Spy Shots: Great Wall Coolbear chillin' out
Click above for a gallery of the Great Wall Coolbear spy pics
A while back we told you about China's Great Wall Motors (GWM) and how they planned to get into the small car market, namely by Xeroxing the Scion xA and xB. Well, now we have some spy pics of the production GWM Coolbear, and it's the spitting image of the concept we saw in Shanghai a couple of years ago. Admittedly, the mirrors are less show car and more road car, but other than that, it's remarkably unaltered. The Coolbear should help Great Wall Motors expand from their truck-building roots, assuming Toyota doesn't have greater success than other carmakers have been suing China's automakers for copyright infringement. The Coolbear is expected to use a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine, just like the Scion, but we don't know if it will have a similar VVT-i stamp on it. Check out the gallery below, and if you think we were kidding about this being a copy, check out the taped-over-badges on the silver car used for 'inspiration' in the studio.
Gallery: GWM Coolbear spy pics
[Source: China Car Times]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
ChineseNegro 7:11PM (1/09/2009)
Yet Another Pure "Death Trap/CopyCat" From China. Tsk...Tsk.. Tsk..
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Domestic 6.0 11:10PM (1/09/2009)
Wow its the fridge on wheels again !!!!
big j 8:54PM (1/10/2009)
go kill yourself in one
Jake B 7:12PM (1/09/2009)
I think I would rather have the CoolBear than the current xB. If it were the last gen xB, then that would be a different question altogether.
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Red 8:17PM (1/09/2009)
I agree. If that front end were on the current xB, I'd actually like it.
Sea Urchin 7:16PM (1/09/2009)
I ask yet again, why is it that Chinese copy EVERYTHING and are proud of it. They steal our software, steal cars and have the audacity to counter sue other companies. I am tired of this. Enough is enough. There's a limit to everything, you just have to look in the mirror and ask yourselves do i want to be known for stealing everything? I support open markets, i am the fieriest critic of D3 and their horrific cars, but we in USA should ban Chinese cars simply because that country respects no laws, the entire country from top to bottom simply steals ideas and sells them. China is equivalent of hamas, hezbolla and that whole palestinian clique.
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Randy915 7:52PM (1/09/2009)
You really want to know the answer? It's because they can. Think about the people responsible for headlines like Enron, subprime loans, tainted pet food, lead toys, etc etc, why did do you think these individuals commit those despicable crimes? There's unfortunately a wide gap between each country's copyright laws so why wouldn't they exploit it? I bet you would if you could. Just accept the fact that right now that Chinese law and society is in growing pains, trying to learn how to deal with new issues that they've never foreseen. Better now than never right? What? You want China to be 3rd world country forever? ... I think I already know the answer for some of you (see: racism).
Honestly, at some point we'll start seeing more and more unique Chinese cars be released in their home markets and eventually they'll want to expand worldwide. *THAT* is the threshold. That is when the copycats stay home while the legit companies like Chery, who are trying to break into the world market, will sell their own designs. Just please do the internet a favor and stop the whining because face it it's inevitable. Honestly is it really bugging you that much to see cars you'll never drive anyway? Damn... deal with it man.
happy_penguin 8:01PM (1/09/2009)
Oh bullsh!t! Stop playing the racism card whenever someone says something about another country which you don't like. This has nothing to do with Chinese people or their rich heritage. It has everything to do with the western world financing communism to further oppress the Chinese masses. It's ethically wrong and goes against communist AND capitalist fundamentals.
If China wants to do business with us they should set their people free. THAT is the morally responsible thing to do.
Sea Urchin 9:49PM (1/09/2009)
Randy, you think that i am white pick up driving guy, don't you.
Tell me again why is it OK to steal someones product, because their copy right laws are different? They steal our products, that not copy rights......that is just plain stealing.
Now as far as that racism BS that you threw at me, i won't even address it, you made up your little mind and i see no point in changing that, because that will make you feel better.
ebm14 11:37PM (1/09/2009)
Sea Urchin, finally someone made the right analogy to China and Hamas and the rest of the thugs out there. The rocket that attack S. Israel are also made by the Chinese and are a copy of the Russian and Iranian crap, that the Iranian and Syrians supply them. But anyway, hopefully this will be over soon.
Randy915 1:56AM (1/10/2009)
Sorry Urchin, perhaps you're one of few Americans that aren't jealous of China's sudden rise, my mistake.
tankd0g 2:47AM (1/10/2009)
Here's a tip, stop sending them your designs to build because they'll work cheaper than domestic labor, and they'll stop stealing them.
Gary 2:24PM (1/10/2009)
I agree with Sea Urchin to a point, until the mentioing of "hamas, hezbolla and that whole palestinian clique"... I little over the top. The "race card" you others threw out there is shaky as well. If a Canadian auto start-up started making blatent rip-offs of of some other companie's cars, you can't play the race card.
No whatter what the skin colour (Canadian spelling) of the people's country of origin, blatent rip-offs of styling should not be tolerated. I roll me eyes every time I see crappy clones of Apple's iPod products as well.
carlbolt 6:12PM (1/10/2009)
We don't steal. We rob the world.
big j 8:46PM (1/10/2009)
you are just a short sighted ignorant moron that has no idea what he is talking about. i love how you read an article on autoblog and automatically think you are some kind of expert on Chinese people.
Sean 7:22PM (1/09/2009)
China is the most unoriginal country ever. Every thing decent is blatantly copied and anything they try to make themselves is worthless. I hope Toyota sues.
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Mr. Luke 7:27PM (1/09/2009)
Looks like a cross between a Forester and an XB 1st gen
tankd0g 2:53AM (1/10/2009)
Sues for what? Did someone patent the rectangle? You think this thing has an engine made from castings taken from a Toyota motor?
Sean 8:04AM (1/10/2009)
Sue for copying almost every angle of that design, dude take a look at the pictures they were basing everything off the Bb to begin with. Thats enough evidence right there, I'm willing to bet the engine is pretty much the same considering that it's a 1.5 as well.
happy_penguin 7:23PM (1/09/2009)
Doing what China does best: Copy, copy, copy. Pull business out of communist China. It's ethically hypocritical.
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