For $44,777, Fo-Fo-Fo-Foolin’

The Gemballa Mirage GT took Porsche's audacious Carrera GT and gave it more of everything. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Gemballa-aping Boxster also has more — more fiberglass, more inches between the wheels — but does it come with a price that should be less?

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Fake Carrera GT Is Still Too Nice For Teenage Drivers

Fake-Porsche-Carrera-GT.jpgWhat's better than handing the keys to your Porsche Carrera GT to your kid and having him destroy it? How about giving him this Chinese knockoff version he can wreck all day long at a fraction of the price? Brilliant! Though not cheap, with a 'buy it now' price of $80 grand, this Carrera actually started life as a…

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DIY BMW SUV Spotted Down On The Beijing Street

fake_BMW_X5.jpgThink you'd already seen all the automotive counterfeits outside-design-influenced flatteries China has to offer during our Beijing Motor Show coverage? Well, think again. We've just found an SUV that's a perfect example of how to take a car that's merely a vague rip-off and turn it into a blatant copy. It's like…

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Chinese Car Maker Knocks-Off Prius, Leaves Off Wheel, May Be Electric

three-wheel-electric-prius.jpgSometimes, less is more. These three-wheeled knock offs of western cars might be such a case. Sure, they're not safe, they're poorly made and they're slow, but who wouldn't want to drive one? More cute and cuddly than their western counterparts, Jin Da Lu's copies are likely to be way more efficient too, powered by an…

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Ad Watch: The Peyton Manning Meatloaf Mercedes 550

Our sports-obsessed site was all atwitter about Peyton Manning hosting SNL this past weekend. We, on the other hand, as usual, were rather unimpressed with the show and spent the majority of the time fast-forwarding through our DVR-ed copy of the episode. But we did happen upon one clip that made us wish the…

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Enzo Saved: Chilean Hyper Police Ferrari a Fake!

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Dear people with mad Photoshop skillz; women don't care. And unlike you, they hate your mother's basement. Still, mad props to this cat for doing something so unlikely that no one would even suspect it's a prank. He fooled Motor Authority, Motor Pasion and even our usually skeptical selves. Probably Autoblog, too.…

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Fake Ferrari From China: The Chen-Zo?


When we think of problems with law enforcement and a Ferrari, our thoughts turn to tales of Swedish mafia and chopped-up super cars on the PCH — but trust us when we say this story's totally as vile as any we've seen starring Steffan Erikkson. Cause although we've heard of some darn good fakes coming out of China —…

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