MINI Cooper Clone Made In China!

MINI  Cooper Clone Made In China!
Here we go again; the list with Chinese knockoffs has been enhanced with the addition of a MINI clone made by a carmaker called Lifan. The Lifan 3-Series (how ironic…) was introduced to the Chinese media today, and according to the translation we made from the clonemaker’s official site, the MINI(cat) will go on sale in China during the first half of the year...
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DaHarderDaHarder - 1/21/2008 1:07:07 PM
+11 Boost
It May Have a 'Similar' Face...

But It'll Never Have The GRACE or The PACE!


DROOPYSAKKDROOPYSAKK - 1/21/2008 1:10:32 PM
-15 Boost
^^^ that was weak, i personally love when they do this. it will be really funny why these knockoffs have a better build quality than the cars they knocked off.


DaHarderDaHarder - 1/21/2008 1:22:40 PM
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You Can't Be Serious?

Additionally: The only thing WEAK here is your constant quest to post the most inane/unlearned dribble (probably from a hole worn in Your DroopySakk...) that you can possible concoct.

End Of Story!


PorschinatorPorschinator - 1/21/2008 4:12:02 PM
+2 Boost
I seriously doubt the quality will even be close...


JUGNUJUGNU - 1/21/2008 1:27:52 PM
+11 Boost
Are Chinese Automakers really serious? I mean this is beyond funny. Shameless

JUGNU


EnvyofyouRS5EnvyofyouRS5 - 1/21/2008 2:06:04 PM
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what kind of message is china really trying to establish. lack of ideas really can't be where they're at right now. It seems like a plain careless attitude to me. somewhat ballsy yet somewhat innapt.


w209w114w209w114 - 1/21/2008 2:27:57 PM
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There's nothing like the REAL thing. Id be ashamed of driving around a shamelessly wannabe car.


EL34EL34 - 1/21/2008 2:51:26 PM
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If I ever see that car in America I will take a sledgehammer to it.


DaHarderDaHarder - 1/21/2008 3:31:26 PM
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I certainly wouldn't go that far, but...

I'd love to have a few minutes in a boxing ring with each member of the team that approved this nonsense.


CarbonBlueCarbonBlue - 1/21/2008 5:55:43 PM
+1 Boost
I'll be there with you


ICONICON - 1/21/2008 3:38:07 PM
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Having done business in China, I have developed nothing but disdain for their dishonesty and lack of any business ethics.

The biggest problem is the hubris they constantly demonstrate (copying designs, stealing intellectual property, etc) and then become extremely offended when confronted....sad, but truly endemic and a part of their culture.


zairnaimzairnaim - 1/21/2008 10:21:22 PM
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I personally am an Indian born there raised in Canada and I too am shocked at the state of the country everything is corrupt there. My aunts husband just past away recently and while they were burying him the house was robbed at gunpoint. There are almost no ethics left in that country I can't imagine India or china ever becoming super powers they are way too corrupt.


huntrhuntr - 1/22/2008 7:24:31 PM
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Icon, you are so correct, an I believe you truly have to do business with these people to fully understand what you are talking about, Just as you said, no ethics, no conscience, no rules etc.. Even the nicest most innocent person, even nice young females will be after everything they can get from you (in business not anything personal). It is amazing how brazen and unethical they can be.


PorschinatorPorschinator - 1/21/2008 4:01:42 PM
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I do not understand people that like knock offs. Literally taking a companies design which cost millions to billions to design and engineer only to have a Chinese company pull it apart and build copies. Thus selling for much less because there was no development costs and under cut the Real make.

This is BS. Imagine if they did this with Porsche, Audi or other makes. Could happen...


morhpthanumorhpthanu - 1/21/2008 6:21:45 PM
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I'm so tired of the chinese automakers with there knock offs. why cant they come up with there own designs.


lexusis350lexusis350 - 1/22/2008 12:35:42 AM
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I smell a lawsuit.


Homer008Homer008 - 1/22/2008 5:47:29 AM
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I didn't think it would be anyway posible to make a car uglier looking than a mini but Chinese have made it even slightly uglier..but perhaps it'll be at least as unreliable also..


M35MTM35MT - 1/22/2008 8:08:56 AM
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Can I buy one at Wal-Mart?


ShredmoShredmo - 1/22/2008 9:55:24 AM
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It doesn't take much adjusting to make the good looking Mini look terrible. IMO, the Chinese are making progress though as it isn't a rip off of another SUV/CUV.


A4ORCEA4ORCE - 1/22/2008 12:46:40 PM
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We should really stop the bickering with the design copying between Benz, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, etc. because the Chinese have taken copying to a whole new level. If they made their own cars, that's one thing, and even if they licensed designs, that'd be cool, but this! This is just disgusting and needs to stop. I'm sure as car guys, you all have some influence over your family and friends regarding car purchases. I, for one, will make for damn sure no one I know buys a car from a Chinese car company that has undertaken complete design stealing, which is pretty much every single Chinese car company.


sapitoverdesapitoverde - 12/4/2008 10:26:46 AM
+1 Boost
A stomache, anyone?
Remember that a clone can have the appearance, but never the soul of the real beauty!!!


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