It was originally announced at the
Beijing Auto Show in 2006 as the Brilliance Zhonghua M3 then at the
Geneva Motor Show in 2007 as the BC3
prototype, the
Paris Motor Show in 2008 as the Zhonghua Coupe and at the 2009
Detroit Auto Show as the Brilliance M3. The BC3 was designed by
Pininfarina, the chassis was developed with assistance from
Porsche Engineering and the engine developed with
FEV Inc. Despite the BC3 touring around international motor shows including Geneva, Paris and Detroit, the car is not yet widely exported. It is sold in Egypt as the
Brilliance Kouper, in China as the
Brilliance M3 and Germany as the "BC3 GT". ==Specifications==