Filed under: Concept Cars, China, Hatchbacks, Misc. Auto Shows
Chery Shooting Sport Concept revealed
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Chery has released the first photos of the Shooting Sport Concept it will be unveiling later this week in Shanghai, and it's quite faithful to the sketches the automaker released earlier in the month. An attractive three-door with a particularly Prius-esque look up front, the Shooting Sport appears to be production-ready save for some of the more concept-like elements inside the passenger cabin. For example, the fancy gauges, abundant white leather, green trim, and yellow mood lighting would likely go in favor of more conventional-looking, less costly materials. That said, the basic shapes of the console and IP are not unorthodox and could likely carry over. Power 8-way seats, a normal-looking DVD navigation system, and a 60/40 split back seat are among the other features on the concept that would probably transfer to a future production car. Save for the "inspired by" Toyota face, the rest of the car looks like something that wouldn't be out of place with a European marque's badge on the hood, and that's no bad thing, aesthetically. We'll have more on the Shooting Sport, including, we assume, powertrain info, when the Shanghai Motor Show gets rolling.
[Source: Chery via Autoblog Chinese (Translated)]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dinger 3:21PM (4/16/2007)
I sorry, you have put a Renault photo in here by mistake.
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Ron 3:27PM (4/16/2007)
I can see from looking at this that we're in for many years of nasty cheap looking knockoffs from the Chinese. Any chance we can sink the container ships before these ugly monsters can hit our docks?
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Carlos 3:35PM (4/16/2007)
You might have your cars mixed up. This looks like a Citroen C4 more than anything else.
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Dinger 3:41PM (4/16/2007)
Carlos,
You are 100% correct. I had them mixed up. But I drive a 20 year old Saab in NYC so you'll have to forgive me. I'm... not thinking with a clear head.
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waitingforvizzini 6:14PM (4/16/2007)
um what is that interior accent color? avacado? guacamole? split pea?
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kalebe 7:38PM (4/16/2007)
Thats a sweet ride!
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Turboman5000 7:49PM (4/16/2007)
Hmmm, where have I seen those wheels before...Bingo, Hotwheels, er, no, Matchbox?
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mojojojo 12:47AM (4/17/2007)
Well these guys did a better immitation than geely.
See http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/16/shanghai-auto-show-geely-coupe-concept-caught-ahead-of-show/
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VLMdesigner 6:22AM (4/17/2007)
Chinese cars' esthetic is better and better, we can say now "beautiful car" ! This Chery is at Europea or Japanese level !
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derek 9:39AM (4/17/2007)
Ron you are 100% right! ugly fatass like you dont deserve to drive nice cars like this.
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Fernan Franco 3:32PM (4/17/2007)
sucks for nissan, they alreade copied their sportconcept and its not even out yet,,, and its also called sport concept, and the same color!!!
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BOB 4:50AM (4/18/2007)
REALLY NOT THE WEEK FOR ANYTHING CALLED
"SHOOTING SPORT"
Not bad, will sell when it gets to the US, if the roof is high enough for us.
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hotcams 1:23PM (4/24/2007)
why r u all complaining when these will be sold in Walmart next to Fubu shirts for less than $9999.99 and a free tv?
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Hitler 9:58PM (5/06/2007)
Even if this piece of communist crap sells at WalMart for $2,000, Chery still won't earn my business. In fact, I try to boycott everything made by the hands of those nasty dog-eating Chinese. They need to leave the automotive business to Japan, Europe, and the US and go back to cooking Kung Pao Chicken...
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