Shanghai Clone Wars: Great Wall Florid Bonds Scion xA with Toyota Yaris

One of the most eye-popping examples of car-cloning at this year's Shanghai Auto Show is the Florid hatchback from China's Great Wall Motors. What's surprising about the Florid is the fact that it actually copies the design of two vehicles, bonding in a uniquely Chinese way, the body of a Scion xA to the front end of a current generation Toyota Yaris. Inside, the Chinese automaker preferred to keep things simple, maintaining the original Scion xA's dashboard layout.

The driving force behind the Yaris and xA "inspired" subcompact hatch is a Great Wall Motors developed 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 87 horsepower and a maximum torque of 115Nm. For the 2009MY - or so to say, Great Wall Motors extened the Florid's range with the introduction of more powerfull 1.5-liter engine with 105HP.

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2006 Scion xA

Shanghai Show: Great Wall Hover H7 Concept

China's Great Wall Motors which became 'famous' around the blogosphere for its Fiat Panda and Toyota - Scion knockoffs, introduced a new compact crossover model at the Shanghai Auto Show called the Hover H7. Surprisingly -for Great Wall Motors, that is- the concept car features a unique design with transparent side sections and a large Audi-like front grille. The Hover H7 measures 4.80 meters in length, 1.92 meters in width and 1.82 meters in height, and is equipped with a 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine.

Power is challenged to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission with Great Wall Motors supporting that the spacious crossover can reach a top speed of 225km/h or 140mph.

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Great Wall CHC011 Sports Sedan Concept Officially Revealed in Shanghai

Among the many new production and concept car proposals on display at Great Wall Motors' Shanghai Auto Show stand is the CHC011, a mid-size sports sedan that shares its 3.0-liter V6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission with the Hover H7 crossover concept. According to the Chinese automaker, the CHC011 comes equipped with many luxury features and technologically advanced systems like the adaptive cruise control and the so-called "omni-directional display system" which we have no idea what it is.

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Shanghai Show Preview: Great Wall Motors' CHC011 Sport Sedan

What we have here are the first photos of Great Wall Motors' latest creation, the CHC011 sports sedan that will be making its world premiere along with 11 other models from the China-based company at the Shanghai Auto Show later this month. We're not quite sure what to make of the weird looking saloon that is said to be powered by a 3.0-liter V6 engine hooked up to a 6-speed auto transmission, but at least it's a direct clone of any vehicle we know of...

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Great Wall Motors to Exhibit 12 New Models at Shanghai Auto Show

The zerox maker of cars like the Fiat Panda lookalike, GWPeri, and the Toyota/Scion inspired (...) Florid and Coolbear, Great Wall Motors, has announced that it will unleash a total of 12 new vehicles as well as three new powerplants at the upcoming 2009 Shanghai Auto Show in China (April 20 - 28). Among the newcomers set to debut in Shanghai are three crossover models that include the Hover H5, the Hover M3 -no relation to BMW, but it does appear to have some Chevy design genes- and the sub compact Hover M1.

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