http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/ Autoblog Comments for The Roewe 550 is not beautiful http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 10:18AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
When you dissect a car into the most basic of geometric shapes, you're bound to be reminded of other cars' basic geometric shapes.]]>Nov 14th 2007 10:39AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
To be honest though, since every car manufacturer basically knocks off design cues from other car manufacturers, it is pretty hard to make a fully original car that isn't hideous. Just try drawing your own car design (a REALISTIC car, not some crazy future-mobile with wire wheels or whatever) and you'll soon realize that pretty much all the possible shapes that aren't hideous are probably already used by some other car.

Oh and upon closer inspection the headlights are actually different from pretty much every other car out there, even if they initially give you the impression of Concorde. The real question is whether Roewe will develop this style across all their models as their new design language, since if you keep making drastically different designs people will just continue to claim you're knocking off x or x or x.

By the way, the rear looks like the Lexus IS' lights to be, but again upon closer inspection they're different enough that I wouldn't say it's a knockoff. Honestly it's more unique than most cars out there, Chinese or not, since all the cars you mentioned it as knocking off have also share design cues with a lot of other cars.]]>Dec 1st 2007 9:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
I think Chinese cars can actually be competitive with designs like this, not like the other sh*ts we've been seeing]]>Nov 14th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 11:12AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 6:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 11:54AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
While I agree I don't think it's "sad" it's something Chinese manufacturers have brought upon themselves. When poorly made Chinese products stop killing people and pets, then I might regain some amount of respect.

I don't think this is a "beautiful" car...it not ugly, but it's not beautiful...Beautiful would be something like a 911]]>Nov 14th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 6:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
Doubtless the Roewe will also be horribly mediocre, but it'll also be worryingly cheap and its looks are a) inoffensive and b) not overtly trendy, meaning it'll sell to the majority of buyers who simply aren't interested in cars. They just want A-B wheels.

If it passes crash and emissions tests I dare say it'll fly out of showroom doors.]]>Nov 14th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/Nov 14th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
If you wish to bash Chinese products, feel free to bring up their poor vehicle crash safety, the recalls in their toys and pet food, etc, etc. But as far as looks go, the Roewe 550 is in the same ballpark as all the other family sedans on American freeways, a mediocre player in a mediocre field.]]>Nov 14th 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/the-roewe-550-is-not-beautiful/
but then again, everyone's taste is different.]]>Nov 14th 2007 1:09PM