Roewe 550 (chinese rover)
 

http://roewe.escdn.net/download/roew...l550_0903b.jpg
http://roewe.escdn.net/download/roew...llPaper02c.jpg
http://roewe.escdn.net/download/roew...l550_0905c.jpg
http://roewe.escdn.net/images/roewe5...experience.jpg
http://roewe.escdn.net/download/roew...0placard1b.jpg
http://www.motorauthority.com/conten...550_6-0917.jpg

1.8 litre 160 bhp engine

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crash test
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i cant pin point exactly what they copied the front kinda looks golf ish

^ the Roewe was designed in early 2007 and launched in 2008.

Hey the dummies seem to appear fine this time in the crash test.. haha

Lol they copied the song.

Lol roewe = rover fob pronunciation

But to the best of my knowledge roewe has been around for a while,
Car looks excellent IMO,
Just don't give us the rover reliability ;)

looks like chrysler sebring


:(

the front end looks like a VW ripoff and the interior looks like a E90 3 series rip off. With all the money the chinese cars companies are saving on R&D, I am sure when they make it to NA, they will price them below KIA, Hyundai, etc. Remember this is how the Korean car companies started.......

Just bunch of folks that bought out the bankrupt rover and used their existing technology, repackaged it a bit and sell it.

it drives like a rover handles like a rover and it'll break down like a rover.

korean took 20+ years to build decent vehicles...you can see 4 different stages...late 80s, pre-95, pre2000, 2000+

now let's see the chinese market...
here is the first stage (few years ago, it's all about copying)
http://indianautosblog.com/wp-conten...nese_smart.jpg

it is going to the second stage (horrible design, but you can see some attempts and improvements)
http://www.autospies.com/images/user...ey%20model.jpg

I am guessing few years later, like 2010-2015...Chinese automakers will come up with something like the Hyundai Pony or Scoupe that will compete with others in the market, oh yeah, they will catch eventually.

its not that bad

those girls are f'in nasty

^ I agree....as corrupt as China is, I am pretty sure those "models" had to take it up the arse to get work.....the ugliest ones are up front.....

Looks gooooood, it'll sell like hotcakes

no thank you

I thought Rover sold rebaged Civics and Accords in the UK (when they were still around).. ?