Is this a copycat car?

peter236

Looks like the headlights are ripped off from the Lexus





The tail lights are also copied from the Camry.





But that is okay since it is a German car, so no one noticed it. It is not a copycat.

ricrick

you call this copycat? not even close to our great great motherland!

peter236

you call this copycat? not even close to our great great motherland!
ricrick 發表於 2010-9-5 02:22

Th Germans can "copy" from other car companies and no one will say they copy.
All car companies copy from each other.
For example the cube cars, are copied by so many car makers.

It is funny how whenever someone sees a Chinese car they immediately look for similarities with existing well known brands/models. While a more reputable brand can copy other's designs and no one says a thing.

peter236

tiffiant

our mainland has always copyright
you know, copy to the right~~~

Lik

But that is okay since it is a German car, so no one noticed it. It is not a copycat.
peter236 發表於 2010-9-5 00:20

LOL~

So the Mercedes has a hood, a cabin, a trunk, and 4 wheels. I guess Mercedes is copying Toyota as well?

While you can say that there are some similarities between the Mercedes' headlights to the Lexus', the overall front end design is completely different. The Mercedes' lines are a lot bolder, angular, and the lights are smaller. The Lexus' lines are softer and more gentle. At the most, you can say that the Mercedes has taken design cues from the Lexus, but then they went ahead and wrought those with their own interpretation and styling la.

And then there are the taillights. They don't even resemble each other. The shape and the number of panels / coloured strips are totally different la.

A moron will always be a moron...

-Lik

peter236

LOL~

So the Mercedes has a hood, a cabin, a trunk, and 4 wheels. I guess Mercedes is copying Toyot ...
Lik 發表於 2010-9-5 10:16

Thank you for agreeing with me. That was my exact point.
So the Chinese car has a hood, a cabin, a trunk, and 4 wheels. Then they are copying as well?
Any time the Chinese make a car, with doors and wheels, people will find a part that looks like another car, and then claim it is a copy. We all know car makers copy from each other all the time. But the Chinese car makers design a large number of models these days. You can say the Chinese borrow ideas more from others, since they are newer, but that does not mean other car makers do not copy.
In the example that I gave, if that Mercedes is a Chinese car, what will people say? Of course they will say it is a copy, even if only some parts or angles look similar.

So if it is a Chinese car maker: it is a copy.
If it is another car maker: just borrow ideas, inspired by others, or taken design cues from others.

peter236

The Tata Nano, are the Indians copying here?

ricrick

moron.. you know what is the different between similar and exactly the same?
don't argue la.. moron. everyone knows the fact