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Chinese Cadillac clone - Maple Marindo 506
We have already seen a bunch of them: Smart Fortwo, Fiat Panda, Scion xA & xB, Ferrari P38 and God knows how many other Chinese clones so what would stop them from cloning a Caddy? The answer is nothing! Ha, Ha! The elegantly named... Maple Marindo 506 is a “Caddilzed†Citroen ZX sedan! Guess they read their history when it came to choosing the body host as Cadillac was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan in 1701. Looks like what goes around comes around for Cadillac. If you can recall the Euro-only, Cadillac BLS, is practically a Saab 9-3 Sedan in disguise!
Hey, here’s an idea, Cadillac should team up with the Chinese and make a sales pitch to the European market enticing them with a cheaper and smaller version of the BLS aimed at the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 fans… Via: Autoblog.it
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Lifan 3-series: Chinese Create 5door Mini Cooper Clone!
Here we go again; the list with Chinese knockoffs has been enhanced with the addition of a MINI clone made by a carmaker called Lifan. The Lifan 3-Series (how ironic…) was introduced to the Chinese media today, and according to the translation we...
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2009 Saab 9-4x Compact Suv Renderings
Our little chit-chat with a Saab PR last week wasn’t only about the facelifted 9-3 that’s coming this fall with a new AWD version fitted with a 290Hp 2.8 V6 Turbo engine, as we also learned that Saab will debut its first-ever compact SUV,...
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Cadillac’s Turn For A Sneak Peek: The 2008 Cts
Ok, I rest my case with these damn, so called, sneak peeks… Anyway, since we can’t say much about the car we’ll stick to the only useful info provided in the press release which is that the 2008 Cadillac CTS, which will make its debut...
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Greatwalls Of Copycat Part 2: More On The Chinese Fiat/nissan & Scion/toyota Clones
We just got our hands on a new set of photos concerning Great Wall's Europan and Japanese clones. Starting off with the Fiat Panda clone, it looks like the Chinese automaker's designers (now that's a good one..), took the body of the Italian...
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Great...walls Of Fire - Chinese Clones Of Fiat Panda & Scion Xa & Xb ?
Though we can't be entirely sure for their authenticity, its not as if it's the first time we've seen Chinese car manufactures attempting to clone European or Japanese models -see for example the Smart Fortwo clone. This time it looks like...
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