Motoring Discussion > The Chinese EVs are coming....? Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Lygonos Replies: 12
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 Sat 30 Oct 21 15:18 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Lygonos

MG are China's most successful foray into UK/Europe family cars so far but this looks like a step-up for another car company:

www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/356439/chinese-made-ora-cat-01-electric-car-set-uk-launch-pictures

www.autoexpress.co.uk/electric-cars/355921/chinese-made-ora-cat-01-electric-car-set-uk-launch

Made by Great Wall who had some unmemorable pick-up trucks a few years ago until Euro 6 emissions killed them off.

I think it manages the 'funky' look of a small car pretty well without looking overly quirky.
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 Sat 30 Oct 21 15:20 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - No FM2R
Some of their vehicles are ok.

www.greatwallmotors.cl/
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 Sat 30 Oct 21 17:23 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - sooty123
Funny looking thing ain't it.
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 Sat 30 Oct 21 19:22 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - smokie
I hope mine hurries along a bit, I am back in the UK a week from today!!

One of their vehicle carriers docked in Bristol the other day and another is due imminently.
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 Sat 30 Oct 21 19:44 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Kevin
>I think it manages the 'funky' look of a small car pretty well without looking overly quirky.

Looks like a PT Cruiser has run into the back of a Beetle.
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 Sun 31 Oct 21 08:19 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Dog
We quite like its funky looks, and at (from) £25k plus an 8-year battery warrantee we could well be seeing one or two on the road in 2022.

Whether one would be as much fun to drive as my 2 LTR petrol Subaru was over Dartmoor last week, remains to be seen.
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 Sun 31 Oct 21 16:48 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Lygonos
>>Whether one would be as much fun to drive as my 2 LTR petrol Subaru was over Dartmoor last week, remains to be seen.

My ZS has as much top-end grunt as your Subaru, more low-down torque so accelerates quicker to motorway speeds and is more fun on smooth urban tarmac....

....but it is FWD and has a prehistoric torsion beam at the back so on twisty/lumpy roads is not as fun by some margin.
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 Sun 31 Oct 21 17:20 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Dog
I drove quite spiritedly - Launceston to Tavistock in 20 minutes, then on to Ashburton within 1 hour.

The Scoob only lost its footing once, probably due to the 6 year-old Yokohamas

Jury is still out whether I go for another Subaru, or bite the bullet and go down the route of electrickery.
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 Mon 1 Nov 21 11:48 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Boxsterboy
For well documented political/humanitarian reasons I try to avoid buying Chinese goods if possible. Not always possible, of course, but there are plenty of non-Chinese cars on the market!
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 Mon 1 Nov 21 13:32 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Lygonos
Full of Chinese parts of course.

I suspect economic growth rather than stagnation is ultimately the biggest risk to the Chinese political/humanitarian* status quo but I certainly wouldn't criticise someone for not buying Chinese goods.


* in the same way that economic and educational prosperity will be the most successful way to slow population growth in the developing world.
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 Mon 1 Nov 21 17:51 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Dog
Rúguǒ tā bù shuō dé zhème kuài, wǒ dàgài néng tīng dǒng tā dehuà.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUmDMZP0MQ
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 Tue 2 Nov 21 10:07 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Boxsterboy
Thanks, Dog. Clear as mud then! :-)
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 Tue 2 Nov 21 11:58 
 The Chinese EVs are coming....? - Dog
Proper Cornish!

:o}
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