Maple Hisoon

The Maple Haixun hatchback was available from 2004 with three variants dubbed the Biaofeng (飙风) or Whirlwind, M203 and AA featuring different front end designs. The Biaofeng variant was launched in August 2003, and both the entry level Biaofeng variant and the sporty AA variant were offered for the 2004 and 2005 model years. The M203 variant is the only variant available as of 2014. File:Shanghai Maple Biaofeng 01 China 2012-08-09.jpg|Shanghai Maple Haixun Biaofeng File:Shanghai Maple Biaofeng 02 China 2012-08-09.jpg|Shanghai Maple Haixun Biaofeng rear File:Shanghai Maple Haixun hatch 01 China 2015-04-17.jpg|Shanghai Maple Haixun M203 hatchback File:Shanghai Maple Haixun hatch 02 China 2015-04-17.jpg|Shanghai Maple Haixun M203 hatchback rear File:Shanghai Maple Langfeng 001.jpg|Langfeng SMA7150 The Maple Haixun MA compact sedan was launched in January 2007 alongside the Haiyu MB sedan. The engine of the 2007 Haixun MA compact sedan is a 1.5-litre inline-4 engine producing 94hp and a 1.8-litre inline-4 engine producing 113hp. Both engine models are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The engine of the Haixun MA utilizes fuel injection technology supplied by Bosch. File:SMA Maple R51 1.5 Sports 2008 (19110018753).jpg|Shanghai Maple Haixun sedan File:Shanghai Maple.jpg|Shanghai Maple Haixun sedan rear ==Design controversies==

The Maple hatchbacks and sedans are based on the Citroën ZX or Fukang made in China by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture, with tail lamps inspired by the Honda Civic sedan at the time. The Haixun 4-door sedan is a rebadged variant of the Maple Haifeng and Haiyu compact sedans. The Maple Hisoon was discontinued in 2010. ==References==