MG P9 the Chinese Maverick?

[Cancunbadlands]

Gotta love that turbodiesel torque!

I feel 'ya
I'm not sure about putting my money in a Chinese truck right now

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[Kenv24]

My kid drew that truck with Crayons for the Classy Chassis Art Show......when she was 3.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

My kid drew that truck with Crayons for the Classy Chassis Art Show......when she was 3.

International aware

 

[Bill429]

Looks ugly from the side.

 

[CarbonGrayFX4]

No offense to any Chinese readers, but they should really stick to what they do. Making less expensive, comparable copies of other countries' stuff. When they start designing their own, things go off the rails pretty quickly.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Interesting 25 min. video
China is evolving quickly from copying to innovation. Only to get better with time.


At 71 I won't see any turnaround in the U.S. We've fallen so far behind, being the Industrial and technological country we once were. In my opinion, It will take a minimum 50 to 75 years to turn this country around. It happens to all civilizations. Roman Empire is a good example.
The U.S peaked in 1979.
Deindustrialization in the United States The manufacturing sector peaked in employment around 1979 at 19.6 million jobs, but signs of decline emerged earlier. Post-World War II global competition, particularly from Japan and Germany, eroded U.S. dominance in industries like steel and automobiles.
When did most manufacturing leave the US?
Between 1980 and 1985, and then again 2001 to 2009, there were precipitous declines in US manufacturing jobs; it is estimated that 1/3 of U.S. manufacturing jobs vanished in the eight years between 2001 and 2009, and few have returned, the worst period for U.S. manufacturing since the Great Depression.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I feel 'ya
I'm not sure about putting my money in a Chinese truck right now

Same thing folks said in the late 60's and 70's about little known companies Datsun and Toyota..

 

[babytruk]

Same thing folks said in the late 60's and 70's about little known companies Datsun and Toyota..

I never (myself) said that about Japanese cars. Not copies! They were innovative and designed to meet the market. My 1st new car was a 1981 Toyo Kogyo (Mazda)GLC Sport… 1st attempt at FWD. Liked it so much I bought an RX7 in 1983 and still have it.
I “did” think it was funny when my Sister bought a new Honda CVCC at the motorcycle dealership. Had a manual choke just like my RX7 does.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Looks ugly from the side.

It's a unibody design

 

[Cancunbadlands]

No offense to any Chinese readers, but they should really stick to what they do. Making less expensive, comparable copies of other countries' stuff. When they start designing their own, things go off the rails pretty quickly.

Isn't that a Maverick copy?

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Interesting 25 min. video
China is evolving quickly from copying to innovation. Only to get better with time.


At 71 I won't see any turnaround in the U.S. We've fallen so far behind, being the Industrial and technological country we once were. In my opinion, It will take a minimum 50 to 75 years to turn this country around. It happens to all civilizations. Roman Empire is a good example.
The U.S peaked in 1979.
Deindustrialization in the United States The manufacturing sector peaked in employment around 1979 at 19.6 million jobs, but signs of decline emerged earlier. Post-World War II global competition, particularly from Japan and Germany, eroded U.S. dominance in industries like steel and automobiles.
When did most manufacturing leave the US?
Between 1980 and 1985, and then again 2001 to 2009, there were precipitous declines in US manufacturing jobs; it is estimated that 1/3 of U.S. manufacturing jobs vanished in the eight years between 2001 and 2009, and few have returned, the worst period for U.S. manufacturing since the Great Depression.

Major manufacturers are establishing in China

 

[CarbonGrayFX4]

Isn't that a Maverick copy?

An interpretation maybe, definitely not a copy. The Maverick is a handsome vehicle that doesn't try too hard. That thing is butt ugly with a grille only a mother could love.

 

[babytruk]

An interpretation maybe, definitely not a copy. The Maverick is a handsome vehicle that doesn't try too hard. That thing is butt ugly with a grille only a mother could love.

You mean a grille that a Hyundai owner would like. The jumbo grille was originally designed by a Japanese engineer, but I can’t find his name. Those things “got to go”. Lexus was like artwork that became a comic book cover.

 

[Bill429]

It's a unibody design

Its an ugly unibody design, then.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

You mean a grille that a Hyundai owner would like. The jumbo grille was originally designed by a Japanese engineer, but I can’t find his name. Those things “got to go”. Lexus was like artwork that became a comic book cover.

John,
Is the the grille you mean?
The large, iconic Lexus "spindle grille" was the brainchild of a collaborative team of Japanese designers led by Katsuhiko Inatomi and overseen by former Lexus global design chief Tokuo Fukuichi, and project chief Koichi Suga.

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