Next Chinese copies? Cars

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Do these vehicles look familiar? China's ambitious quest to become a global car empire is ruffling the feathers of Japanese, European and American automakers.

BYD F8 vs. Mercedes CLK

F8: $27,000-$29,000*

CLK: $47,000-$62,000**

You'll do a double-take the first time you see a BYD F8: It looks a lot like a Mercedes. BYD, short for Build Your Dream, is a top producer of cell-phone batteries and began building cars five years ago. The F8, which BYD intends to start selling in China this winter, sports the same grill as the German carmaker's CLK, but the back looks like a Renault Megane CC. Unlike the CLK, which comes with a V-6 or V-8, the F8 has a front-drive 4-cylinder engine.

* Price in China

** Price in the United States

 

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0810/gallery.china_cars.fortune/index.html

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[tapout 5,000+ posts]

retracted.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

I dont see a commanality between them at all

Unless u notice that they have almost the same grill, headlights, and practically everything else lmao.

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

OK maybe not to that extent but....

 

[LiquidClen 10+ year member]

why would they throw in a 4 banger?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

OK maybe not to that extent but....

They even copy the ugly cars!

QQ: $4,000-$7,000*

Matiz: $10,000**

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[Cravingbass123]

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0810/gallery.china_cars.fortune/2.html

^so a few shared body lines and similar lower front bumper equals knock-off?? wtf^

and theres a car called the Great Wall Coolbear hhahaaaaaa

 

[vgeek 10+ year member]

Don't the Korean automakers already do that to an extent? The Chinese are just much more blatant about counterfeiting though.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

looks like a hynduai to me

 

[Tehgregzor 10+ year member]

Boring

 

[ATF 10+ year member]

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0810/gallery.china_cars.fortune/2.html
^so a few shared body lines and similar lower front bumper equals knock-off?? wtf^

and theres a car called the Great Wall Coolbear hhahaaaaaa

you're an idiot if you dont think that looks like a Mercedes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

i would know the differences if i drove down the street and saw them. The Chinese one would be the one with the bumper hanging off it.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Where the hell is the Yugo copy?

 

[hndavfr 10+ year member]

Where the hell is the Yugo copy?

Floating in Lake Superior after it got blown off the Mackinac bridge in northern MI (1989)

 

[Banana Balls 5,000+ posts]

Cars are overpriced as they are. Competition is good.