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This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Is a COPO Clone With an Authentic ZL1 Under the Hood
This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Is a COPO Clone With an Authentic ZL1 Under the Hood

6 Feb 2024, 21:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While it may not be one of the 69 COPO Camaros built in 1969, this Hugger Orange tribute car rocks an authentic ZL1 engine.

 
1969 Dodge Dart GTS 440 Clone Is Flexing Magnum Six-Pack Muscle, It's Not Cheap
1969 Dodge Dart GTS 440 Clone Is Flexing Magnum Six-Pack Muscle, It's Not Cheap

12 Jul 2022, 18:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A very tasteful tribute to the Dart GTS, this 440 Six Pack-engined clone used to rock a Slant-6 when it was brand-spanking new

 
Laugh All You Want, but the Lamboyota URAV4 Is Likely More Reliable Than the Urus
Laugh All You Want, but the Lamboyota URAV4 Is Likely More Reliable Than the Urus

25 Sep 2021, 22:12 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / A Toyota RAV4 that looks like a Lamborghini Urus? That sounds like a win-win on paper. However, the actual build is very questionable

 
This 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Tribute Is the Next Best Thing After the Original
This 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Tribute Is the Next Best Thing After the Original

28 Mar 2021, 15:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Presently going for $28,800 after 47 bids, this high-quality tribute of the Judge-flavored Pontiac GTO is extremely clean under the hood

 
1966 Ford Mustang “Shelby GT350” Clone Packs Supercharged 302 Cobra V8 Surprise
1966 Ford Mustang “Shelby GT350” Clone Packs Supercharged 302 Cobra V8 Surprise

15 Jul 2020, 14:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While not an actual Shelby GT350, this replicar handles better and it's faster in a straight line than the 1960s original

 
Keyless Cars Can Be Stolen in Under 30 Seconds, Research Shows
Keyless Cars Can Be Stolen in Under 30 Seconds, Research Shows

13 Aug 2019, 14:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seven new cars, most of them equipped with some type of keyless entry and start system, were tested to see how fast can be stolen

 
Bellier B8 Is a Smaller Fiat 500 Clone for Teens, Even Has Abarth and Cabrio
Bellier B8 Is a Smaller Fiat 500 Clone for Teens, Even Has Abarth and Cabrio

27 Nov 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Officially, they don't come with Fiat or Abarth badges, but something tells us they are fitted at the Bellier factory in France

 
Lamborghini Urus Chinese Clone Shows Up, Has 150 HP of Brute Force
Lamborghini Urus Chinese Clone Shows Up, Has 150 HP of Brute Force

30 May 2018, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It was only a matter of time until a Chinese automaker decided to come up with a clone of the Lamborghini Urus and we might see even more copycats in the future

 
Porsche Macan Clone Gets Fake Porsche Badges, They Cost $29
Porsche Macan Clone Gets Fake Porsche Badges, They Cost $29

10 Feb 2017, 17:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Knock-offs are taken to an entire new level in China, and the Porsche Macan clone that is only sold there can now receive fake Porsche badges. A set is $29

 
Porsche Macan Chinese Clone Looks like a Case of Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong
Porsche Macan Chinese Clone Looks like a Case of Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong

13 Apr 2016, 21:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Judging by how they treat car design, it's baffling how it wasn't the Chinese who invented the photocopier, or Dolly the sheep wasn't born in a Chinese lab

 
2011 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Clone Can be Yours for $44k
2011 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Clone Can be Yours for $44k

27 Aug 2014, 05:25 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / For some reason, calling a car a “clone” has taken on more of a negative connotation in the modern automotive era, but back in the muscle car era, it was quite common to take a pedestria...

 
Chinese Sedan Steals Lexus' Spindle Grille
Chinese Sedan Steals Lexus' Spindle Grille

24 Oct 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Say hello to the all-new Lifan 630 sedan, a car that looks as modern as a Spice Girls album. You guys already know about Lifan. They're the same company that cloned the MINI Cooper a few years ...

 
Chinese Company Makes Clone of smart roadster coupe
Chinese Company Makes Clone of smart roadster coupe

2 Sep 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's a joke going around the auto industry right now which is rather fitting for this story: in China, R&D stands not for Research and Development, but for Receive and Duplicate. Whil...

 
Lamborghini Urus Already in Production in China
Lamborghini Urus Already in Production in China

16 May 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For about a year now, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has been patiently waiting for parent company VW to approve production of the Urus SUV. The Italian designers did their job and created an aw...

 
Chrysler 300 Has Identity Crisis, Thinks It's a Rolls Royce
Chrysler 300 Has Identity Crisis, Thinks It's a Rolls Royce

20 Mar 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows a guy who's turned his crummy Renault into a BMW or Ferrari with badges and a stupid body kit. However, this conversion is a bit more convincing. It's a Chrysler 300C (the ...

 
Changfeng Working on Volvo S40 Clone
Changfeng Working on Volvo S40 Clone

10 Jul 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Chinese automakers are currently involved in takeover negotiations for several European brands, these companies go further with their development plans and are getting ready to present their...

 
Geely GE to Use DSI Transmission
Geely GE to Use DSI Transmission

1 Jul 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Remember Geely GE? Thought it was just a Chinese prank, a type of "we can do it too, Rolls"? Well, wrong... The Phantom Clone is coming, probably sometimes next yeat and will make use of t...

 
Daimler Loses Court Action Against smart Chinese Imitator
Daimler Loses Court Action Against smart Chinese Imitator

28 May 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Unfortunately, the Chinese did it again and this time they are even backed by European courts. A Greek judge ruled against German manufacturer Daimler who claimed that so-called Noble, developed by ...

 
Chinese Clone Saga: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Copied
Chinese Clone Saga: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Copied

12 May 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The group of Chinese companies who are willing to launch shameless copies of European or North American models is quickly expanding, with a new company called Huatai Group reportedly working on a Be...