When SAIC acquired Rover assets, 67 million pounds of acquisition funds mainly purchased the intellectual property rights of Rover series vehicles, K series gasoline engines and L series diesel engines. Among them, three engines, K4 1.8L 1.8T and KV62.5V6, were loaded. In order to meet the needs of new models, SAIC also started the research and development projects of independent engines: NLE (New Large Engine) and NSE (New Small Engine). Among them, NLE new large displacement engine includes five models: 2.0L/2.OT/2.4L/3.OL/3.6L. The NSE new small displacement engine includes three models: 1.3L/1.5L/1.5T.

　　Among the two series engines, two turbocharged versions, 2.0T and 1.5T, have attracted much attention. The 1.5T engine will be mounted on the Roewe 350mg5.

　　In terms of gearbox, in addition to the conventional manual transmission, SAIC is also actively developing dual-clutch gearbox. According to the available data, the two powershift in the plan are coded as DCT250 and DCT360. According to the conventional numbering method, DCT250 should be the model with a bearing torque within 250N·m, and the maximum bearing torque of DCT360 is 360 N m..

　　Jiang Jun, marketing director of SAIC Passenger Car Branch, said that after adjusting the strategy of small displacement engine, if there is 1.5L, 1.4L is unnecessary. Gao Weimin, director of the technical center of SAIC, further stated that there is no need to push 1.4L and 1.6L in the future, and SAIC will launch a 1.5T engine on the basis of 1.5L..

　　Since the engine is still under further development, SAIC has not disclosed the specific performance parameters. However, Jiang Jun revealed that SAIC will carry out the configuration of subsequent models according to the strategy of the whole engine, including the future A-class N1 and even the subsequent MG MG 6, which may be equipped with this new engine.

　　From the above information, it should be independent research and development.

　　Quality needs to be tested by the market.