Happy (Chery) Eastar!
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In case you were jonesing for a dose of weirdness from the Chinese auto industry today, Chery has complied. Behold the Chery Eastar convertible. China Car Times' headline asks, "The thinking man's Bentley?" Perhaps, if said man is doing his thinking after hitting the all-you-can-eat peyote buffet. Note the deftly-removed B-pillar and beautifully integrated extension between the front and rear doors, complete with a gap in the weatherstripping along the sills. Listen, we have no idea if this is some one-off novelty or something that's actually being considered. What we do know is that a Saabish-bodied 4-door luxo-vert with a Lexus-y nose and Mitsubishi Mirage rear end is exactly the kind of thing that makes following the Chinese auto industry so entertaining.
Gallery: Chery Eastar convertible
[Source: China Car Times]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Russell 6:45PM (9/02/2008)
I d like to see one of those crash tested.
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jte 7:03PM (9/02/2008)
No reason to crash test it. It has an ejector system powered with gunpowder.
FFSX 12:30AM (9/03/2008)
They dont crash they desintegrate
3seriesisking 6:57PM (9/02/2008)
These Chinese automakers never cease to amaze....
And not in a good way....
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kaveh 6:58PM (9/02/2008)
Wow, that is awful, who is buying Chinese cars outside there country?
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RDL 8:44PM (9/02/2008)
Are they selling any inside China?
Tagg 12:16AM (9/03/2008)
I think its Chery, it may be Geely but one of them has a significant presence in the Middle East. Iraq has a number of Chinese cars in it nowa swell as Iran.
Egon 7:02PM (9/02/2008)
Now that's some fine craftsmanship. It looks like somebody finally bought the R&D Department a Sawzall.
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Tsunami Racer 7:03PM (9/02/2008)
no relation i'm sure to the Eastar Bunny
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K.C. 7:03PM (9/02/2008)
Isn't this the brand that Bricklin was trying, and failing, to import ?
That thing is fugly.
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Snark 7:11PM (9/02/2008)
can I haz eastar bunneh?
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john 7:26PM (9/02/2008)
Your description should offend anyone who owns a Lexus, Saab, and/or Mitsu. Mirage. Because this is seriously an ugly car. Any thinking man would know that.
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PJ 9:07PM (9/02/2008)
I'm sure the cowl shake can be measured on the Richter scale...
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Peter 7:32PM (9/02/2008)
It looks like it would split in two if someone tried to sit in it.
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MJL 7:55PM (9/02/2008)
Horribly offended that you would call this "Saabish"
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Torrent 9:13PM (9/02/2008)
nah.... I'll pass....
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Randy 9:26PM (9/02/2008)
Does that come in unleaded? :)
Really though. I thought it was a Volvo for sale on Ebay Find of the Day from that rear shot.
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Seoultrain 1:52AM (9/03/2008)
Thank you! I was about to have my eyes checked because no one was mentioning the Volvo resemblance.
It's also got a bit of Suzuki Liana in the rear.
willll 10:37PM (9/02/2008)
It looks 9 years old already.
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Steven Lyager 11:17PM (9/02/2008)
Try living in China :S All chinese car brands are so obvious knockoffs, but then again.. Everything in China is copies of something. They pretty much do not know how to come up with something themselves :)
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