Chinese ZX anyone?

Tourist · Unread post by **Tourist** » 02 Jan 2010, 13:42

Tourist · Unread post by **Tourist** » 02 Jan 2010, 14:46

Just found this!

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 02 Jan 2010, 16:16

Thats a new model i assume? Very odd, though they seem to like the ZX over there as a different version has been around for a while. They also did a saloon version somewhere. Have you seen the Chinese version of the Citroen C2? Its a Peugeot 206 with Citroen-ish styling at the front and rear, very odd.

I like how the 306/zx even has peugeot wheels on the front and citroen wheels on the back. Quite clever. Seems to have Xsara door mirrors too.

Tourist · Unread post by **Tourist** » 02 Jan 2010, 16:58

That is really odd.

deian · Unread post by **deian** » 03 Jan 2010, 19:49

Sadly, I like the way they've put the new style grille on it, and revamped an old design, not pretty, and not french, gotta admire their efforts...

the far east like to "mash things up" design wise, they've even done a clone of windows xp on ubuntu 10.4 (whyyyyyy?)

still wouldn't buy a Chinese car, do they even have a track record in car manufacture?

Sl4yer · Unread post by **Sl4yer** » 03 Jan 2010, 21:17

deian wrote:still wouldn't buy a Chinese car, do they even have a track record in car manufacture?

Not particularly, but they make everything else, most likely even the computer you're looking at! Cars are pretty low-tech in comparison, and the major design work will still be the original. Chinese quality has come a long way, although the rip-off stuff is still obviously dodgy.

James

Sl4yer · Unread post by **Sl4yer** » 03 Jan 2010, 21:19

Another thought on a related subject....where are the spheres for the Iranian Xantias manufactured?

James

deian · Unread post by **deian** » 03 Jan 2010, 21:38

err squeeze me, my laptop is not made in china thank you very much

made in ireland i believe (ok ok chinese part somewhere), it wouldn't have lasted this long if it was made in china

Tourist · Unread post by **Tourist** » 03 Jan 2010, 21:43

Not sure what car this is but have a look

says it's Chinese but might not be ... looks like a copy of a Merc.

deian · Unread post by **deian** » 03 Jan 2010, 21:47

Tourist · Unread post by **Tourist** » 03 Jan 2010, 21:52

Just been told that video is fake

the car was going much quicker than normal!

deian · Unread post by **deian** » 03 Jan 2010, 22:07

on another version if, they say it was doing 90mph and it wasn't chinese, but thats like a concertina!

Unread post by **myglaren** » 03 Jan 2010, 22:16

Tourist wrote:Not sure what car this is but have a look says it's Chinese but might not be ... looks like a copy of a Merc.

Seen one of those recently, from the same people who have just bought Volvo

Colloquially tagged the ¨Daily Deathtrap¨ I believe

ETA:

Yep, the Geely "Suicide Special"

Blatantly stolen images

Sl4yer · Unread post by **Sl4yer** » 03 Jan 2010, 22:27

deian wrote:made in ireland i believe (ok ok chinese part somewhere), it wouldn't have lasted this long if it was made in china

Sorry, but that sort of comment is way out of date! You'd be amazed what comes out of China nowadays. Unless you always check and deliberately avoid it.

James

Unread post by **myglaren** » 03 Jan 2010, 22:48

The Geely "Freedom Vessel" recently took part in a crash test, and the results were not good, so bad in fact, that it was renamed the ‘Death Vessel‘ and was awarded 0 stars.