Recognized specialists in automobile copies, Chinese manufacturers are now embarking on neo-retro. A clever way to ape past accomplishments without being accused of plagiarism? Discover this astonishing nod to the Cord 810 based on a 5-door Beetle!
It is not just Americans who are fans of neo-retro automobile achievements. The Chinese in turn embark on the adventure with more or less finesse. Witness the Great Wall Motor Wey V72 whose grille treatment and curved fenders, separated from the rest of the bodywork, are reminiscent of those of the Cord 810 of the 1930s.
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Unlike the singular American car (photo opposite), this Chinese does not adopt retractable headlights. And for good reason, implanted on wings with specific models, they are taken from the Great Wall Motor Ora Punk Cat. An achievement, also very astonishing you will see.
On a 5-door Beetle base!
The latter is none other than a five-door copy of the latest generation of the Volkswagen Beetle. Moreover, when we detail the two cars, the central cell and a good part of the stern, with the exception of the trunk flap and the lights, are strictly identical. A recycling of which the Chinese have long been masters.
In addition to its grille, this Great Wall Motor Wey V72 uses and abuses chrome parts, at the level of the front bumper, juxtaposing no less than three floors, its rear counterpart is not left out, either, with no less than two levels and the end of the end if the we can say, it is the thick ring adorning the bottom of the doors. While spoke rims fixed by an imposing central butterfly try to anchor the car in the last century.
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A Mercedes-style dashboard!
On the other hand, no evocation of the past aboard Great Wall Wey V72. On the contrary, its dashboard which contains no less than three digital screens and compiles touch controls is fully in the present. A fairly neat staging, which this time evokes the world of new Mercedes and especially, with its powdery pink colors, the Mercedes-Benz EQ electric range. Incorrigible, these Chinese who continue to (very) strongly draw inspiration from existing achievements. Neo-retro has a good back!
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