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06-07-2012, 10:41 AM
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Been a bit serious here ,lately..lets have a laugh!!!
Let us explain. Qoros is a Chinese automaker co-owned by Chery and the Israeli Israel Corporation, reportedly working on bringing a handful of models to Europe. The company's vice chairman, former Volkswagen executive Volker Steinwascher, says that Qoros vehicles aim to "combine German design quality and craftsmanship with Japanese convenience and functionality." The first of Qoros' products, the C11, has just been caught testing by our spy shooters in southern Europe. The car is said to be about the same size as a Volkswagen Jetta – fine, since that's the class of car it will be competing against. The sedan appears to use a rather conservative design scheme, though we'll wait for the zebra paper to be peeled away before making final judgments. What's more, former Mini designer Gert Hildebrand is understood to be leading the styling direction at Qoros, so at least this sedan shouldn't look as, shall we say, "patched together" as many other Chinese autos tend to do. Power is expected to come from a 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-four sourced from Chery, mated to either a six-speed manual or a dual-clutch transmission. After the launch of the C11 sedan, Qoros will reportedly launch a hatchback version, as well as a crossover and full-on utility vehicle. We'll definitely be keeping our eyes peeled. http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/05/w...%28Autoblog%29
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06-07-2012, 12:08 PM
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Is it just me, or does that look a little FGish?
Would be very interested to see that without the camouflage paint job |
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06-07-2012, 12:51 PM
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To me it looks like a Mazda 3 with an FG front on it. |
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06-07-2012, 04:14 PM
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I imported a test mule earlier this year that was taken to a testing ground near Mt Isa.
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06-07-2012, 06:03 PM
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Chery? Do you mean Chevy?
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06-07-2012, 06:45 PM
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06-07-2012, 07:12 PM
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It is Chery the chinese carmaker..but don't laugh..it might come here!!!!!!!!!!!
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06-07-2012, 07:26 PM
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I'm old enough to just remember our neighbour (who owned a brand spanking new HQ Holden Vacationer wagon) laughing at my old man when he bought a Mazda Capella sedan in late 1971. Then my old man pointed out a few interesting things...like the twin throat carby, the overhead cam engine, the standard power disc brakes, the push button AM/FM radio with two speakers.
He didn't laugh quite so hard in 1974 when my father bought a top of the line Mazda 929 wagon...which, astonishingly, came with air conditioning and a four speaker stereo...with a cassette player yet! Standard!!!!! I then recall people (myself included) laughing at those funny Korean cars when they first came out here...Hyundai. Now I see the Chinese cars coming here...and I don't bother laughing...history repeats itself... |
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Never heard of them. Obviously they haven't used them in any videogames yet. Or none of my mates have bought one.
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Whats a QOROS ???
Re: Whats a QOROS ???
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