Chinese Clone The MCC Smart

Are you serious???

This isn't a Smart???

They copied it right down to the trim lines!

The Chinese are so thrifty with their designs... it reminds me of how the Japanese used to be, especially the original Lexus LS400 ripoff.

— S4cabriofox (View Profile)

Posted on 10/16/2006 9:37:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I'm with ya S4! And man, my bike has bigger rims that golf cart. hahaha!

and are those RACING seats in that thing! wow, what is goin' on over there, dont tell me they're drifting with those now!

— RCboy18 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/16/2006 9:51:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I hope you're not seriously surprised. GM, Honda, RIM, Hollywood now MB have felt the sting of the "we'll look into it" gov't policy of doing jack all.

Another $1.99 Mao special.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/16/2006 9:57:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Yes I wonder what happens when you hit a wall at 31 mph. Like all Chinese cars, it will collapse. No thanks.
BTW nice rims.

— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/16/2006 10:16:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Did the Chinese miss the whole Yugo fad?

— rocker (View Profile)

Posted on 10/16/2006 11:25:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Chinese companies have been sued for their highly reminiscent looks. I bet they get sued again.

— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/16/2006 11:43:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Good post. Adding to that, this Chinese Smart looks 99% true to the German one. I'm always surprised how they ca n get away with such obvious disregard of copyright laws.

— BMW530i (View Profile)

Posted on 10/17/2006 8:51:18 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You can only copyright published material I think.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 10/17/2006 7:17:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I wonder if the replacement parts have the same part numbers, just like te QQ and it's GM originator?

It'll take GM or some huge company to go belly-under before the gov't does something. Right now, most of corporate America still makes money off of China's slave labour, so they're not pushing the gov't to do anything.

Hey, if it can be copied, the Chinese will.

That's why I always say, we're in need of a good war. Not even Wal-Mart would dare import anything from China if the navy lost a Carrier battlegroup (of course, that would be followed by China's coastline disappearing).

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/17/2006 10:35:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I think Honda won the law suit from the Chinese version of the CR-V, called something like the SR-V. There was no difference except the name.

— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/17/2006 11:16:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

If you're going to use a racial slur, atleast spell it it right. 'tard.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/18/2006 8:45:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You would think China would have some pride in its booming consumer market and manufacturing capabilities and showcase something original.

With all the resources and technology China has, it would seem to be a no-brainer to develop something distinctly Chinese that they could stand behind and show national pride in. Instead, they always seem to play "me too" and "catch-up'.

It should say "This is the People's Car" not "This is the People's Car, a shoddy copy of superior Western design".

Just goes to show that communism is the mortal enemy of innovation. Just look at automotive empires of the former Soviet Union or East Germany. *shudder*

— UPshift (View Profile)

Posted on 10/17/2006 3:36:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Haha, BMWu's and Maocedes Benzes are already on the roads?

China will only be innovative when they become a free-market Democracy. They have no reason to innovate, it'd just get copied by some other Chinese person.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/17/2006 10:37:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1