Beijing 208: Geely Tiger GT concept steals the show
by John Neff on Apr 21st 2008 at 12:00PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of the Geely Tiger GT concept
Of all the cars being debuted at this year's Auto China show in Beijing, most of them are from one company: Chinese domestic automaker Geely. The brand has over 20 some debuts, but most are ho-hum little econoboxes that Chinese consumers are buying by the ton right now. The Tiger GT concept, however, is one vehicle from Geely that's getting a lot of attention for a different reason. It's an all-Chinese design concept, and as you can clearly see, looks like nothing else on the road. Whether or not that's a good or bad thing is up to you, but Geely makes no apologizes for new coupe concept that takes its basic shape from the Italian school of design and adds some unmistakable Chinese touches. As described by our blogging buddies at Autoblog Chinese, "the front is extremely arrogant." Indeed. They liken the grille to a Chinese mask and we wouldn't be surprised to find a sword rack hanging in the back window.
The Tiger GT is reportedly powered by a 3.5L V6 producing 225 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. Riding on 19-inch concept wheels, the concept's motor would appear to have a hard time backing up the shear loudness of the coupe's design. It's got chrome fangs, for Pete's sake. Love it or hate it, the Geely Tiger GT concept is at least original, and as our colleagues in China tell us, that alone is worthy of applause.
Check out our full high-res gallery of the Geely Tiger GT below and let us know what you think in the comments.
Gallery: Geely Tiger GT Concept
All photos Copyright ©2008 Bin Chen / Weblogs, Inc.
[Source: Autoblog Chinese, Straightline Blog]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Gregg 12:09PM (4/21/2008)
You already featured renderings of this one some days ago, depicted driving on the road. It is a striking design.
Bet there will be some aftermarket replacements for that grill. The engine may be adequate for the Chinese market, should they release it, but they will have to come up with something better for export.
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joe23521 12:12PM (4/21/2008)
That grill is actually really growing on me. Love the tail lights.
chuck 12:11PM (4/21/2008)
OMG! They TOTALLY copied.......nobody!
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geo.stewart 12:41PM (4/21/2008)
other than the grill detail, its a better peugot 907.
Rocketboy 3:03PM (4/21/2008)
I think that Mifune Motors might have something to say about the grille design. What a blatant rip-off.
Randy 3:42PM (4/21/2008)
brilliant! :)
Montezuma 7:47PM (4/21/2008)
The first thing I thought about when I saw the taillights - Solstice. Now the rest of the car looks like stretched/smoothed out Solstice. But the resemblance is very vague. Great design.
90ft 12:12PM (4/21/2008)
It's great that Autoblog covers shows like Beijing.
But for ***'s sake can you not have your photographer learn to take pictures that are IN FOCUS
Every show you cover, half the photos are completely out of focus
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joe 12:25PM (4/21/2008)
agreed, but, everything looks in focus in that 7th picture-- i think the photog got some of the more opportune shots right.
Way of the Future 12:25PM (4/21/2008)
auto shows are hard to cover. the lighting is difficult in places and sometimes the display itself is hard to get a picture of (either its moving fast or very dark or both) Its amazing that autoblog does such a good job already!
Go autoblog!
Toy Yoda 12:16PM (4/21/2008)
Fantastic looking car. Has some design elements from that black Peugeot concept car a few years ago.
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vince 12:21PM (4/21/2008)
This car is a joke
proportions are the first thing needed.
followed by tasteful details
all of which are non-exisent on this
The facias belong on a ride @ Disney
no no 12:26PM (4/21/2008)
@ Vince
so what you say about Mazda Taiki ?
But it's not to hype anyway, Geely will get its credit once this goes into production and Geely dilivers what it promises.
Torrent 12:48PM (4/21/2008)
Vince doesn't like anything made in China. It's his code.
Szyszek 12:18PM (4/21/2008)
Not bad, not bad. Chinese are learning car design very quickly. Now someone needs to tell them that they should not put rusty brake rotors on a show car (see last picture).
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Seoultrain 1:27PM (4/21/2008)
holy crap, that rust is inexcusable. I hope that "nice on the outside, no attention paid on the inside" mentality doesn't make it to production.
Ricky 1:43PM (4/21/2008)
You beat me to it, rust on a concept car is ridiculous!
dragin 10:56PM (4/24/2008)
The rust is just Geely's trademark "attention to detail" in the quality of its product. Although it gets an A for effort with this headturner, in order to survive it's got to do more than turn out attention-grabbing concept cars.
John Starnes 12:44PM (4/21/2008)
That thing is simply GORGEOUS! A shame that Pontiac did not pioneer and create that sleek aggressive futuristic look! Well done.
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TriShield 12:24PM (4/21/2008)
It looks like a long Solstice. But it does look somewhat more original than the automotive bootlegs the Chinese are famous for.
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