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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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is it me or is this concept sensational looking?

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...-beijing-show/

if they bring that here in the US, price it under $25K, itll give accord coupe, hyundai genesis coupe, altima coupe a run for its money
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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looks more sexual to me than sensational...the grill looks like a spread eagle lol.

on a more serious note, is it safe?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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I like the looks, good enough to be a Batmobile maybe ?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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Pretty awesome looking car especially for a Chinese design.. Nothing says VIP like a spread eagle chrome grill!
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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Looks a little too extreme for me the production car should be gorgeous. Im really suprised geely made this car.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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Looks like a big 4 dr Saturn Sky to me.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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ewww...


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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Coco-bun
looks more sexual to me than sensational...the grill looks like a spread eagle lol.

on a more serious note, is it safe?
good point
regardless of how well it looks, it still might get crushed like a pop can when getting hit
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by UberNoob
good point
regardless of how well it looks, it still might get crushed like a pop can when getting hit
so dont crash

i like it ... i would even have one ... unfortunately that front bumper would never pass in canada, so the look would change on a canadian version for sure
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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I like the side view, its very aggressive, but i'm not sure how I feel yet about the front. I'll have to look a few more times before I decide.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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yea I like it- different for sure
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Originally Posted by UberNoob
good point
regardless of how well it looks, it still might get crushed like a pop can when getting hit
zero to crumbled in 2.5 sec.

But props for creating something that's not easily recognizable as a knock-off
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