Those Chinese Fakers Are At It Again

The Chinese are famous for taking a well known brand name, copying it, and selling it on for a fraction of the price.

But now they have taken it to another level.

Here we have a few examples of cars they have 'ripped off'.

Rolls-Royce is consulting lawyers after the Chinese launched the Geely GE, a copycat car, including a winged mascot and huge radiator grill, for just £30,000...




A model poses next to the Lifan Motors 320......or perhaps she's auditioning for a remake of The Italian Job (The Chinese Job, perhaps?) as it looks just like the Mini, seen below.




Finally, it seems that even logos are not safe from reinvention in China. Here's the world-famous Bentley badge......and below it is ludicrously similar, ludicrously named Riich

BMW Set To Reintroduce The Isetta

After micros such as the Smart and the Fiat 500, BMW is considering bringing back the Isetta.The original Isetta was powered by a rear-mounted motorcycle engine that delivered about 12 horsepower. On the original model the only door was its swing-away nose panel.

The modern Isetta, unlike the original, will have four wheels and two doors on the sides. Also the new Isetta will retain the egg-shaped silhouette of the original. At the moment, redesign is in the earliest stages, BMW may not make a decision on it until 2010. The new Isetta would be powered by a clean engine that would be the most ecological BMW.

The old BMW Isetta

One of the most successful microcars ever produced, wich was also known as a bubble car because of the bubble-like windows and an egg shape.

These are some examples of some famous cars wich have been redesigned.

Mini

The Mini is a small car that was produced by the BMC from 1959 to 2000. The most popular British-made car ever. It has been replaced by the New MINI, which was launched in 2001. The 2007 Cooper is a 4-passenger family coupe, sports coupe, convertible, or convertible sports car, available in 4 trims, ranging from the HT to the S Convertible.

Volkswagen Beetle

Produced by the Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003. One of the most popular car ever made.
New Beetle, introduced in 1998, carried many "retro" design features related to the old Beetle. Original Beetle's round ed shape, running boards, separate wings, large round tail lights. It is a modern car, based on the Volkswagen A platform.

Fiat 500

The Fiat 500, car produced by the Fiat company between 1957 and 1975. As beeing considered as one of the first city cars. New Fiat 500 was presented in March 2007 exactly 50 years after the first Fiat 500 has been presented. The car has retro-look as well as the Volkswagen New Beetle and BMW MINI but it is cheaper than those cars.