Berichten in December 2011
BMW X55 is a very extended BMW X5 from China
Published on December 27, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
This must be the longest BMW X5 in the world, seen somewhere in China’s Zhejiang province. The SUV is extended by at least 5 meters to make a good X5 limousine. The owner even thought about the name, he found just ‘X5′ too small so he called it X55. Much better indeed.
The best Interior in a Volkswagen Polo; ever, from China
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
An Aston Martin? Ferrari? Spyker maybe? No Sir! This indeed is the highly customized full-leather interior of a Volkswagen Polo that resides somewhere in southern Guangdong province. It must have cost a lot of money and a lot of work, but the result is a true work of art.
Spy Shots: the Future for Greatwall Auto
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Exclusive pics from a Greatwall dealer-event where it showed all its upcoming cars for the Haval sub-brand. All cars were shown at various auto shows over the last few years, there was one car with a new name; the Greatwall Haval M3 became the Haval H2 (pic), the production version will likely debut at the April 2012 Beijing Auto Show. There is much more:
BMW X5 against Tricycle in China, BMW loses.
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
An interesting crash in the great city of Chengzhou in Jiangsu province. A BMW X5 SUV crashed into the side of a motorized tricycle. The tricycle loox almost undamaged while the big BMW’s front is kinda gone completely.
Spy Shots: facelifted Tianjin Xiali N3 testing in China
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Another oldie that refuses to die. This is the facelifted Xiali N3. Xiali is a brand of Tianjin Automobile which is a subsidiary of First Auto Works (FAW). The full name of this machine of this machine is therefore Tianjin-FAW Xiali N3. The ‘Xiali’ was one of the very first passenger cars available for the general public in China and based on the Daihatsu Charade. It is not a copy, Tianjin Automobile got a license to build it in China under the Xiali-name.
Facelifted Suzuki Lingyang (old Swift sedan) listed & priced in China
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Platforms never die in China. This is the facelifted Suzuki Lingyang. It was originally born in 1983 in Japan as the Suzuki Cultus but was called ‘Swift’ in all major export markets. Production in China started in 1999 under the Swift-nameplate. When the new Swift arrived in China in 2004 its name changed to Lingyang, or Antelope.
China-made Ford Focus to debut in April 2012
Published on December 26, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Ford Focus had its worldwide debut at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. The China-made version however will debut at the April 2012 Beijing Auto Show, a full two years later. It seems Ford still hasn’t realized that China is by now the biggest auto market in the world. Too slow Ford, far too slow!
Very Happy Christmas from CarNewsChina.com
Published on December 24, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Ni hao Readers,
CarNewsChina.com wishes you a very happy Christmas. May there be world peace and eternal happiness for all, and enough beer.
When you eat your fat birds please think for a moment about all those poor carmakers in China who will continue popping out new vehicles to conquer the world while you sit next to a greenish tree singing songs about peace and drinking cheap wine. Yez, the Chinese are coming…
We will not hide behind the Christmas tree but continue all the way to New Year’s Eve. See you on Thuesday Monday. Good night…
Tycho
Beijing Auto Weiwang police van in Beijing
Published on December 24, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Seen a couple of days ago on my way to work. This is a brand-new Beijing Auto Weiwang 306 min-van in police livery. The Weiwang-brand was launched back in March and this was the first time I saw one in the wild. Weiwang is focused on minicars and minivans with small engines and a lotta space. In Chinese those sorta vans are called ‘mianbaoche’, or bread-car, because their shape is similar the a steamed bun.
A Dog peed on a Porsche Cayenne TechArt Magnum in China
Published on December 24, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
This is going the be a scandalous story. Walking around the block today I found a massive Porsche Cayenne TechArt Magnum standing in a kinda dark alley, in front of a massage salon… But that is only the start of the mess I saw, let us have a look from the back:
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