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Newsletter Issue #24
24th April 2009

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Shanghai Auto Show'09

Made under the influence of ?
The Chinese are notorious for their blatant plagarism of Japanese and European designs, and we spotted this shocking concept car from Geely- can you guess which model they are ripping off?


Micheal Whack0-ko Concepts
Could this be the greatest invention ever by the stylists at Great Wall, China’s leading SUV maker? A frontal face not unlike The Predator to scare other road users away. Making horns irrelevant on Chinese roads; splendid idea for reduction of noise pollution in major Chinese cities


Bright Chinese Stars
Guangzhou Auto is currently Honda’s partner in manufacturing Honda Accords for the Chinese market. Rumors had it that GAC had sought the help of an undisclosed Italian coachbuilder for the styling of this concept car. With Honda’s backing in technology and vast improvements in the build quality of Chinese cars, the GAC VIP Lounge concept looks promising.

 



This Week's Auto Feature

Momentum shift: Shanghai Auto Show'09
2009 Shanghai Auto Show fires a signal of intent to wrestle more automotive powers into oriental hands. Shanghai plays host to many interesting concept cars from the world’s largest car market.

Read more here.


Big names debuting in Shanghai Auto Show

BMW 760Li
The new and much blander styled 7-series range topper, 760Li makes it's world debuts with a new turbocharged 12-cylinder engine in Shanghai.

Porsche Panamera
Porsche reckons that they will sell at least 10% of the world’s output of Panamera in China alone, with claims that Chinese customers prefer the luxury four-seater over a 911.

 

Mercedes S400 Hybrid
The facelifted S-Class is unveiled to the world for the first time. New variant, S400 Hybrid is in left hand drive only. Perfect for chinese cities.

Audi A4L
This atretched version of Audi's big selling A4 sedan will be for sale only in the Chinese car market. Will be extremely popular, in particular among officials in China.


6th Annual Mercedes-Benz Driving Experience

Daimler AG’s annual driving event sees participants grinning, sweating, panicking and for some, drooling at the hunky instructors from down under.

Read more here.


 


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