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General Tso's Cars Are Going For The Gold
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.
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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
12:45 PM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
Brilliance FRV
We unironically like the Brilliance FRV, China's hottest hot hatch. In Sport trim the FRV hatch, which is slightly larger than an Aveo, sports a 1.8-liter turbo fourbanger good for around 150 horsepower mated to a six-speed transmission. Though Brilliance is mostly known in the west for their disastrous NCEP safety test, the company invested heavily in this project and we think it's rather sharp looking... in an ugly sort of way.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
CH Design Scorpio
Though currently just a "design study," the CH Design Scorpio Concept Car is one of the better looking vehicles to come out of this year's Beijing Motor Show. The quasi-shooting brake captures many of the best elements of contemporary design and manages to assemble them in a way that's unique and attractive.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
Lifan 320 Mini Cooper Clone
While we love most of these cars for what they are, we can appreciate the Lifan 320 for what it pretends to be: a four-door Mini Cooper. Unlike the JCW Mini Cooper Clubman, the Lifan gets four full-sized doors. Of course, unlike the Lifan the JCW Clubman can go faster than 60 mph without falling apart. Though we're not sure that this brand mockery is that flattering, we'd love to circle Shanghai in one of these topped with the Union Jack.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
Brilliance BC3 Turbo Coupe
As you can see from the photo above, the Brilliance BC3 Turbo Coupe has one of the best looking profiles in the entire Chinese Domestic Market. Not only is it superior in form to many other Asian coupes, its price is under $17,000. Powered by a tweaked version of the 1.8-liter turbo found in other Brilliance cars, the BC3 is high on the list of cars we wish they'd import to the United States.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
MG TF Police Convertible
Though it may look like a clone of a famous British brand, Nanjing Auto-SAIC actually owns MG and has the right to continue to produce the company's cars. In this case we have an MG TF convertible with a police package. Though we're not sure it's the best vehicle for police work, it looks awesome. We're thinking this could be the start of a Chinese version of Miami Vice, what about Hong Kong Vice? We'd watch that show.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
BYD F6 Hybrid
Though we're probably biased towards the BYD F6 Hybrid after our indoors test drive, we're genuinely intrigued by the technology. As opposed to a Lithium Ion or NIckel-Metal Hydride battery, this hybrid features a ferrous (iron) oxide battery. The claim is that this will allow a faster charge and a less toxic battery. BYD produces few cars relative to other manufacturers, but they're one of the biggest cellphone battery manufacturers in the world, meaning they know the technology.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
BAW B60 Jeep
Originally designed jointly with Chrysler for military purposes, the Beijing Auto Works B60 looks more like a Hummer than a Jeep-derivative. Though some may scoff at the H1-cum-Wranger looks, we think they miss the cues they also "borrow" from the original Land Cruisers and Land Rovers. But hey, if it's good enough for the Chinese army it's good enough for us.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
Volkswagen Santana
Known as the second generation Passat in most of the world, the Volkswagen Santana and its many, many derivatives have been among the most popular cars produced in China for the last 20 years, achieving almost legendary status because of their dependability. Though they've evolved slowly (Chinese consumers don't demand new generations every seven years), the Santanas have served as cabs, police cars and other service vehicles much as the Crown Victoria has served here in America. The new Volkswagen Santana (pictured) was designed specifically with the Chinese population in mind, which apparently means huge headlights. More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
Geely GT
Like the Scropio, the Geely GT is purely a concept, though one we doubted was real until we saw the live shots. It's a stunning vehicle and, though it may not have a drivetrain, we still want one. It makes you wonder how this could possibly be the same company that produces the horrific and scary beauty leopard, which only gets worse with each new generation. We hope if it sees production they change the name to Gorgeous Cheetah.More »
Ten Most Amazing Chinese Cars And Trucks
Gullwing Amphibious Santana
As mentioned, the Volkswagen Santana is our third favorite Chinese car. Why wasn't it the second favorite? Because of the Santana-based amphibious car. Supposedly stretched over a VW frame, this yellow amphibious car won't be stopped by any Yellow River. As if a Chinese amphicar based on a German platform wasn't awesome enough, the car also features gullwing doors. We can't be sure that this thing will actually float, but the abundance of fins and propellers at least indicate to us that this bold experiment aspires to cross an ocean. We hope they're going to be carrying the torch on this for the big ceremony on Sunday.More »
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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 »
industry news
China Auto Market Growth Slows To Only 10%, Barely Able To Keep Lights On
Chinese automakers and dealers are beset on all sides by woe these days. They've seen they're meager 23.55% year over year sales growth in March shrink to a paltry 10.4% sales growth in April — that's the slowest sales growth in five whole months. Dealers across the enormous country are scraping bottom and barely able to make ends meet with only 10% sales increases per month. Industry analysts have noted that both corporate bosses and dealer operators are having troubles keeping up with yacht payments, vacation home mortgages, and various venture capital expenditures, but they vow to maintain a stiff upper lip. [The Tycho]
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]
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DIY BMW SUV Spotted Down On The Beijing Street
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beijing motor show
The Beijing Motor Show traditionally warrants nothing more than a collective "meh" from the mainstream automotive media, but it certainly caught our attention this year. Bigger and better than ever, automakers from China and abroad have done everything to bring attention to their cars but put a gigantic stuffed elephant in one. Oh, no, wait. They've done that, too. But why shouldn't they show off — as the Chinese market continues to mature into it's teenage years, we've watched it shed some of the awkwardness of puberty, but still manage to showcase that youthful wide-eyed optimism with some truly innovative, unique and beautiful concepts. Still, like pimples, a cracking voice and a random desire for adorning oneself with chrome bits n' pieces, this teen still shows off it's rebellious side with vehicles that are completely bizarre, ridiculous knock-offs of popular designs or in most instances, both. Follow us below the jump through as we watch the coming of age tale that is the 2008 Beijing Motor Show.
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10 Strangest Cars Revealed At The 2008 Beijing Motor Show
The Beijing Motor Show traditionally warrants nothing more than a collective "meh" from the mainstream automotive media, but it certainly caught our attention this year. Bigger and better than ever, automakers from China and abroad have done everything to bring attention to their cars but put a gigantic stuffed elephant in one. Oh, no, wait. They've done that, too. But why shouldn't they show off — as the Chinese market continues to mature into it's teenage years, we've watched it shed some of the awkwardness of puberty, but still manage to showcase that youthful wide-eyed optimism with some truly innovative, unique and beautiful concepts. Still, like pimples, a cracking voice and a random desire for adorning oneself with chrome bits n' pieces, this teen still shows off it's rebellious side with vehicles that are completely bizarre, ridiculous knock-offs of popular designs or in most instances, both. Follow us below the jump through as we watch the coming of age tale that is the 2008 Beijing Motor Show.
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12:30 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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new cars
China's Buick Excelle Updated For 2009
We dig Chinese-market Buicks. There's a handsome LaCrosse available as a hybrid. Then there's the Park Avenue, a RWD sedan based on a stretched version of the Pontiac G8's Zeta architecture. Now the Chinese market has this, the restyled Buick Excelle for 2009. It looks pretty good on the surface, but what's underneath?More »
