Not satisfied with the...
Not satisfied with the classy look of the Bentley? ASI (Accuracy, Spirit, Imagination), a Japanese tuning company in Tokyo, unveiled its 0,000 version of the Continental GT at SEMA. It features an 800 hp engine, wide body kit, 22-inch wheels and numerous aerodynamic enhancements. Luckily there will be only 29 lucky customers who can purchase one of these limited edition masterpieces that feature hand painted artwork by Nakamura Tetsuei.
It"s the car you wouldn"t...
It"s the car you wouldn"t want to be driving in an accident, if the shocking pictures in this week"s mag are anything to go by.
The pictures show the Chery QQ, China"s copycat Chevrolet Matiz, being put through its European crash test paces. And, as these chilling images illustrate, the impact on UK drivers could be fatal if the city car was imported here.
The vehicle looks as if it"s managed a low or no-point score as it was independently tested for front and side impact using crash dummies. The pictures clearly reveal that the engine bay crumple zone has completely collapsed and the front wheel has been forced back into the footwell. As a result, the model"s legs have been crushed.
It"s not the first Chinese lookalike to fail Europe"s stringent safety standards, either. In Issue 877, we reported how JiangLing"s Landwind, a Vauxhall Frontera copy, scored zero in crash tests by ADAC, Germany"s equivalent of the AA.
Both cars raise concerns over build quality on future MG Rover-badged models, which would be assembled by Chinese owner Nanjing and may be imported to the UK from the Far East.
A Chevrolet spokesman told us: "The QQ results are horrific. China clearly isn"t ready to sell cars in Europe." After complaining about copyright infringement, Chevy"s parent firm GM made an out-of-court settlement with Chery which agreed not to sell the QQ outside China.