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Zotye T700 - The poor man's Porsche Macan

Zotye T700 - The poor man's Porsche Macan

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blogentry-133713-0-99161100-1433951650_thumb.jpgEstablished in 2005, Zotye, an automobile manufacturer based in Zhejiang, China, revealed its new T700 recently. And there is no doubt that it is modeled after Porsche's mid-sized SUV, the Macan. While the lights do differ from the real thing, the rest of the T700 is almost a direct copy and paste exercise. Even the shape of the door handles are almost identical!

 

blogentry-133713-0-92237200-1433951755_thumb.jpgAccording to Chinese media, Zotye plans to launch the mid-size model later this year offering a choice of 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre turbocharged engines borrowed from other vehicles in their range. The 2.0-litre will have 177bhp and there is also talk of a larger 3.0-litre V6 turbo.

 

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blogentry-133713-0-81653500-1433951788_thumb.jpgSaid to carry a starting price tag of 170,000 yuan (S$37,000), it is very much cheaper than the Porsche Macan which will set you back 558,000 yuan (S$121,000) in China.


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Ake109

Hahahaha, when are they going to get around to cloning the 488 and the Aventador?

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Cheefarn

The interior plastics and fit/finish looks horrible... just like any other China rip off... That large screen on the dash... Did Zotye just drop in a pirated Samsung Galaxy tab 12.1 into it and call it a multi function display? Someone stole the Hyundai i40 steering wheel!

 

But the exterior is actually quite nice, and its not a carbon copy of the Macan... The front looks more like a Pugueot than the Macan

 

Anyway, why are we even spending so much time commenting on this shameless rip off?

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Lurpsexx

Wahaha... which poor sod will buy this clone? Cheap china engine, rusty parts and exploding wheels! even the tablet looks like a fake casing ! Lol...

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Heartbreakid

They just make themselves stinker. Shame all the Chinese and spoil the race too.

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Ahbengdriver

In future, any car model will have a distant cousin made in China.

 

I wonder this Zotye's accessories and option lists(if there is one) will come with factory fitted Porsche badges. KNN if I were Porsche AG, I will sue them until Lark Koh.

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Lurpsexx
  On 6/12/2015 at 2:25 AM, Ahbengdriver said:

In future, any car model will have a distant cousin made in China.

 

I wonder this Zotye's accessories and option lists(if there is one) will come with factory fitted Porsche badges. KNN if I were Porsche AG, I will sue them until Lark Koh.

 

Ya, agree.. but so far no original car mfr successful in sueing them i think.. these Cheena car mfr hv govt backing one.. all in the same family, all share same profits...

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Thaiyotakamli
  On 6/12/2015 at 2:25 AM, Ahbengdriver said:
In future, any car model will have a distant cousin made in China.

 

I wonder this Zotye's accessories and option lists(if there is one) will come with factory fitted Porsche badges. KNN if I were Porsche AG, I will sue them until Lark Koh.

 

No copyright and trademark law in china

 

 

U r free to copy!

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