5 cars that are shamelessly copied from the Russian car

  • Dec 24, 2019
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 Russian automobiles for several years replicate and produce abroad.
Russian automobiles for several years replicate and produce abroad.

The Russian car industry is not considered to be the best, and domestic cars are often criticized just because they are "ours." But there are models that truly became successful, and the best proof of that - the fact that other firms borrow most successful solutions, or, indeed, even the Russian cars produced abroad.

LADA → Mitsubishi, Landwind, Changan

LADA Vesta - Russia's top bestseller in recent years. | Photo: zr.ru.
LADA Vesta - Russia's top bestseller in recent years. | Photo: zr.ru.

Godsend design of new cars LADA became X-design developed in Togliatti. Now the machine is mainly automobile Russia look so modern that their appearance began to copy overseas.

The X-shaped design of "front end" for the first time was seen in 2012 at the conceptual crossover LADA XRAY. And already in 2015 it began the production of serial XRAY sedans and Vesta.
Russian front crossover LADA XRAY and the Chinese Landwind X2 practical and can not be distinguished. | Photo: hvg.hu.
Russian front crossover LADA XRAY and the Chinese Landwind X2 practical and can not be distinguished. | Photo: hvg.hu.
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The appearance of a compact crossover, the result of the work of designers from Togliatti, like the Chinese. Now in China can be found crossovers landwind X2Which are very similar to Russia's development, especially in the front. X-shaped form of the new style of AvtoVAZ in the "Chinese" repeated almost one to one. On the technical side of the car - a replica of Changan CS35.

Starting from 2015, crossovers Mitsubishi Outlander received an X-shaped design of "Chuck". | Photo: avtosreda.ru.
Starting from 2015, crossovers Mitsubishi Outlander received an X-shaped design of "Chuck". | Photo: avtosreda.ru.

Also design vazovskaya X-Rack can be seen in crossover mitsubishi Outlander the third generation in a restyled version of the 2015. Guide AvtoVAZ was aware of "borrowing" and, in general, not against it. LADA chief designer Steve Mattin said the following: "They copy? So, we have a cool design ". Moreover, the new Outlander even collected in Russia in Kaluga.

Except for a few small details, the back of the design Changan Alsvin V7 fully duplicate registration LADA Vesta. Advertising
Except for a few small details, the back of the design Changan Alsvin V7 fully duplicate registration LADA Vesta. Advertising

But the design of new LADA is good not only to "limber", but also back. She also has been adopted by the Chinese. In 2014, on their domestic market started selling sedan Changan Alsvin V7That is behind and is not distinguished from the LADA Vesta, already existing in the first sample. Now the Chinese car sold in Russia and stands at 156 thousand. rubles cheaper than Vesta, but it is still almost no one takes.

GAZ "Tiger» → Nimr, Yanjing

Arabic SUV Nimr - a copy of the Russian "Tiger". | Photo: militarycat1.blogspot.com.
Arabic SUV Nimr - a copy of the Russian "Tiger". | Photo: militarycat1.blogspot.com.

Back in the early 2000s at the Gorky Automobile Plant was designed armored SUV that has found application in the Russian army and the Interior Ministry. The car GAZ-2330 was named "Tiger", and it is available so far, constantly improving. On the development of the car it has been spent 60 million dollars, which paid the company from the UAE. All the developments were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, in the future there is going to almost exact replica, named Nimr ("Tiger").

Not knowing "who
Not knowing "who's who", it is difficult to distinguish the Russian armored car "Tiger" from its Chinese copies - Yanjing YJ2080C.

In 2008, the "Tiger" interested in China. At the GAZ was bought by a set of documents, collected 15 cars and 95 kits. And in 2016 at the exhibition of arms and military equipment Shina Military and Civilian Integration Expo was presented almost an exact copy. Armored car Yanjing YJ2080C ( «Defender») It has a number of modifications that can be used for different purposes. Thus, the domestic development was the basis for the three families of vehicles: in Russia, in China and in the United Arab Emirates.

Despite borrowing practices in China produce cars, which are gaining more and more popularity with each passing year. And these 13 most promising Chinese models, experts recommend pay attention.

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