel drive, originally a 2.4 L (2445 cc) four-cylinder gas-engine powered (four-cylinder diesel engines were added in the 2000s[1]) light-duty offroad utility vehicle in the half tonne class. The original design, depending in large on Russian off-roaders from UAZ and possibly developed in conjunction with the UAZ-469, debuted in 1965 as the Beijing BJ212. It has been known as the BJ2020 series since the Chinese car classification system was changed in 1989.[2] For the BJ210 model, the manufacturing continued and was transferred to Tianjin's First Auto Works which took over manufacturing under the name of TJ210 C. Tianjin's First Auto Works also produce variants with two metal half-doors and an extended wheelbase version with four metal doors.[3]

BJ212/2020
Overview
Also called
  • Beijing BJ2020
  • BAW City Cruiser
  • BAW Kuangchao
  • BAW Ludi
  • BAW Zhanqi
  • Hebei Xinkai Lieying
  • Pyeonghwa Ppeokkuggi 2008 (North Korea)
  • Tianjin TJ210 C
Production1965—present
Body and chassis
ClassSUV
LayoutFront engine, four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission5 speed manual
4 speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,300 mm (91 in)
Length4,080 mm (161 in)
Width1,840 mm (72 in)
Height1,870 mm (74 in)
Chronology
SuccessorBeijing 2022

History

It is commonly used by the Chinese government (particularly the armed forces), but is also commercially available. Various versions of the Jeep are today sold under the names of Zhanqi, Jinxuanfeng, City Cruiser, Kuangchao, and Ludi.[4] The BJ212 was expressly developed for use by the Chinese military as well as by lower-level cadres.[5] Semi-legal copies were also built by Xinkai in Hebei, beginning in 1984.[6] By the early 2000s the Xinkai-built version was sold as the Lieying ("Falcon"), a copy of the Zhanqi four-door hardtop, equipped with the 2.2-liter GW491QE (a copy of the Toyota 4E engine, also built in Hebei by Great Wall).[7]

Variants
  • BJ212 - (1964–1986) Standard five-seater version
  • BJ212A - Long wheelbase eight-seater version
    • BJ212F - BJ212A with a solid tent
  • BJ212E - Designed in 1986. With a Perkins diesel engine and a new transmission. Also used on a Jeep Cherokee-engined prototype with 15-inch wheels built the same year.[8]
  • BJ 121 - (1980–1986) two-wheel drive pickup and derivatives[9]
    • BJ 1021 - (1986-201?) a renamed version of the long wheelbase, 2WD BJ 121
  • BJ 222 - (1980–1986) four-wheel drive pickup and derivatives, originally called the BJ 211. Replaced by the BJ2032 series
  • BJ 2020 - (1986–2005) Upgraded with BJ492 engine displacement of 2.45, 12 liters fuel per 100 kilometers
    • BJ2020N: BJ2020N, BJ2020NA, BJ2020NJ (military type), BJ2020NAJ (military type)
    • BJ2020S: BJ2020S, BJ2020SA, BJ2020SAJ (military type), BJ2020SG, BJ2Q20SJ (military type), BJ2020ST
    • BJ2020V "New City Cruiser": BJ2020VA, BJ2020VB, BJ2020VE, BJ2020VT (C498QA engine)
  • BJ 2024 S "Jinxuanfeng" (2000-2001) redesigned with rectangular headlights and a Jeep Wrangler-like grille
  • BJ 2023/2024 Z "Zhanqi" (2001-present) similar, but less angular and with round headlights
  • BJ 2032 (1986–2005) four-wheel drive long-wheelbase models, replacing the BJ 222[10]
    • BJ 2032 Z "Zhanqi" (2005-present) as BJ 2032 but redesigned on the Zhanqi lines
  • BJ212
  • BJ212A with 75mm Type 75 105mm recoilless gun
  • BAW BJ2023 Z2CKF1 "Zhanqi" off-roader
  • Grill and badge
  • Xinkai HXK2021TPE "Lieying"
  • BeiJing 2023
  • BJ2024 Z2Q1F1 "Zhanqi" Hardtop
  • BJ2032 SAQ 4-dr HT Pickup

List of operators
  • Albania
  • Chad
  • Pakistan
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Syria
  • North Korea
  • Vietnam

See also

References
  1. van Ingen Schenau, Erik, ed. (2008), Catalogue of the present Chinese motorcar production, Ortaffa, France: The China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre, p. 13
  2. World of Cars 2006·2007. Warsaw, Poland: Media Connection Sp. z o.o. 2006. p. 225.
  3. "BAW Beijing BJ210 1961-1965 and Tianjin TJ210 C 1966-197?".
  4. World of Cars 2006·2007, p. 226
  5. van Ingen Schenau, Erik, ed. (2010) [2004], Cars and 4x4s from Beijing and Tianjin (4th ed.), Ortaffa, France: The China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre, p. 3
  6. de Feijter, Tycho (2018-12-24). "Crazy Car Production Days of Guangdong: Hebei Xinkai Automobile". China Car History. Archived from the original on 2019-09-16.
  7. "产品信息: 新凯猎鹰" [Product information: Xinkai Falcon] (in Chinese). Hebei Xinkai Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2003-05-08.
  8. van Ingen Schenau, p. 97
  9. van Ingen Schenau, p. 72
  10. van Ingen Schenau, p. 116
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