Are Chinese Copy-Cat Models Unethical?
BYD's T6 aka the Porsche Cayenne clone
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BYD T6 rendered speculation -
Porsche Cayenne Facelift 2008 -
Porsche Cayenne Facelift 2008
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deliverinsanity
I'm pretty sure it's real and, more to that, I'm pretty sure that they're going to put it in production.
May 7, 2009 10:00 am
deliverinsanity
Please take 2 seconds to read the 4 words underneath the photo.
"BYD T6 rendered speculation".
May 7, 2009 11:17 am
freeway
even if it's not real now... if you'll compare it to all other copies of European and Japanese models made by Chinese it's not a surprise if you'll see it on the road soon... just look at this link: http://www.gandul.info/poze/masina/top-10-masini-copiate-de-chinezi-nimic-nu-le-scapa-de-la-matiz-la-rolls-royce.html?3892;4246021&type=main_picture&ptr=0
May 7, 2009 1:19 pm
lopk
I'm just curious who's gonna buy such "porsche", afterall.the same type of buyers of fake rolex or so. so what's for porsche to loose ? nothing.
May 7, 2009 10:06 am
Tron117
I despise the Asian copies of original products. I despise most copies actually, just so happens that most of the bad ones you hear of are from China and such.
May 7, 2009 10:06 am
zeitgeist_md
http://bbs.fblife.com/viewthread.php?tid=805274
The topic of this thread is "The Cayenne sold at RMB 100,000"
The first pic tells you that this BYD T6, powered by a 2.0L engine, will be on sale in Sep, 2010. The price is around RMB 100,000 (USD 15,000)
Actually, such kinds of copy are also widely criticised in China, esp on the internet. There is even one word, i.e. "Shanzhai", to describe such phenomenon.
May 7, 2009 10:27 am
benjcolomba
Copying is legal in China. Moreover, that's the way they use to learn and, after, do better than the model they have copied...
May 7, 2009 10:33 am
lucifa
Copyright infringement is an international convention; it's not legal anywhere. Rape is, but copying isn't. Says something about our world. ;)
May 7, 2009 11:31 am
ShinyG
@lucifa: Copyright is not the same around the world. Communist and some socialist states do not have such a thing as copyright and China is one of them. They can copy as much as they want, western world copyright laws do not apply there. Their problem would be to sell these clones in a country where Porsche can sue them for copyright infringement, like the US.
May 7, 2009 12:22 pm
lucifa
Sorry, should have said that more clearly -- copyright is an international convention, meaning no organisation in the world can break a copyright, but some Communist states don't have copyright laws. So basically, the Germans could copy a Chinese design and not infringe copyright, but the UN says the Chinese technically can't copy the Germans.
May 8, 2009 6:52 am
kooper
Sure it's unethical. Is it funny sometimes? Sure is. What are the bets that when the BYD Porsche knock-off comes out it will look considerably more horrible than the already horrible-looking Cayenne?
But seriously, if knock-offs are all we can expect from China's automotive industry, I don't think the rest of the world has anything to worry about. Besides, Nike still sells better than Nile and Reebok still outsells Leebok.
May 7, 2009 10:33 am
Renegade
So it's pretending to be a Porsche that's already pretending to be a Porsche.
May 7, 2009 10:50 am
joelynn
rendered speculation, its just a cayenne... these replicas never look that much like the real thing
May 7, 2009 12:01 pm
freeway
just search on internet and you'll find out the top 10 European and Japanese copied cars by these "imaginative" Chinese... and you'll find out that 7 or 8 of these models are identical 98% compared to the original model (they've even copied the logo - just look at the Toyota Land Cruiser copy and all the other models: C Class Mercedes, BMW X5, Toyota Previa, Smart, Fiat Panda, Mini, Mazda 3 called Haima 3, a.s.o) so for me it will not be a surprise if this "rendered" BYD (BYD being one of the most "lucrative" in copying other brands alongside Geely) will appear on the market as such - BTW watch the link in my other comment above
May 7, 2009 1:15 pm
dmanero
what does it matter if they copy certain cars, no one will buy a car manufactured in China, same goes for Iran, Saudi etc.
May 7, 2009 12:31 pm
politz
they already copy everything from toyota... from the aygo to the lexus rx... just surprised they're 'benchmarking' another company now.
such a flattering homage, right?
May 7, 2009 12:49 pm
yulei
BYD just a small automaker,in china market they have to copy if they wanna survive.
May 7, 2009 12:58 pm
THERENAISSANCEMAN
hahahahaha darn right ! they could have just opted for a Range Rover instead .
May 8, 2009 5:32 am
dreison
countries other than china are responbile for the rise of the globalised, free market economic structure we have today. So picking up on trends and bringing similar product to the market really shows who has a better understanding of the situation.
If this is real it won't stop steal porsche buyers rather aspirational owners, i think the only real loser is porsche intellectual property rights.
Besides China invented everything anyway this is just an adaption...
Finally are chinese cars subpar? subpar to what a porsche - dang ran shi
May 7, 2009 3:13 pm
Housemans
It's useless, Cayennes are only sold for the badge, not 'cause they're pretty! So copy the badge as well...or don't copy at all!
May 7, 2009 3:20 pm
BabyMilo
Why do the Chinese need to copy everything?? They make the good expensive cars age and look really cheesy. Go Away China get some designers!
May 7, 2009 3:35 pm
SD-AMG
It is just another copy, like the X5, smart or Rolls Royce copy they are producing! It just shows how great China is. Worst pile of s... ever!!!
May 7, 2009 3:48 pm
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