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Spy Shots: Great Wall Coolbear chillin' out

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    Spy Shots: Great Wall Coolbear chillin' out

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    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

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    [Source: China Car Times]Spy Shots: Great Wall Coolbear chillin' out originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    It's a blatant copy with minor differences. Even the dash design is the same with the speedometer in the center. The Chinese, I swear.
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    Oh boy, a rebuilt f###ed over Scion? The front grill resembles the Subaru Tribeca SUV in a way. :lame!!!
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    Made in China. Cheap copy, nuff said.
    mochatron, Jan 10, 2009
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    And they say China is a proud country. One that can't be original and make their own shit. Same with all the other counterfeits they produce...
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    Seriously. Id rather buy Korean
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    just wow!!!
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    Hey, Korean cars aren't half bad. It just depends on which model you're talking about. Plus you can't beat the warrantee or the price.
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    "windows vista street markets of china edition"
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    if mickey mouse sells it.. must be good
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    yes new korean, but think old korean
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