Get ute to hurdle over Great Wall
By Jacqui Madelin
5:30 AM Tuesday Oct 2, 2012
What is it?
Great Wall's X200 SUV, with a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine fielding 105kW at 4000rpm and 310Nm at 1800-2800rpm put to the road via switchable two- or four-wheel-drive.
We like
Lots of metal for $34,990, with a reasonably extensive specifications too - including electrically adjustable seats, cruise control, stability control, a tyre-pressure monitoring system, auto headlights, Bluetooth and a rear-vision camera that ensures dad won't reverse over junior's tricycle some weekday morning.
We loathe
Plasticky materials, truck-like handling, too-relaxed performance, two airbags, 1700kg braked tow rating, and a brake pedal that needs mega pressure for rapid stops are what you pay for a big diesel SUV with a new-car warranty at this price.作者: 祖传老军医 时间: 2012-10-3 23:31:20
Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China, built the first steam-powered vehicle around 1672 as a toy for the Chinese Emperor. It was of small enough scale that it could not carry a driver but it was, quite possibly, the first working steam-powered vehicle ('auto-mobile'). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile作者: 高飞 时间: 2012-10-5 17:27:18
yes yes they make batteries~ now they make mobile battery that carries people. amazing.
without 山寨, i would love the brand.
maybe by 山寨ing it increased its domestic market share in China but it downgraded its brand equity. it's short visioned. if BYD is ever going to expand to global market it costs them even more to build a trustworthy brand. in the long term, from the business perspective it will be worse off.作者: 高飞 时间: 2012-10-6 13:30:06