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General Tso's Cars Are Going For The Gold

The Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks

In honor of the 2008 Summer Olympics we've decided to dip into our extensive knowledge of the Chinese auto industry to pick out the most amazing cars and trucks from the industrial manufacturing giant. It's kind of like a Chinese car bingo cheat sheet for you to use if you're heading to Beijing this week. Some are cars or concepts that represent the unique design and spirit of China, others are horrible attempts to copy interpretations of western models and at least one has Gullwing doors. If we missed your favorite, drop us a comment below. More »

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12:45 PM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Matt Hardigree
11,139 views, 57 comments

Latest by Naturally Exasperated?: Have you ever seen crash-test videos of Chinese cars? Trust me, there are no good Chinese cars yet. more »

brilliance

Brilliance FRV 1.8T: A Chinese Thrill Ride

There are cars that are fun to drive, and then there are cars that, because you know you're a goner if you crash, are just scary to drive. But since most structurally unsound beaters aren't exactly capable of exciting speeds, fast and scary are often mutually exclusive. This, the Brilliance FRV 1.8T, may very well be an exception. More »

11:20 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,733 views, 14 comments

Latest by ZWECK: It looks a lot like a Daewoo Lanos. Not a bad thing, mind you. more »

accidents

Brilliance BS4 Barrel Rolls Down Hill, Driver Not Obliterated

After the soda can performance of a Brilliance BS6 in a German test, the crash survival of drivers in a Brilliance car was assumed to be heavily based on divine intervention. The driver of this BS4 seems to have tested those limits after crashing through a guard rail at 60 MPH and rolling over twice going downa hill. Aside from destroying the car, the driver walked away with nothing more than seat belt bruising. We're impressed with the quality of that front wheel casting almost as much as this guy's survival.


[China Car Times via WCF]

5:05 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,234 views, 29 comments

Latest by N/A: You are all forgetting one thing.....The driver walked away ALIVE. Does it matter what the car looks like? more »

beijing motor show

Brilliance BS2 Coming To Beijing And Possibly Europe, America Not So Much

Chinese automaker Brilliance, a.k.a., Hauchen, is possibly going to be showing their Brilliance BS2 hatchback at the Beijing Motor Show, according to Autohome and Dutch AutoWeek forums. These apparently leaked photos show a not too unattractive hatchback that combines lines from the Suzuki Reno, Opel Astra and Seigfried Breuer. The company eventually plans to sell 150,000 vehicles in Europe over the next few years and this could be the way they do it.

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9:45 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Matt Hardigree
881 views, 27 comments

Latest by N/A: i think china's actions in tibet is a reflection of the government and not the people. they are slaves working more »

new cars

Brilliance BC3 Turbo Coupe Coming To China For $15,000

Brilliance, the automaker most recently associated with crashtastic Euro NCAP testing, plans to release the BC3 coupe shown at the Geneva Auto Show earlier this year. First Brilliance plans to drop the 170 HP turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder two-door in the local market this year, Europe in 2008 and perhaps even as a US offering the year after. We'll wait and see — first they've got to get through NCAP and then, more importantly, NHTSA crash testing. [via Edmunds]

9:15 AM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Ray Wert
2,121 views, 27 comments

Latest by F50F60: Looks Italian. This would kill if it was RWD. more »

crash test dummies

Brilliant! Chinese Brilliance BS6 Sedan Crumples Like A Coke Can In German Crash Test

While the folks at the German ADAC institute may not have gotten quite as much of a laugh (if you don't believe us — wait until about 15 seconds into the video here) out of their recent test of the new Brilliance BS6 — the recent Chinese entry into the Euro luxe import sedan market — as EuroNCAP got out of the test of Jiangling Motors' Landwind SUV back in 2005, General Tso's new hotness still didn't fare so well. OK, that's being nice — actually, the BS6 crumpled up like a coke can and received only one star for the 40 mph offset frontal crash test. First China came for our cats, then our teeth, and now the make-a-buck yet socially-socialist country's coming after our knees and our skulls. – Ray Wert More »

10:15 AM on Fri Jun 22 2007
By Ray Wert
16,862 views, 51 comments

Latest by welfarebum: Based on recent cases of substandard Chinese goods, it wouldn't surprise me if the car's paint contains lead, the airbag more »