Geely launches in Australia in February

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by gokhan

Chinese people only want a car with "status" so that rules out their home grown brands.

Yep, usually big and black.

[XRtowcar]

http://www.geely.com/global/our_busi...oducts_mk.html
Its got :
Backup Rader
Explosion Protection Plastic Oil Rank
Inteligent Remoter
6:4 Fold-up seats
Leathe interior and seats
and a L4,DOHC,16V engine
And thats off there own website.

[fourl6]

Originally Posted by HUNTER8

"Initally, the car will be sold in Western Australia only, as it will not be launched with electronic stability control. Chivers told CarAdvice that when the model receives an upgrade and automatic later in the year, ESC will be included. Only then can it be sold in the Eastern states, as Victoria’s mandatory ESC regulations would prevent the car being sold there right now."

How ridiculous is that?
Can be sold in WA but not Vic?
So you can buy it in WA and drive it to Vic on your holidays?
Or do we assume that if you bought it in WA it would have fallen apart by the time you hit Vic?

The Victorian Government is proposing an amendment to Victoria's road safety legislation to make electronic stability control (ESC) mandatory for all passenger vehicles weighing under 4.5 tonnes.

Vehicles brought into Victoria after having been registered in another state for at least one year will be exempt.

the same ESC laws are set to start in 2013 Australia wide.

[Airmon]

I saw a whole Bunch of 'Cherry' make 4WDs (SUV I guess you would call them?) a few weeks ago getting delivered. They didn't look much chop in terms of Finish, and pretty basic/bland from the outside.

Quick look at the Website shows it to be a 'Tiggo', one of its Key features is that it is a SUV with a Sedan chassis. I guess we'll be seeing plenty more cars like these.

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

The biggest problem with that crash test is the failure of the occupant protection. see how deformed the windscreen/roof/door area is out of shape. it doesn't matter how bad the front-to-door area is, but it should transfer the energy around the occupants, leaving the passenger compartment relatively intact... if i'm reading it right.

[ltd]

Originally Posted by FalconXV

i think patriotic Chinese who live here will buy them the most, and don't take me the wrong way but that is a sizable demographic.

Absolutely not.
The chinese that live here know they're garbage. I have many chinese friends and none of them will buy them, and each one of them has told me the plethora of reasons why the chinese won't buy them.
Besides, how many patriotic chinese people do you know who are patriotic to china as opposed to Australia? They've come here for years to escape communism and they are one group who rally have become well integrated. That and they love the freedom this land has given them.
No mate, trust me, you'll see more Chinese people driving Fords than you'll see this garbage.

Some of the responses here are fantastic, especially Full Noise's hilarious effort.

[ltd]

Originally Posted by XRtowcar

http://www.geely.com/global/our_busi...oducts_mk.html
Its got :
Backup Rader
Explosion Protection Plastic Oil Rank
Inteligent Remoter
6:4 Fold-up seats
Leathe interior and seats
and a L4,DOHC,16V engine
And thats off there own website.

A couple more:
*Rearview Mirror Electric Defroster
*Air Purify Device
*Front Passenager Airbag (Passenager, a relative of Schwarzenneger)
*Electron Antitheft System
My favourite though has to be:
*Impact-Absorbing Steering Column...... Tell that to this poor bugger at 0:06 seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vAN2cx2UIE

[peachey80]

The one and pretty much ONLY positive I can see about these cars driving around the streets, is that if I am going to crash into one for what ever reason, it will be a nice, soft, energy absorbing impact for me and my passengers