Comments on: Early look: Roewe 550 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edward http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-432469 Edward Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:32:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-432469 Oh My Gosh! It has 4 wheels! So it must be a copy of every other car that has 4 wheels! And Surprise to these people who said that Chinese cars fail at safety. This cars along with Chery A3 (another Chinese car) got 5 stars (highest rating) for all 3 tests at the C-NCAP, which uses the same standards as it's sister association, E-NCAP. And Fuck all u racists out there. Oh My Gosh! It has 4 wheels! So it must be a copy of every other car that has 4 wheels! And Surprise to these people who said that Chinese cars fail at safety. This cars along with Chery A3 (another Chinese car) got 5 stars (highest rating) for all 3 tests at the C-NCAP, which uses the same standards as it’s sister association, E-NCAP. And Fuck all u racists out there.

]]> By: lucklaster http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374854 lucklaster Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:19:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374854 But really very derivative. A buffet of many mainstream cars. And where are the comments from the asian robot about how we can’t assume dependability till it's been around for a hundred years? But really very derivative. A buffet of many mainstream cars. And where are the comments from the asian robot about how we can’t assume dependability till it’s been around for a hundred years?

]]> By: ClarksonForPresident http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374841 ClarksonForPresident Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:07:41 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374841 looks VERY nice indeed. i don't like the dash and i hate caddy-esque digital speed readouts... hopefully they'll change it. #21, if sebring looked 10% this good it'd be flying off the shelves. chrysler deserves to be out of business selling crap like that. you know what is worse than the sebring's look? any chrysler's interior. utter POS. i've seen better interior in a $20k hyundai than in a $40k 300C SRT8. besides, who isn't drawing inspiration on someone else's design? how many "hoftmeister kinks" have you seen lately? (impala, infiniti m, lexus, etc) looks VERY nice indeed. i don’t like the dash and i hate caddy-esque digital speed readouts… hopefully they’ll change it.

#21, if sebring looked 10% this good it’d be flying off the shelves. chrysler deserves to be out of business selling crap like that. you know what is worse than the sebring’s look? any chrysler’s interior. utter POS. i’ve seen better interior in a $20k hyundai than in a $40k 300C SRT8.

besides, who isn’t drawing inspiration on someone else’s design? how many “hoftmeister kinks” have you seen lately? (impala, infiniti m, lexus, etc)

]]> By: maxcar http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374495 maxcar Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:33:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374495 got a lot of current vw lines in the design. got a lot of current vw lines in the design.

]]> By: HemiRoadRunner http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374480 HemiRoadRunner Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:43:03 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374480 It's chinese innovation that's what. Because they are finally doing something other than picking rice and eating dogs. I agree, it's not that great looking. Id rather drive a motorized shopping cart. It’s chinese innovation that’s what. Because they are finally doing something other than picking rice and eating dogs. I agree, it’s not that great looking. Id rather drive a motorized shopping cart.

]]> By: jayjc08 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374474 jayjc08 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:34:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374474 Meh, doesn't look that bad, but what's there really to like about it? Meh, doesn’t look that bad, but what’s there really to like about it?

]]> By: HemiRoadRunner http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374452 HemiRoadRunner Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:09:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374452 Front looks like a Sebring, typical chinks copying our products. NO RICE FOR YOU ANYMORE GOOKS!!! Front looks like a Sebring, typical chinks copying our products. NO RICE FOR YOU ANYMORE GOOKS!!!

]]> By: autonut http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374430 autonut Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:48:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374430 Guys you can call me a racist, but it is not car designed in China or by Chinese. I don't care that it is conglomerate of designs and lines, most of cars are, it looks good. Actually, I always liked Rover designs, it's famous British quality that killed the brand or sold it to China. I recall when Rover was selling it's models based on Acura/Honda Legend: Legend was great (I owned one and it lasted for 15 years even my 70 year old mother driving it) Rover was horrible with identical mechanicals - they introduced electrical gremlins (not AMC) Guys you can call me a racist, but it is not car designed in China or by Chinese. I don’t care that it is conglomerate of designs and lines, most of cars are, it looks good. Actually, I always liked Rover designs, it’s famous British quality that killed the brand or sold it to China. I recall when Rover was selling it’s models based on Acura/Honda Legend: Legend was great (I owned one and it lasted for 15 years even my 70 year old mother driving it) Rover was horrible with identical mechanicals – they introduced electrical gremlins (not AMC)

]]> By: stick2clutch http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374401 stick2clutch Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:51:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374401 This car is definetly a compilation of many other cars, but it is a nice looking car. One would still have to see the finished product. It'll probably be crappy. This car is definetly a compilation of many other cars, but it is a nice looking car. One would still have to see the finished product. It’ll probably be crappy.

]]> By: carbonsigma http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374396 carbonsigma Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:30:41 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374396 ARMY Strong, I see some BMW 5-Series in the dash too. And Rover headlights. And Hyundai Genesis Coupe rear. Yea, it's not bad. ARMY Strong, I see some BMW 5-Series in the dash too.
And Rover headlights.
And Hyundai Genesis Coupe rear.

Yea, it’s not bad.

]]> By: inline6 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374390 inline6 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:50:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374390 Yeah, seriously...the Chery Amulet, Jialiang Landwind, and the Brilliance BS6 have all fared terribly. It's sorta shocking to see cars perform that badly. I really like the way this 550 looks inside and out. Makes me wish the British had produced it before SAIC bought 'em out. Yeah, seriously…the Chery Amulet, Jialiang Landwind, and the Brilliance BS6 have all fared terribly. It’s sorta shocking to see cars perform that badly.

I really like the way this 550 looks inside and out. Makes me wish the British had produced it before SAIC bought ‘em out.

]]> By: ARMY Strong http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374389 ARMY Strong Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:41:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374389 does look like a passat on the outside, the dash reminds me of a bmw, quite nice, too bad its chinese...o wait, what isn,t ?! does look like a passat on the outside, the dash reminds me of a bmw, quite nice, too bad its chinese…o wait, what isn,t ?!

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374388 johnnycanuck Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:26:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374388 Thanks inline6: I had no idea they were that bad. I suppose I really shouldn't be surprised given the quality of most everything else they produce. Thanks inline6: I had no idea they were that bad. I suppose I really shouldn’t be surprised given the quality of most everything else they produce.

]]> By: inline6 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374383 inline6 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:56:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374383 ^Johnnycanuck...look up the crash test results of all the latest Chinese cars. The Brilliance BS6 was just tested by EuroNCAP and got 1 star out of 5. The Landwind did the same. To my knowledge, every single Chinese-engineered car built has catastrophically failed every crash test they've entered. That's not to say they aren't improving. But we'll see when we'll see, I guess. And for the record, the Roewe 550 isn't based on the 75. The Roewe 750 is. ^Johnnycanuck…look up the crash test results of all the latest Chinese cars.

The Brilliance BS6 was just tested by EuroNCAP and got 1 star out of 5. The Landwind did the same.

To my knowledge, every single Chinese-engineered car built has catastrophically failed every crash test they’ve entered.

That’s not to say they aren’t improving. But we’ll see when we’ll see, I guess.

And for the record, the Roewe 550 isn’t based on the 75. The Roewe 750 is.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374376 johnnycanuck Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:24:38 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374376 I'm curious why some still insist that despite generally positive posts on many Chinese built car's styling that they will be rolling death traps? Are you expecting the wheels to fall off, pistons to come flying through the hood or what? I'm not saying they're ready to take on the likes of Audi or BMW, but how far can they really be from the likes of, say, the Koreans? I’m curious why some still insist that despite generally positive posts on many Chinese built car’s styling that they will be rolling death traps? Are you expecting the wheels to fall off, pistons to come flying through the hood or what? I’m not saying they’re ready to take on the likes of Audi or BMW, but how far can they really be from the likes of, say, the Koreans?

]]> By: DeansterTJ http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374371 DeansterTJ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:08:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374371 The front says Chrysler Sebring, especially the headlights and chrome grill. The profile looks like a BMW 5-series, and the tailights say Elantra. Overall not bad. The front says Chrysler Sebring, especially the headlights and chrome grill. The profile looks like a BMW 5-series, and the tailights say Elantra. Overall not bad.

]]> By: xkr http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374355 xkr Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374355 not bad not bad

]]> By: legr8est http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374335 legr8est Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:42:33 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374335 I can't believe I'm saying this about a Chinese car, but it looks pretty sweet, inside and out. Being Chinese, I expect it to be terrible when it comes to safety. But, this car has already surprised. So, safety may be something else it surprises in. I can’t believe I’m saying this about a Chinese car, but it looks pretty sweet, inside and out. Being Chinese, I expect it to be terrible when it comes to safety. But, this car has already surprised. So, safety may be something else it surprises in.

]]> By: Commodore http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374333 Commodore Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:35:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374333 Amazing, but unfortunately it is still Chinese. Just because they got some European company to design the car, doesn't mean that it will drive well, be reliable, etc. Remember that cars like this, and the Brilliance (stupid name) line are mostly designed by companies like Pinifirina. Amazing, but unfortunately it is still Chinese.
Just because they got some European company to design the car, doesn’t mean that it will drive well, be reliable, etc. Remember that cars like this, and the Brilliance (stupid name) line are mostly designed by companies like Pinifirina.

]]> By: LaCaLover http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374326 LaCaLover Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:23:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374326 Is it on the Rover 75 platform? Is it on the Rover 75 platform?

]]> By: RaineMan http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374323 RaineMan Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:18:52 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374323 Bastard child of a Cirrus and a Passat. Can the chinese not design any unique automobiles? Bastard child of a Cirrus and a Passat.

Can the chinese not design any unique automobiles?

]]> By: Impulsive http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374317 Impulsive Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:57:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374317 Quite a leap from their older crap ... and the improvement will continue. Quite a leap from their older crap … and the improvement will continue.

]]> By: jumpoffit http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374316 jumpoffit Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:50:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374316 looks good - but the front does look jetta-ish, side view looks audi-ish and the rear looks infiniti G sedan-ish , interesting Key though looks good – but the front does look jetta-ish, side view looks audi-ish and the rear looks infiniti G sedan-ish , interesting Key though

]]> By: mayer_ray_nagin http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374304 mayer_ray_nagin Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:27:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374304 am not warming up to that dash. am not warming up to that dash.

]]> By: Eddie Willers http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374303 Eddie Willers Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:27:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374303 Looks like a Camry-Audi combo...not bad. Looks like a Camry-Audi combo…not bad.

]]> By: car-dude44 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374300 car-dude44 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:16:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374300 I never though a chinese car could look so good. I never though a chinese car could look so good.

]]> By: 6ix http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374298 6ix Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:12:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/early-look-roewe-550.html#comment-374298 Dang, that's actually quite nice. Dang, that’s actually quite nice.

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