Would you buy a chineese car /o/?
>>13813614
They seem ok
>>13813614
If it wasn't shit then yes. However, I believe pretty much all of them are.
>>13813623
>>13813623
Cool matiz Ahmed
>>13813629
>>13813625
For less than 10 grand it cant be bad.
>>13813623
>>13813629
If you're going to copy the styling from something, why the fuck would you pick the Daewoo Matz and Renault Modus?
>>13813644
They did pretty much everything, these are the ones i pulled off of wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTxbbvCf3zY
>>13813614
probably if they somehow made it here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULm6QrC428
>>13813652
They went from wagons to this in 15 years
It wont take long to copy actual structure engeneering.
>>13813657
>land wind
Intrestring name
![LC-white[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/cb3xZHR.jpg "LC-white[1].jpg")
LOOK AT IT
IT WILL EAT YOUR SOUL
>>13813660
Just don't ram a concrete block with your car, anon.
>>13813614
eventually we're all going to have to
>>13813641
I could get a Seat Mii for less than 10 grand. Or a Renault Twingo. Or a Dacia of my choice.
The reason the Chinese aren't going to invade the market like the Japs or, to a lesser extent, the Koreans is because there's already quality new cars available to suit non-enthusiasts of all budgets.
And that's before you account for the Chinese auto industry being managed by a bunch of clueless party loyalists.
>>13813692
>>13813679
>an actual panda
Which would actually make sense since 95%+ of all real pandas live in China.
>>13813701
It's literally called the LC-Panda.
this bad boi is electric
>0-60mph in 8 sec
>186 mile range
>recharged to 100% in just 40 min using a fast charger
>>13813614
i already own one.
>>13813700
if it doesnt suck I would
>>13813657
An evil version of the Range Rover
>>13813692
What is this? Nice!
>>13813714
Whats it like?
>>13813718
>>13813696
> BYD Auto, whose parent BYD Company is partially owned by American business magnate Warren Buffet, wants to become the premiere electric vehicle maker in the country...
>BYD Auto CEO Wang Chuanfu was paraphrased as saying the Tesla Model S a “rich man’s toy” that will be bought by a sliver of the population that can afford an electric car in Tesla’s price range.
http://www.ibtimes.com/byd-auto-chief-tesla-model-s-rich-mans-toy-chinas-10-year-old-automaker-backed-warren-buffet-sees-no
>>13813623
I've seen those QQ things
Nope, just nope
This, coming from a spic, we get to enjoy many SHIT-tier cars
Also, couldn't help but laugh my ass off when I first saw a Lifan 320 (look it up)
>>13813733
These guys might just become a pretty big player. They have a ton of experience in battery technology already.
>>13813714
what make model is that? Looks like America, sure thats not a jap car?
>>13813725
Its a "brillance bs6 (might be bx6)"
>>13813714
>soarer
>chinese
am i missing some epic meme
>>13813748
![lifan-320-13l-lf-7132-04[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/VUxPqET.jpg "lifan-320-13l-lf-7132-04[1].jpg")
>>13813739
holy shit
it looks like one of those toys where they couldn't license the Mini
so they made a shitty knockoff Mini with just enough changes so they can't get sued
>>13813760
>>13813765
>>13813614
If/when they become obscenely cheap like Chinese bikes
I can get a brand new Lexmoto 125cc off the factory floor for £895. The cheapest Honda 125 is £2695
>>13813733
Key phrase there being "wants to". If you can show me a review or two saying the cars live up the standards they're aiming to set, then sure, they might find their niche (though they're still hardly the only company developing electric economy cars, and they also have zero brand capital)
>>13813760
Is this the Chinese version of the Passat?
>>13813771
And last one
Idk some of them look kinda okay
>>13813782
Seems like it
Mabye with a little old peguot thrown in
>>13813772
Actually I just checked the Lexomoto site, the cheapest bike is now £849.99
>>13813762
They don't have intellectual property laws in China, or not ones that western automakers can use, at least. The discrepancies will be down to limited resources.
>>13813782
Looks like a standalone model to me, maybe it shares the platform or something.
>>13813782
VW Santana, based on the same platform as the B2 Passat, but gutted to be as cheap as possible for the shittiest countries.
Very popular in Brazil during the 1980s
>>13813614
It's like a Mercedes W209 and a VW Eos had a baby with Downs.
>>13813760
why is VW so big in China? A good amount of taxis are VW and also personal cars too. Is it because they hate the japs?
>>13813623
>that happy face
>implying not Twingo's younger Asian cousin
Holy shit.
The great wall kept them so isolated from the world that they haven't caught on to the constipated, angry face that has plagued the market.
I. Am. STOKED.
>>13813814
They look like they're stuck in the '90s, don't they?
Nobody mentions about Chery
>>13813813
good marketing
>>13813818
China has always been 15-25 years behind the rest of the world stylistically
They'll get ANGRY EYES around 2025, when we've moved on to LED projector studs along the bumper
>>13813824
>>13813831
>slanted headlights
IT HAS BEGUN
>>13813827
maybe it is because VW was one of the first automakers in the had a big presence in China, thus establishing brand trust and loyalty.
>>13813824
here
>>13813831
I mean, SUVs and MPVs
>>13813741
>>13813773
BYD is a massive company, must be close to GM size now. They're no joke.
Why would you do that to yourself?
Geely
>>13813868
It's kind of dumb because crumple zones like that make the driver safer.
>>13813871
Ah hell, the angry face meme has started.
>>13813879
guess so
>>13813879
What are you talking about? That grille/mouth looks hapoy as shit
>>13813813
Because VW was pretty mediocre during the 80-90s and couldn't join the fun party in the US unlike the Japanese.
So they went China which was unbelievably irrelevant and overlooked by all the other major manufactures back then despite the enormous population size and market potential, and started some dirty shit with the commies.
apparently there are chinese made electric buses in the us
>>13813961
>>13813614
those are the best cars for that price on the market today
>>13813972
They are apparently a benz knockoff
>>13813915
I've got high hopes for the Geely-ized S80
The new XC90 is brilliant
>>13813981
looks like a clk 350 to me
>>13814009
Would you buy one?
>>13813754
thats an sc300/ sc400. lhd
>>13814030
possibly my co worker has one and hes gonna let me test drive it to find out if i wanna get one too
>>13814081
Really?
Where do you live?
>>13814114
north carolina
>>13814009
>>13814081
>>13814150
Well then
I wish you luck in your purchase
>this guy thinks his car isn't Chinese
Kek
No. I don't want to die in a 10 mph crash.
>>13813876
that is no crumple zone.
that's just the bumper.
>>13814150
your coworker has a chinese car in north carolina? aren't they not allowed here?
do they have decent engines?
>>13813741
They might have experience WITH battery technology but there's two things:
a) They don't develop battery technology
b) They can't make what they develop (if they did)
You simply have no idea what it takes to be on the cutting edge of battery tech and why only the Japanese and Tesla autos are collaborating with it. The chinese will get to play with new battery tech when it's put on the market. Until then they just throw up fake facades and huge promises.
>>13814303
>Geely Panda
>1.3L I4 making 84hp and unknown torque
Meh
>>13813805
Was also sold here in germany with the nickname "das lange elend" (the long misery). Or at least the very first Generation was.
>>13813614
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.
>mfw
>>13813623
Wanna know what is it like to drive a Chery QQ?
>You grab the handle, open the door and step into the vomit-like smelling interior
>You put your ass on the hard cloth seat, looking around the black and beige plastic that covers every corner of the interior
>Every single button and switch feels different from the others. Some of them are soft, and some of them are so hard you will end up fading the painted plastic with your fingers
>With the gear knob from neutral, the gate for 1st and 2nd has less resistance than the gate to 5th and Reverse
>You grab the key and (try to) put it into the ignition, most of the time with difficulty
>Once it fits properly, you fire up the 1.1 alloy engine
>The sound coming from the engine is literally mechanical agony. A high pitched whine is heard from idle all the way to the 6500 RPM fuel cut
>Is noise that the power steering? Maybe the AC compressor? No. It's the engine itself. You have to live with it.
>Shifting to first with some struggle, the car's pathetic acceleration reminds you why people all over the world suffer and need love in their lives
>You continue to shift every gear with an audible (and tactile) clunk coming right below the shifter. No exceptions, it always happens
>The fragile plastic stalks reminds you to turn on your lights. But wait, there is no stalk for the headlights. It's a knob on the dashboard; you need to slide it up and down to make it "fall" on its determined positions
>The gloomy yellow barely lights up the silver plastic on the gauges
And torture continues for every detail you find.
>>13813813
>>13813827
Because VW Santanas were the first cars that an average chinese person could buy
Santanas are like the Chinese equivalent of the Model T
I want to buy one, because I like how they look and they kept making the B2 version until 2013 or so
>>13813828
Nah, China has caught up with automotive styling
They problem is many of there near zero native chinese cars that are decent,
The semi-good ones are all on ancient japanese and euro platforms
>>13813871
Total brutal
Better than the Chery crap
ITT: every thumbnail looks like the real deal but opening pics reveals them as chink shit
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/chinese-clones-the-story-of-soulless-and-affordable-cars-45701-page2.html
No, they are not built to the same safety standards as in the EU, USA and Japan.
The engines are shit tier too, you are literally paying for the knock off shell. May as well just save up for the real thing.
>>13815721
Everything is shit, except Geely.
They will never be as good as Proton.
>>13815750
This. Everything from dangerous tires, frame, glass, engine, transmission, etc are the same old chinese crap.
Putting western bodypanels on it doesn't make it good.
Pic is F150 clone with 100hp diesel.
>>13813754
well, we are on a chinese cartoon image board
>>13815785
How about the interior?
>>13815785
>100hp
>>13813641
Yes it can
>>13813614
Why would you copy the styling of the ugliest mercedes ever made?
Guy at work bought this.
>Turbo lag like you would not believe
>ECU has been reflashed
>Airbag light still flashes randomly
>Slushbox from hell won't hold back going down hill and is random as and unpredictable.
>Tyre pressure sensors go off randomly for no apparent reason
>Switch off tyre pressure sensors and they come on at random.
>Beeps at you when you stop at the lights
>>13815785
Another clone.
>>13815805
Another F150 clone's interior.
Ford’s been showing off its latest wares at the Beijing Auto Show this week, including an all-new Escort compact, as it touts its recent success in the world’s largest automobile market. Its sales there were up an astonishing 49 percent in 2013, and have risen another 45 percent so far this year.
But while it can’t seem to make enough cars and crossovers to meet demand, Ford doesn’t even try to sell its F-150 pickup in China, despite the fact that unofficial gray market importers sell some versions of the popular truck for upwards of $160,000.
Apparently sensing an opportunity in the market, a Chinese brand has stepped in to satisfy the demand for “Built Ford Tough” style at a tenth of the price, just $16,000, according to Car News China.
The Jiangsu Kawei K1, also on display at the auto show, features an admitted cribbing of the F-150’s design, including its distinctive headlight shape, wheel arches, bumper insert and tailgate, plus fender vents that are clearly inspired by the ones on the Raptor. Inside, it’s a slightly more original, but still manages to steal some of the flavor of the F-150’s cabin.
>The situation is very different under the skin, however. The K1 is only available in two-wheel-drive and is powered by either a 140 hp gasoline or 105 hp diesel engine, both designed by Mitsubishi and mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The K1s top speed is just 80 mph.
Kek.
>>13815871
>Iron Man
Tfw, the airplane company you work for is building some of the jets and turboprop models in China. "For the Chinese market" money they start pirateing them. And when they do what the fuck are we going to do about it? When they apply their knowledge and metallurgical skills on flying machines, shits going to get bad.
>>13813709
>>13815721
WHY
>>13815911
>When they apply their knowledge and metallurgical skills on flying machines, shits going to get bad.
China released a new jet liner just the other day
I don't get why so many people are against Chinese cars
Most people every other cheap piece of shit that country makes, so why not a car?
If they sold a gutless econobox in the US that cost just over $10k, I bet they'd sell tons of them - even if they failed crash test ratings abysmally.
>>13815721
>Soulless
>>13816680
Only poor people in china buy chinese cars
Outside of tiny shitbox vans, I rarely ever see a chinese car in china. I'll see at least 10 Audis or Porsches before I see anything chinese
>>13816699
And Chinese people love Buicks.
They're an odd sort, probably more materialistic than your average american. The status of whatever object they buy is very important to them.
There's still a large market for their cheap cars, especially in up-and-coming places like the BRICS
>>13816680
But there is already a plentiful supply of cheap gutless shitboxes that don't fall to pieces in a matter of months or ill you in 30mph crashes, should their manufacturers choose to export them to the states. There's basically the entire class we Europeans call "city cars", plus Dacia's whole lineup.
>>13816715
None of these city cars are sold in the states. There's still a market for them here, even if we prefer land barges and SUVs
>>13813614
if I had lots of money, I'd get one and mod the shit out of it for fun, but I don't, so I won't.
>Asians
>Bad drivers
Now I understand why...
>>13816708
>probably
lolno that's a definite thing
they put themselves into stupid amounts of debt like americans do.
> be CEO of a chinese car company
> copy and build cars like S body, FD, MK4, popular RWD cars, etc.
> sell to overseas market, including US
> people buy in droves
> cars fall part on the track
> profit
>>13816734
>>13816721
If there was a big enough market, though, surely they would be.
What about North Korean cars?
You can get them in Vietnam (or North Korea for that matter)
>>13817196
>rebadged chinese cars
>>13817196
>A car made in Best Korea by Unification Church zealots, from Chinese CKD kits ripped off from 20 year old Nissans and Mitsubishis
What could possibly go wrong?
>be chink auto inc
>copy 80/90's weeb machines
>profit?
>>13817248
I would buy a Dongfeng R15 Goldia
>>13813614
If it was cheaper than your average US car, sure.
If it offered more bang for the buck, maybe.
Never ever gonna happen though.
>>13813879
It started 2 years ago you retard
>chinese version of a 30 year old japanese van rebadged as a Dodge and sold in Mexico
>>13813614
That looks like a Mercedes face on a Chevy Cobalt.
>>13813623
It looks so happy in a slightly retarded way.
>>13813641
Lol enlarged smart car
The rest of the shit in this thread looks exactly like good shit from America, Europe, and Japan, just most likely with extremely shitty internals.
>>13813657
>land wind
>>13813709
Which is odd, because based off the evidence of their knockoff electronics, Chinese rechargeable battery tech is garbage.
>>13817605
The battery in my knock off Samsung Galaxy (they call it the Universe lol) is actually better than the one in my mates Xperia Z2
>>13815505
also most of them reach 650000 km and parts are so common, it'll be cheap to mantain.
Santana 3000 it was actually the first WV which was (partly) engineered by WV Shanghai.
>>13816708
Agreed that Chinese do love Buicks. Pic related is me. There was an article saying that Buick is designing them with the Chinese consumer in mind, and volvo was creating cars in China for the US consumer.
>>13816744
I don't think that is accurate. Chinese have a huge savings rate. Most car purchases are all cash, I don't think financing was even a thing until recently.
All dealerships have cash counters because people even pay in physical cash.
>>13813692
looks like a not fucked up lancia thesis
>>13818279
more like a lancia grill on a 2nd gen toyota avensis
>>13813641
I spotted a car with that badge on friday, in Ireland.
>>13816699
Was the air cooled VW bug just not released in china? I feel like it would have been the perfect car for that market.
>>13813657
>this has the option for a 6 speed manual
>Land Rover doesn't
Land Wind > Land Rover
>>13815509
But thats all the good cars that companies like dacia offer too, and they are successful (moderately)
>>13815874
Looks okay
Cheap Mabye, but okay
>>13813915
I'm pretty sure that's a straight rebrand, since Geely owns Volvo.
>>13817248
>make knockoff miata, ae86, r34 gtr, turd gen camaro, ect.
>>13818491
>make knockoff Twingo
>sell in the US
>>13818494
Makes me wonder what the chineese market would buy
They like f-150s
Would they like rams?
What about a mini semi truck thing, built on a full size truck chassis?
>>13813614
Not until they prove they can make a reliable tuner-style car that gets good aftermarket support, and handles nicely.
When China can make their own Honda Civic equivalent without copying anyone, then I'll consider one.
As someone who went to china let me tell you that almost no one drives a Chinese car, even in small towns you'll see japs or european cars more than chinese cars. I saw tons of bmws, audis, camrys and mercedes
>>13813614
Not until they're:
A) proven not to be built out of asbestos.
B) China becomes a democracy
>>13813948
If those are made in the same factory (Xiamen Feng Tai bus) as the busses I work on, they are junk. I work on busses all day every day (cos bus mechanic) and the 50+ Chinese busses we have are absolute shitters from brand new. their silicon coolant hoses start splitting from when they are 1 week old and continue until you have replaced every one of them. The bearings in their acessory belt idlers don't have any grease in them, so after a few weeks of driving around the idler seizes and fucks the belt. The headlights and tail lights cloud up because they aren't made of UV stabilized plastic, we have to replace them every 12-24 months. Everything aside from the chassis and suspension is welded together by children. We even had one come in where the front suspension had just been tacked together and the 'welds' on the rest of it were actually a bead of urethane. They are a joke because the Chinese either don't know or they don't give a fuck.
>>13817347
That could actually be a legit L300, Mitsubishi kept making them up until last year and dodge and mitsi have rebadged each others cars for overseas markets before.
>>13818444
excuse me?
>>13818703
>disco
Fuck off you useless pleb shit
>>13818652
>the 'welds' on the rest of it were actually a bead of urethane
That bus was made on a friday, or before whatever day off chinese workers get.
>>13818752
man u mad
hows it feel to be wrong fag?
yeah u mad
>>13818752
why so upset?
No. Chinese manufacturers are only out to make a quick buck when they sell outside of China. They do not care one bit about the quality of their products because there are no repercussions for them. They leave that to the resellers to deal with. Just look at their motorcycles; there aren't any official Hongdu dealerships in Europe are there?
>>13813623
isn't the sonic, or aveo, or some weird mini chevy car a rebadge of these Cherry things?
>>13818922
nope. the Cherry QQ is a copy (not a rebadge) of the Daewoo Matiz. The second generation Matiz is sold in America as the Chevy Spark. The Matiz has never had anything to do with the Chinese.
>mixing up the Chinese and Koreans
>>13818935
In that case I am terribly sorry.
>>13818864
>not available in the US
>only the diesel model
pleb tier manual
>>13818991
oh i must of missed the part when you said the land wind was available in the US
>>13818642
People bought yugos tho
>>13818976
>someone honestly apologizing for a mistake on 4chan
>>13813657
land wind
nd wind
d wind
wind
WIN
>>13818991
Where will the goalposts move next?
>>13815509
Qoros 3
>>13815849
This. The fried egg lights are among the ugliest headlights ever created and that gen of mercedes is ugly in almost every way.
>>13813614
>>13813824
i did. brand new. kept it for a while, no problems at all.
if you live in a country where power windows and alloy wheels are a luxury and your locally available mainstream brands rape you for base model econobox (i.e latam) then, make sense.
quality reminded me earliest 90's hyundai.
if you live in north america or don't like hyundai or consider yourself a "car guy, who drives enthusiast oriented cras" or think cruze/elantra are "small" cars, then, they're for not you.
>>13822604
Where?
>>13822613
argentina
>>13813614
You mean GM? No.
at least this sporty people carrier is a rwd
>>13823377
>dat BMW heritage
I hope it is offered with a 5spd
