Chinese pick-up truck flatters with Ford imitation, but falls short on quality

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10787646

Chinese vehicle manufacturer JAC (China-Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd) has been blatantly knocking off cheap copies of Japanese and South Korean vehicles since it began business 50 years ago.

Now, it has gone further afield with its own version of the Ford F-150, the biggest selling pick-up truck in the United States.

The JAC 4R3 knockoff looks remarkably similar to the F-150, down to a blue badge in the grill.

But it falls apart under the skin, where the chassis is said to be cheap and nasty and its 2.8-litre diesel donk delivers 80kW/235Nm.

Compared with the F-150's range of engines Stateside, this equates to disappointing puny power.