Filed under: Concept Cars, China, Hatchbacks, Misc. Auto Shows
Beijing 2008: Geely CE concept makes its debut
Click above for high-res gallery of the Geely CE
Ok, the Geely car parade at Beijing is officially in full swing. One of the good-looking renderings we posted during the runup to the show was of the CE concept, a small hatchback that looked like it could just as easily be an Acura that's slumming in the entry-level class. In the metal, it looks pretty much exactly like the rendering -- a well-styled little Acura 5-door hatch. Only that's the Geely badge on that shield-shaped grille. It It is better-looking than any of Geely's current market offerings, and that's about all there is to say, because we have neither interior shots nor technical details to flesh things out any further. As such, we'll treat it as a styling exercise that's likely got Honda/Acura designers grumbling under their breath, and Chinese showgoers and (potential car-buyers) nodding approvingly.
Gallery: Geely CE Concept
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[Source: Autoblog Chinese]
All photos Copyright ©2007 Bin Chen / Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jgp 12:44PM (4/21/2008)
Front end is a mix of JDM & EDM Civic. A-pillar is from Honda Fit. Rear end (including some of the C-pillar) is from Nissan Tiida (Versa). Door handles are from Toyota Vitz (Yaris).
Sina delenda est.
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ugg.tryptophan 1:27PM (4/21/2008)
the door handles could be from any car
pyvo13 4:15PM (4/21/2008)
Looks like 1969 Camaro to me: it has four wheels, and also has a streering wheel, some seats, headlights. Damn chinese, couldn't leave american icon alone!!!
John Johnson 12:47PM (4/21/2008)
Looks like a baby WRX.
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Throwback 1:07PM (4/21/2008)
I have to say the design of the latest crop of Chinese cars is shockingly not bad. Compared to the stuff we saw 2 years ago these designs are light years ahead. They must be using more foreign design firms. These concepts are very well resolved, and much less cartoonish.
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Mike 2:07PM (4/21/2008)
I wouldn't say they are "shockingly not bad" but they certainly are "shockingly original" given their previous rip-offs...
Ken 2:03PM (4/21/2008)
Looks like they took a Mazda 2 and inflated it a bit.
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SPG 2:04PM (4/21/2008)
Geely really made a "Bold Move" with this one.
Get it? Bold Move. Hint, their current slogan would not of worked for this terrible pun.
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pscs 4:26PM (4/21/2008)
for those of you so critical about the chinese cars, well, like one of the comments said, compared to 2 years ago it's really a huge leap in such a short period of time.
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Rick 5:51PM (4/21/2008)
Inflated TSX, I like it.
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Cire 6:57PM (4/21/2008)
I actually like this one. It has a lot of interesting details that actually look good instead of odd. I think it is an original and nicely done design.
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Lee C W 11:39PM (4/21/2008)
In my time, i've seen how Japanese cars were rubbished (we're talking about the late 60's and early 70's), followed by the Koreans, and now the Chinese. But the speed at which they are cranking out new and fairly-stylish cars (this is heaps better than the first 10-15 years of Korean designs) is unprecedented - if they can still sell them cheap (as well as being at least averagely safe and dependable), i could see a future filled with Chinese cars.
Here in Singapore, Geely is one of the top 10 makes already (Chinese cars are the cheapest in the market), but it's telling that taxi companies won't use them. At least they don't scar the landscape like the Daihatsu Materia (Scion Xb to you).
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GOT 4:26AM (4/22/2008)
Very nice looking design. It's hard to tell how big/small it is.
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tio 12:59PM (4/22/2008)
at least the door handles are on the body line unlike the Mazda 2.
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