Chinese MINI Knock-off
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Chinese MINI Knock-off
Only in China 
Originally Posted by AutoBlog
Lifan 320 MINI ripoff to debut at Beijing Motor Show
The production version of Lifan's egregious MINI clone is set to debut
this weekend at the Beijing Motor Show. The Lifan 320 as it's called has
an 87-horsepower 1.3L underhood that drives the front wheels alone.
We're sure that Lifan will point to the car's standard 5-door hatchback l
ayout as evidence that its not a true MINI copy, but let's all be serious here.
Droopy headlights, fat D-pillars and traditional placement of the extra doors
don't temper the blatant rip-offedness of this Grade D doppelganger.
Even the wheels are copies. On a more amusing note, who knew MINI's humorous
old "counterfeit" ad campaign would wind up being so prescient? BMW lawyers
are likely standing by, as is the Counter Counterfeit Commission.
The production version of Lifan's egregious MINI clone is set to debut
this weekend at the Beijing Motor Show. The Lifan 320 as it's called has
an 87-horsepower 1.3L underhood that drives the front wheels alone.
We're sure that Lifan will point to the car's standard 5-door hatchback l
ayout as evidence that its not a true MINI copy, but let's all be serious here.
Droopy headlights, fat D-pillars and traditional placement of the extra doors
don't temper the blatant rip-offedness of this Grade D doppelganger.
Even the wheels are copies. On a more amusing note, who knew MINI's humorous
old "counterfeit" ad campaign would wind up being so prescient? BMW lawyers
are likely standing by, as is the Counter Counterfeit Commission.
Last edited by rallymaniac; Apr 21, 2008 at 10:39 AM.
and wrong!!!
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From: Washington. No, the other one.
Oooo, four doors! And clearance for really, really big tires! And peanut headlights, ala Mercedes Benz!! (quiet gagging in corner) No, no, I'll be alright. Just give me a minute.
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so they took the perfect car and by redesigning it, they made it wrong every way possible.
The skinny tires, the horrible lights, much taller car, not to mention that it is ugly as sin
The skinny tires, the horrible lights, much taller car, not to mention that it is ugly as sin
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Ah ya can't blame them for trying to copy perfection.
After all everyone does it, the Russians have done it for years with their airplanes and space shuttles and Airbus Industries has copied the Boeing design more than once.
Heck, even Ford has copied Mercedes Benz and Chrysler has copied Hummer or is that the other way around.
And then there's the motorcycle companies that have copied the Harley design.
The one thing they all share in common is that they rarely surpassed the original design even if they have come close in appearance.
After all everyone does it, the Russians have done it for years with their airplanes and space shuttles and Airbus Industries has copied the Boeing design more than once.
Heck, even Ford has copied Mercedes Benz and Chrysler has copied Hummer or is that the other way around.
And then there's the motorcycle companies that have copied the Harley design.
The one thing they all share in common is that they rarely surpassed the original design even if they have come close in appearance.
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Only thing left on earth will be cockroaches and the ugly fake MINIs.
