New Chinese SUV? - RX8Club.com

Oct 26, 2005 | 12:51 PM

shakRpahX8

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New Chinese SUV?

received 0 safety rating

http://www.anwb.nl/published/anwbcms...d-1-467150.wmv

Oct 26, 2005 | 12:55 PM

TownDrunk

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From: So CA

Holy !@#!$

The steering wheel would have ripped a real persons face right off...

Oct 26, 2005 | 12:58 PM

kmg1186

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From: Morris County, New Jersey

wow that car deserves the zero

Oct 26, 2005 | 01:03 PM

vectorwolf

Totally confuzzled...

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From: Indianapolis, IN

Holy crap... Ya know, there was a thread about this vehicle a week or two back. I knew it was bad, but actually seeing it... Good God.

Makes me glad we have crash test standards.

Oct 26, 2005 | 01:13 PM

guy321

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From: Clearwater, Fl

It's a new form of chinese population control

Oct 26, 2005 | 01:22 PM

ECHO1

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hopefully that's not a Chery SUV, which some are hoping to import to the US in the near future. http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=37021

pininfaria will be designing some of it's models, should be interesting....http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars...ghai/2104.html

Oct 26, 2005 | 01:53 PM

moRotorMotor

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From: Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

I like to call this the Darwin-mobile. It weeds out the not so smart people from the rest of the population. The airbag is merely there so that your face is still intact for the authorities to identify you to your family when you pass away.

Oct 26, 2005 | 01:55 PM

vectorwolf

Totally confuzzled...

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From: Indianapolis, IN

^ +1

Oct 26, 2005 | 02:00 PM

KYLiquid

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jeez, i heard it was pretty poor, but that is horrible

Oct 26, 2005 | 02:18 PM

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TODreamer

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From: Toronto

oh lord

Oct 26, 2005 | 03:15 PM

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rodrigo67

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that is one of the funniest crash tests I've ever seen. Good thing the airbag lines up your face so the steering wheel doesn't go through the roof and hurt someone.

Oct 26, 2005 | 04:25 PM

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therm8

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This is the USA...how many people would buy one just for its lawsuit value???

Oct 26, 2005 | 04:31 PM

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RotaryManiac

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ECHO1

hopefully that's not a Chery SUV, which some are hoping to import to the US in the near future.

LOL. at first i thought you meant chevy, but said it in an asian way (by replacing the v with the r). DAMN that car sucks, would have killed the driver. Wonder what would have happened if it was going like 10 mph faster. Would it have killed the rear passangers too?

Oct 26, 2005 | 04:45 PM

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Gohan

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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

That car sucks

Oct 26, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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ECHO1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RotaryManiac

LOL. at first i thought you meant chevy, but said it in an asian way (by replacing the v with the r).

chevy is actually trying to stop imports of chery for that same reason, too similar.

Oct 26, 2005 | 05:04 PM

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Spin9k

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"What not to Drive" LOL

Oct 26, 2005 | 05:07 PM

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trash259

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Can't other manufactures come up with anything original (notice: 4 doors and 4 wheels)? It's a clear rip off of the rx-8.

:madfawk:

Oct 26, 2005 | 05:09 PM

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Steiner

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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor

I almost spit soda on the keyboard I just laughed so hard. My God is that thing a practical joke. Even those Yugoslavian communist cars from the early 80's made out of pressed carboard could sustain an impact better than that. I wouldn't buy that SUV for $5k....much less the $15k or $20k they'll probably end up asking for it.