Forthing Friday
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Which Dongfeng Forthing Friday engine is the most reliable? See common problems, reviews and reliability verdicts across generations and engines.
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Which Dongfeng Forthing Friday engine is the most reliable?
TZ200XSV (Forthing Friday) — History-Dependent verdict. The European Forthing Friday is a front motor, type TZ200XSV, 150 kW (204 hp), with the 85.9 kWh pack. It is not the Dongfeng Box and it does not carry the Box's Euro NCAP result. It is also not the petrol T5 Evo, so a turbo story does not belong on this page. A German test on 19 September 2026 (evautos25) is the concrete complaint that does: the pack is large and the DC rate is not. The importer's own 30-to-80 percent time is 45 minutes. On a usable capacity of about 80 kWh that is roughly 40 kWh in 45 minutes, so the advertised 80 kW peak is not a rate the car holds. In Germany the car is sold by the importer Indimo, and service, warranty and parts sit with that company and its workshops, not with a factory branch. Searches for an owner-reported motor, reducer or charge-port failure on the European Friday did not produce a thread. A Pakistani review of a Friday REEV is a range-extender with a different battery and is not this car. No failure pattern is not a 200,000 km test. It is the reason this page refuses to borrow one.
Which Dongfeng Forthing Friday engines should you avoid?
None of the Dongfeng Forthing Friday engines listed are rated "Problematic" or "Avoid" — but always check the service history before buying.
What are the most common Dongfeng Forthing Friday problems?
The most commonly reported problems across all Dongfeng Forthing Friday generations and engines: 85.9 kWh, and DC that does not match the pack, In Germany the importer is the factory, No owner-failure thread, and the petrol car is a different page.