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.