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Shanghaied! Rolls-Royce knockoff wows Chinese showgoers
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| May 2, 05
| Julian Rendell
Posted on 05/07/2005 11:10:29 PM PDT by spetznaz
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To: spetznaz
To: 1FASTGLOCK45
I dont care for the front end of either car.
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posted on
05/08/2005 4:39:53 AM PDT
by
Husker24
To: MediaMole
It comes with 6 men in the trunk to push it when the engine fails.
What? The're going to put a GM motor in the thing?
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posted on
05/08/2005 5:30:07 AM PDT
by
chainsaw
To: spetznaz
I'm reading some rumors on some auto forums that GM, if their financial situation gets desperate, may sell Saturn to the Chinese. China would go for it, they would move all production offshore and have an established brand name and dealer network to move product.
To: spetznaz
Boy, that car is coyote ugly! Here's a real car:
1968 Buick Wildcat
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:58:40 AM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(Lutheran, Conservative, Neo-Victorian/Edwardian, Michael Savage in '08! - Any Questions?)
To: spetznaz
This vehicle will sell intruly amazing numbers. It is estimated that a purchaser of one of these Chinese vehicles will certainly want to buy another one in just a few hours.
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:02:36 AM PDT
by
JoeV1
(Democrat Party-The unlawful and corrupt leading the blind and uneducated)
To: Nowhere Man
That's just another Detroit barge that didn't sell well. Here's a real car.
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:09:25 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
This is all the car that I need.
28
posted on
05/08/2005 10:31:33 AM PDT
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:32:25 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
It has a surprisingly large trunk :)
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:34:28 AM PDT
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?)
To: spetznaz
A real car.
To: 1FASTGLOCK45
Russia used to make refrigerators which looked great...but wouldn't run.
I wonder how the engine on this beauty works?
32
posted on
05/08/2005 10:36:02 AM PDT
by
bannie
(The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
To: Sooth2222
Wow! They really copied it!
(Chinese SR-V on the left, Honda CR-V on the right)
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:49:27 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: Husker24
Husker24 wrote:
I dont care for the front end of either car
--> I agree, i was thinking, even if i had the money to buy one, it wouldn't be on my list of cars to buy.
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posted on
05/08/2005 2:08:07 PM PDT
by
1FASTGLOCK45
(FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
To: Bon mots
Amazingly, the chinese did a nice job of copying and the chinesse copy actually looks nicer LOL
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posted on
05/08/2005 2:10:13 PM PDT
by
1FASTGLOCK45
(FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
To: bannie
bannie wrote:
Russia used to make refrigerators which looked great...but wouldn't run.
I wonder how the engine on this beauty works?
--> Runs on $$$$$$$$$
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posted on
05/08/2005 2:10:55 PM PDT
by
1FASTGLOCK45
(FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
To: spetznaz
Hongki says power for the Red Flag Roller will come from a 6.0-liter V12 or maybe a W12. What the heck is a W12? I understand 12 cylinders but a W shape and configuration??
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:27:59 PM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not everything that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
To: Mind-numbed Robot; Spktyr
What the heck is a W12? I understand 12 cylinders but a W shape and configuration?? Think of 2 compact V6s smashed together. Volkswagen did it with their top-of-the-line Phaeton luxury sedan, as well as for a new super-car concept they were coming up with. Which would make great cars the only problem being they had a VW badge. Same thing with the Phaeton ....it is a great sedan, but it is hard to plop down enough money to buy a 7-series or an S-class on something with a VW badge. The ironic thing is that VW owns Bentley, Porsche and Audi, and that VW by itself is a really serious and very competent manufacturer.
Anyways, a W-12 is basically 2 compact V6s put together. Maybe Spktyr can give a better answer (hint hint Ping for you Spktyr LOL).
Here is a pic of the VW supercar concept.
Would be a great car to compete with with Ferrari 430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo (and even the Murcielago). But again note the badge issue. It might be prudent for them to consider badging it differently ....maybe as an 'uber' Audi (VW also owns Audi)to avoid some of the issues they got with the Phaeton. Oh, and the upcoming Audi A8L with have a W12 if certain things work out.
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:21:21 PM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear tipped ICBMs: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol.)
To: spetznaz
"supplier of cars for Communist Party officials " ...Communism: Where the Party officials drive Rolls...and peasants still plow the fields.
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:29:18 PM PDT
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: spetznaz
Must be a short stroke and lots of them. That can get one in trouble. :-)
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:37:48 PM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not everything that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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