Has anyone seen this before? It's the Shanghai Maple Automotive Marindo 506. *Cough* CTS/STS *Cough*

Check out the bitchin' wheelbase

The back reminds me of the STS more than the CTS. That is one long front overhang, though. Damn. It looks like it's on stilts, too.

Edit: spelling.

Edited October 20, 200619 yr by sciguy_0504

I love these Chinese knock-offs, they always look like "Bizarro" versions. It's hilarious stuff!

FYI Shanghai Maple is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holdings, Shanghai Automotive and SAIC Motors are unrelated companies partnered with GM.

Saturn Ion meets Cadillac Catera meets Cadillac CTS and had a baby with birth defects.

FYI Shanghai Maple is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holdings

Good ol' Geely again. Every vehicle they make is a direct rip of another. It's kind of funny actually.

I'm really diggin' that single exhaust

Even their emblem is a rip-off of BMW's. Kinda.

If you want to see a rip off of BMW's roundel, look up BYD Auto.

The back reminds me of the STS more than the CTS.  That is one long front overhang, though. Damn.  It looks like it's on stilts, too.

Edit: spelling.

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yeah really why does it seem so tall the wheels look tiny must need a lot of suspension travel for those crappy chinese roads, but look at it this way it is a blatant rip-off of caddy styling but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

It has one big windshield wiper that just hangs out on the windshield when not in use. Great. $h!box.

Good to know it has enough ground clearance required to drive it off-road. This is a key feature when you want to push a rolling object off a cliff.

Oooh... fancy...

Those rims look like they came right off an Audi A4 3.2 Quattro.

The sad thing is that the knockoff's rear looks better then the original. That's always been a weak area on the CTS.

The sad thing is that the knockoff's rear looks better then the original.  That's always been a weak area on the CTS.

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Please tell me you're being sarcastic!

The sad thing is that the knockoff's rear looks better then the original.  That's always been a weak area on the CTS.

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Please tell me you're being sarcastic!

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I'm with Croc on that one...

:rotflmao:

Hey, Harley, tell me more about your sig. Where did you find that image. I'm interested.

Comparison

Front

Rear

Awkward looking, side profile reminds me a bit of the last Sentra but with supersize overhangs.

If you want to see a rip off of BMW's roundel, look up BYD Auto.

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