Chinese automakers are doing their best to break into the UK car market, and Jeremy Clarkson was intrigued by the new Jaecoo 7. As always, the preview before the paywall:
“Four years ago this car company didn’t exist. Now this is the third bestselling car in the UK.”
(Usual disclaimers continue to apply.)
This video showcases the incredible suspension technology of the NIO ET9, putting it head-to-head against the BMW 7 Series and the Audi A8. Watch how the ET9 handles bumps, uneven roads, and body movement with its advanced active suspension system, designed to deliver exceptional comfort and stability. The comparison highlights just how far automotive suspension technology has evolved. Can this really be possible? Watch the video and let me know which car impresses you the most.
Today my Cantonese buddy in Guangzhou sent a photo of a car, so I took a look and first thought it's "weird looking Tesla", then looking at the brand it said Stelanto. So I asked him is it a Chinese brand copying Tesla and using the brand Stellantis? My friend replied with a Mr.Bean looking sneaky sticker...
It reminded me of the first Huawei Aito M5. First time I saw that I was similarly puzzled wondering if it was some kind of obscure (frumpified) Porsche Macan, so I did a search - "Huawei SUV Porsche copy" and I found other results showing a Huawei/SAIC collaboration that is an even more faithful copy of the Porsche Taycan than the Xiaomi S7.
I'm pretty surprised, because with the Chinese cars now flooding the world auto markets and (you'd think) trying to build credibility and shrugging off old stereotypes, that the days of China producing flatout copies like the Landwind that copied the first-generation Range Rover Evoque exactly, would be in the past when China was first learning about car styling.
It's... Wild, one of Chinas largest companies, supported by China as a national champion shamelessly copying a foreign brand. Is there any other way to see that than, Huawei having absolutely no integrity?... (And how does this reflect on China?)
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Hey. Im thinking about buying a MG3 Hybrid+, used and 1-2 years old with about 5000-12000 kilometers. what is your experience with this car? i cant find too much negatives about the car. it seems very solid and it has alot of stuff for that price. im currently driving a old nissan almera(manual) and i hate manual driving. i have it for about 9 years now.
i want to swap to a newer car to have a better driving experience because i really hate manual driving.
i thought that mg3 hybrid+ could be a good car for me because i often drive short distances and i mostly dont drive insane fast. i live in germany and even on the autobahn i dont really speed that much. maybe 160kmh max. i like the 194ps because the only reason i need some power is to pass a few really slow people.
Did you have Problems? Did your Problems got solved with the 7 year warranty? are you happy with your car?
my budget is between 15000€ and 17000€ depending on the car.
i plan to keep the car as long as possible and also i want a car about the size of my old one(Nissan Almera N16 Hatchback 98ps). it should be automatic, have more power than the nissan and should be pretty young.
for me it seems like i get most value out of the mg3 hybrid for my money.
Everyone laughed at BYD. Elon Musk literally laughed on TV when asked if they were competition.
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Now BYD is selling more EVs globally than Tesla.
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What I find insane is how this happened — they didn't start as a car company at all. They made batteries for Nokia phones. Then Wang Chuanfu had this idea that if you understand batteries, you can build the entire EV from scratch better than anyone.
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Fast forward 30 years — they now manufacture their own chips, their own steel, their own glass. Vertical integration at a level no Western company has ever attempted.
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A few things that genuinely surprised me researching this:
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BYD's Blade Battery completely changed EV safety standards
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They sell cars in 70+ countries now
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Their cheapest EV costs less than $10,000
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What do you think — is BYD a legitimate global threat to Tesla and legacy automakers, or is the Western market too different for them to crack?
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