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We showed you spy shots of this car earlier in the week, but our man on the floor in Shanghai met up with the Geely Meirenbao II on the show floor today. Apparently the Meirenbao on display today is the second generation of an earlier concept produced by Geely. The new model's front clip has been compared by some to an R34 Nissan Skyline. We've got plenty of live shots showing the car from every angle, so we'll let you be the judge of whether or not the Skyline has influenced Geely's designers. This the first time we've seen the rear of the Meirenbao, and it appears as disconnected from the vehicle's overall design as we guessed. We also noticed it would take a good arm to swing a suitcase or grocery bag up over that extremely high trunk lid. Like most Chinese automakers, Geely exclaims its intent on entering the North American every chance it gets. We're wondering what kind of reception a design like this would receive cruising down Woodward Ave. Either way, Geely gets an E for effort.
[Source: Autoblog Chinese]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dylan @ Apr 20th 2007 2:07PM
Wow thats painful. Just because individual car designs are a sucess doesn't mean that you can take pieces of them and icorporate them all into one car and hope for the same.
Russell @ Apr 20th 2007 2:09PM
Baby's got (Saturn Sky) back.
Jay @ Apr 20th 2007 2:10PM
I see more Alfa Romeo Brera in the front than Skyline, myself.
The front end is a bit rough, but I like the styling direction it's trying to take...just not as successful as it could be. The rest of the car looks pretty good...if the front meshed better with the rear, it'd be a solid car.
Cly @ Apr 20th 2007 2:29PM
I'm totally embarrass to be asian. In case anyone is over generalizing. Not all asian are like these copying a$$hole$.
Judd @ Apr 20th 2007 2:43PM
Looks like the Sky and GT-R just had a baby.
Joe @ Apr 20th 2007 2:43PM
E is for eeewwwww?
bmw122487 @ Apr 20th 2007 2:45PM
That back end is just like a peugeot 406 coupe:
http://www.netcarshow.com/peugeot/2001-406_coupe/1024x768/wallpaper_0c.htm
RyanS @ Apr 20th 2007 2:48PM
Actually if you block out that horrible grill, the rest of the car is not bad at all.
aman @ Apr 20th 2007 3:38PM
it actually doesn't look that bad
aman @ Apr 20th 2007 3:39PM
I'm sorry. I meant the rear end doesn't look that bad
wild01ride @ Apr 20th 2007 3:46PM
Hmm, Forget the Skyline and Sky, a page or so away on here there are some pictures of a Novitec Alfa Romeo 159...hmm!?!
paul34 @ Apr 20th 2007 3:51PM
#4: Yea, and not all Asians are *Chinese*
paul34 @ Apr 20th 2007 3:52PM
#4: Yea, and not all Asians are *Chinese*
Stephen @ Apr 20th 2007 4:04PM
Cool, more pictures of the BMW Concept CS! Oh wait...
Viv @ Apr 20th 2007 4:35PM
Another embarassed asian here. Why can't the damn chinese makeup a design that doesn't copy somebody else. So i guess I am not the only one who saw an Alfa Romeo in it.
Deezee @ Apr 20th 2007 4:55PM
Lob-sided Alfa front (made of plastic) and Saturn back. What a winning combination. AWESOME. Completely Awesome.
Wait did I say awesome? I meant HORRIFIC.
Tagg @ Apr 20th 2007 6:38PM
Well, I'll give them some credit for doing it since they are the only privately owned auto company in China. The rest are all government corperations, funded and managed by local government officals.
Its still ugly though!
Cly @ Apr 20th 2007 6:41PM
#17, that's what you think! Half the corporation is probably owned in some way or is linked to government officials. To do business BIG in China is to buy the government.
Tagg @ Apr 20th 2007 10:46PM
Do you do alot of business in China? Not trying to be a dick but I am just wondering. I studied there for a semester for my masters and there were many professors complaining how Geely has to pay more in taxes and such because they are private.
8189720 @ Apr 21st 2007 2:14AM
Okay, the Chinese obviously don't know how to make good looking cars, and even when they copy it doesn't always work out. So, having said that, please, please, please stop making cars. If there was ever one reason I'd hate the Chinese, this is it.