Dongfeng to launch own brand coupe in 09

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Dongfeng to launch own brand coupe in 09

5 January 2009 8 Comments

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Dongfeng have been eager to build their own brand, and play catch up with other Chinese automotive giants such as FAW, and SAIC, both of whom have launched their own respective brands in recent years. Dongfeng have partnered with Honda, Nissan, and PSA, so they do have the technological know how to build a car, but it seems that the design department may have been on holiday when they came up with the below sports concept car:

The Dongfeng Coupe is expected to enter the ‘premium’ sports car market in 2009, and will be powered by an off the shelf Mitsubishi engine. A Dongfeng insider was quoted in the Chinese press as saying that the Dongfeng Coupe is the first Chinese developed premium sports car, CCT on the other hand, much prefers the Brilliance Coupe.

You must keep in mind, that the above pictures were off a concept car - hopefully Dongfeng will see the light and never put the concept into production as it is.

8 Comments »

Hunxuer said:

Combines all the horrible design elements of Korean “sport” coupes, ’80s “high styling” and those horrible stainless steel “futuristic” sculptures one sees when entering the town square of s**t f**k 4th tier Chinese towns!

# 5 January 2009 at 11:10 am

Ash (author) said:

http://www.pcauto.com.cn/nation/brand/dongfeng/0812/766542.html

This article says that the car will be more than 200,000rmb. Read the comments from visitors though, they are worth it. Here are two:
“真的太残了好好的跑车两个字就被糟蹋成这样”
and
” 性能先不管，一看这样子就。。。国内的设计师真的那么差劲吗？”

# 5 January 2009 at 12:52 pm