No, the title photo is not Range at all Rover Evoque, and its Chinese clone is Landwind X7. And despite the protests of the company Jaguar Land Rover, he still goes out on Chinese market at the beginning of August.The scandal erupted last November when the company Jiangling Motor Holding, which produces cars of the Landwind brand, for the first time showed an almost one hundred percent copy of the English crossover - you can find differences, both outside and in the cabin, only by carefully comparing the two cars.
Original range rover Evoque
Curious reaction Jaguar Land Rover: back in the fall, its representatives officially announced that they would not tolerate gross violation of the rights to their intellectual property. But six months later, the tone changed: expressing deep regret, the British admitted that they could not prevent the clone from entering the Chinese market. Most likely, they simply neglected to timely file an application with the Chinese patent office.
But there is another version. The fact is that the Chinese company Jiangling Motor Holding, which produces Landwind cars, is joint venture JMC companies (Jiangling Motor Corporation) and Changan, and they both have general factories With concern Ford. And the Range Rover Evoque was developed back in the days when Land Rover was part of the Ford empire, and a lot of the know-how of the concern (take EcoBoost engines, for example) is incorporated into its design. It is possible that the Chinese took advantage of this "administrative resource".
Range Rover Evoque
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The Landwind X7 itself, although similar to the Evoque, has a different technique. Under the hood is a licensed turbo four Mitsubishi 4G63S4T (2.0 l, 190 hp), gearboxes - a six-speed "mechanics" or an eight-speed "automatic" jointly developed by Shengrui and Ricardo. The drive is only front, although the body has a high tunnel for the driveshaft.
And most importantly - the price. Even after last year's start of production at the joint Chery factory Jaguar Land Rover in Changshu Range Rover Evoque costs at least 72 thousand dollars in China. Landwind X7 is three times cheaper: from 21,700 to 24,200 dollars! Although it is not equipped in a Spartan way at all: the “base” has ABS, a stabilization system, an assistant for descending a mountain, climate control, a navigator, a rear-view camera, a rain sensor, a system keyless entry and engine start button.
August 15, 2016, 01:34
One of the most controversial premieres of the past few years, many automotive critics called the announcement premium crossover, "erupted" at an automobile forum in Guangzhou, China at the end of 2014. The thing is that the presented model almost completely repeats its appearance and interior decoration British bestseller, which led to an avalanche of discussion and controversy after the premiere.
However, if initially loud scandal and a serious litigation seemed inevitable, then after a few months, Land Rover's management tempered their claims, tacitly approving the serial production of the "Chinese". Perhaps one of the conditions for obtaining such consent was a promise Chinese company-the clone manufacturer to limit the sale of new items to the domestic Chinese market, however, there was little consolation for JLR, because the British in the same 2014 invested hundreds of millions of dollars in opening production in China of this Evoque.
Most likely, having received advice about the futility of such a claim, JLR decided to wait for a more opportune moment. In addition, the Chinese Patent Office revoked the patents for the design of the car from both the Evoque (due to the fact that before the registration of the exclusive right to intellectual property in the PRC, the car was freely shown in other countries - an explanation that is possible only in the Middle Kingdom) and the clone - Landwind X7 (and here already because of the "close" with the Evoque appearance).
Twins outside
The car was the result of a joint development of engineers from Jiangling Motors and Changan Auto and is really very similar to the Evoque in all respects, from the general body architecture to separate elements appearance design.
Only by comparing the two crossovers very closely can you find differences. Chinese car from its more famous counterpart. Among the few differences can be called a small Landwind X7 radiator grille, decorated in the middle with a chrome bar with the manufacturer's emblem. Head optics narrowed in the upper part, going to the front fenders, creating a kind of "squint" of the car. Fog lights unusual geometry spaced along the edges of the central part of the bumper.
Like the RangeRover Evoque, the Landwind X7 has an accentuated roof slope towards rear pillars body and a window sill line rising to the stern. Thanks to this design solution, the car looks sporty, assertive and dynamic. A high window sill line does not add practicality to the car, but it does appearance more stylish.
The novelty looks no less bright from behind. The developed spoiler above the narrow strip of the window of the fifth door received an LED brake light. In addition, LED filling is also compact marker lights. The lower part of the Landwind X7 body is covered with protective unpainted plastic.
Looking closely at the body of the crossover, it becomes noticeable far from the perfect fit of the elements. The most uneven were the joints of plastic body parts. External dimensions X7 indicate its belonging to the class of popular lately compact crossovers. The length of the car was 4420 mm, its width - 1910 mm, the height of the crossover is 1630 mm. The wheelbase of the "Chinese" fits into 2,760 mm. Small ground clearance at 168 mm will not allow the owner of the car to move far from the asphalt. For comparison, the dimensions of the Evoque: 4365 x 1900 x 1635 mm, wheelbase 2660 mm, ground clearance 215 mm.
… and inside
The five-seat interior of the Landwind X7 will not surprise you with anything special, although you won’t be able to find fault with the quality of interior trim and ergonomics. The interior architecture is made in the spirit of the same RangeRover Evoque. The main place on the center console is reserved for a 10.2-inch color touch screen multimedia system. A little lower is a small air conditioning control unit with a compact display and a pair of "twists".
Contemporary steering wheel upholstered in natural leather in a combination of colors and slightly trimmed at the bottom. instrument panel looks concise and, perhaps, somewhat modest. At the same time, information from the arrow dials is read very well. The wide central tunnel is decorated with ebony inserts, on the left side of the console there is a keyless engine start button.
The front pair of seats provides a comfortable fit for the driver and passenger of almost any build. Passengers will also be comfortable rear seats, although the rear sofa, although designed for three people, will allow only two passengers to sit down with real comfort.
The trunk of the car, despite its small dimensions, has a good capacity, additional convenience is provided by a split backrest of the second row seats.
Equipment and engine
Even basic version"Chinese" will please richly equipped. Here are air conditioner, Cruise control, keyless system engine start and interior access, navigation system, camera rear view, as well as a number of other functions. Optionally, the crossover can be equipped with worse models more eminent German and Japanese manufacturers.
As power plant Landwind X7 received a licensed 4-cylinder 2-liter engine - analogue Mitsubishi engine 4G63S4T equipped with a turbocharger system and distributed fuel injection. The proposed motor is capable of developing maximum power at 190 hp and has a peak thrust of 250 Nm.
Future owners of Landwind X7 will be able to choose one of two possible boxes gears - 6-speed mechanical unit and 8-band automatic transmission. The car is exclusively front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive crossover can't be ordered even as an option.
The design of the machine is based on the original platform with an independent suspension type with front MacPherson struts and a multi-link system at the rear. Steering added electric amplifier, front pair brake mechanisms has ventilated discs.
Price
This is probably the only parameter of the two crossovers that differs so obviously. Officially made in China at the Land factory rover crossover The Evoque goes to dealers starting at $68,000 US dollars, while the Landwind X7 is priced "confusingly similar," according to the Russian legislation, is only from $ 19,600. Thus, here the score is 1: 3, but in whose favor it is up to the buyers to decide. By the way, statistics show that Landwind X7 is selling like hot cakes in China - this is the most successful model in the history of the Landwind brand and currently generates 70% of all company sales.
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What you don't see in life. Here in China, for example, recently one collided with another Range. What is this, you ask? It's just that these two cars were the same color. Well, what is this? Yes, the fact that two seemingly identical models are cars of completely different manufacturers, one of them is the original Range Rover Evoque, the other, Chinese fake. Moreover, it was the Chinese copy that flew on the road to original car. It looks like the Chinese clones have moved to drastic action to oust real cars.
The Chinese model from the Chinese automaker Landwind X7 is one of the most famous copies available on local market. The model is distinguished by a low price relative to the original, good build quality and selection of materials (a rarity for true Chinese copies) and almost identical appearance, with the exception of some small details.
And the car fate-villain brought these two crossovers together and put them next to each other and now everyone can compare them, so to speak, side by side, study all their differences and see the similarities.
The amazing similarity of the two cars more than once led to the court, hoping to sue the impudent plagiarizers. But cunning Chinese manufacturers not so easy to intimidate. Nothing came of the British. So the Chinese continue to create their masterpieces, for local motorists to enjoy, for motorists from other countries to laugh.
P. S. Ever wondered why Chinese copies in their new car market are so successful? It's all about the price. Landwind X7 costs less than a quarter of the real thingLand Rover in China. Therefore, they are preferred by the locals.
As part of the auto show in Guangzhou, a lot of interesting and unusual premieres took place. Nevertheless, many experts and journalists were attracted by the stand where representatives of Jiangling and Changan presented their brainchild.
The name of this car is Landwind X7, and is a representative of the SUV class, that is, a crossover. But what attracted him was not his unique appearance, some characteristics or features. Although there is a certain feature, and it was she who caused the scandal that erupted after the exhibition.
The fact is that the Landwind X7 clearly resembles another car - the Range Rover Evoque. And not just externally, but even internally. This caused serious concern in Land companies Rover. They are outraged by such a brazen copy of their premium crossover, and will demand a ban on sales. Chinese clone in all markets.
However, if you look at other similar lawsuits filed by leading automakers against Chinese companies that copied them famous models, then the Chinese side often came out dry from the water. In the courts, they dealt with cars manufactured by Ford, BMW. But everything ended peacefully. Moreover, now BMW and Ford are actively cooperating with Chinese automakers. The Chinese market is too promising to quarrel with.
As for the models under the name Landwind, they first appeared in 2005. Prior to this, Jiangling was engaged in the production of body parts for commercial transport, and in 1997 released its own version Transit models in partnership with Ford.
Not everyone knows, but now this company is selling minivans, SUVs and station wagons in Europe. They are little known, but the most popular models are the name Landwind.
Landwind X7 2015-2016 appeared for the first time in the summer of this year and its presentation took place exactly at the auto show in Guangzhou. Let's try to find out what is interesting behind this name.
Exterior
In principle, if you know what the Range Rover Ewok looks like, you don’t need to go into details of the appearance of the Chinese clone.
However, this does not take away from the brainchild Chinese car industry interesting front end with a small trim grille, decorated with a chrome crossbar and a manufacturer's nameplate in the center, narrowed optics, stylish LED fog lights above the bumper, and you can also plastic protection in front.
Side view - well, just Ewok. Almost the same lines, the same shape of the roof, the same doors. Everything is well arranged, has a pleasant outline. The abundance of black plastic trim does not spoil the impression. Plastic protection around the perimeter of the body, in wheel arches makes the car look like full SUV. But still, the dimensions lower it into the class of urban crossovers.
The rear part boasts stylish optics, large enough, yet convenient for loading and unloading the trunk lid. A powerful spoiler, supplemented by a brake light, is located on top of the tailgate glass, and very well complements the image. Well, divorced at two corners of the nozzle exhaust system give the image dynamism and sportiness.
It’s better to look at the photos and videos related to the Landwind X7 for yourself to understand how strong the resemblance to the brainchild of the British automaker is. In principle, if you remove the nameplate of a Chinese company and put a British one in its place, then few people will distinguish the cars.
Interior
There are no surprises in the interior, since it is also taken from the Ewok.
Large radii on dashboard, interesting deflectors climate system, multifunction steering wheel, handy mirror rear view, good finish.
All this causes positive emotions when looking at the interior of the crossover.
There are even certain moments in which the Chinese managed to surpass his "brother". And this can be seen on the center console, which in the Landwind X7 is adorned with a large touch-screen multimedia display, the size of which has surpassed the screen installed in the Evoque.
Equipment and prices
Unfortunately, there is no information regarding the configuration of the car yet. Although hardly in soon it will be relevant to us.
The thing is that the manufacturer does not intend to bring his version of the Ewok to international market. Perhaps, after some time, we will be able to see the first samples of the Landwind X7 on our roads, but nothing is officially said about this. Not in vain, after all, a car dealership in China was chosen for the presentation. The Celestial market will be the only one where sales will be established.
Most likely, this is not at all due to the lack of confidence in the powers of the Landwind X7, since the car looks very attractive from all sides. The problem is Land Rover, which can simply prohibit selling a copy of its premium crossover in Europe and beyond. In addition, given the outright plagiarism, the British automaker can successfully succeed.
Well, Chinese car enthusiasts will rejoice, because sales will start from March next year. interesting crossover. The starting cost of a copy of the Ewok is 120 thousand yuan, which is equal to about 19 thousand dollars. For comparison, the Evoque delivered from Europe costs about 530 thousand yuan. A threefold difference in price with a minimal difference in appearance and interior will clearly help many to lean towards the Chinese crossover.
Specifications
In respect of technical equipment the Landwind X7 manufacturer even managed to outperform its opponent. Of course, if we talk about the initial engine. The Ewok comes with a 150-horsepower engine in the base. And the Landwind X7 has only one engine with no choice. But what.
It's a two liter petrol power unit, which is equipped with a turbocharger and produces a total of impressive 190 Horse power. It can be paired with a six-speed manual or an eight-speed automatic, depending on the choice of the buyer.
Despite the serious power, in terms of dynamics, the crossover from China will be quite average in terms of agility. However, these shortcomings are easily covered. clear merits models.
Conclusion
draw some conclusions about car Landwind X7 2015-2016 is quite difficult. On the one hand, the manufacturer brazenly copied not only the appearance, but also the interior of the famous and popular car. At the same time, apparently, he does not feel particularly guilty and intends to enter the international arena and sell his crossover, including in Europe.
On the other hand, the car is frankly beautiful and attractive. Even though she received the body outlines familiar to many and even an almost similar interior, however, the cost in relation to quality causes delight and a desire to become the owner of such a car. If someone is ashamed to ride on Chinese version premium British SUV, you can simply change the nameplates front and rear, and few people will distinguish your Landwind X7 from the original Range Rover Evoque. And the threefold price difference favors this.
It will be interesting to see what this crossover from the Middle Kingdom will actually turn out to be. If all of the above is true, then the company is simply obliged to bring its offspring to us, to Russia. Obviously, Landwind will have a great many fans among his compatriots.
Chinese car manufacturers have long understood the fact that it is futile to compete with British and other European vehicle designers. Therefore, they made the only right decision - to copy the developments of the most successful models. This is exactly what happened with the Landwind X7, which became the second offering in model line brand. The company works so far only in China, does not officially sell cars in other countries, but there are already several owners of this model in Russia.
The copy, according to many experts and critics, came out not much worse than the original, and in some moments even better. Of course, in the technical part, this is far from an analogue of the British crossover, but it looks very convincing. Interestingly, the Range Rover Ewok clearly did not expect such a kick from the East, because the Landwind E32, as it is called in China, has a lot of time for sales while patent proceedings are going on.
Examine appearance under a microscope
Interesting Landwind developments have already become popular in China. So far, the price in Russia of all the developments of this crossover manufacturer is unknown, but buyers have already managed to purchase a car without a guarantee. Entertaining photos that boast Chinese Range Rover Ewok conquers the Internet, and all potential buyers are surprised by such features of the crossover's appearance:
- the resemblance to the Land Rover model is simply incredible, sued Chinese brand it will be hard;
- the visual price of the copy is not too different from the perception of the British original;
- Landwind's styling additions are great, they make the car feel fresher;
- the X7 also has a beautiful interior that offers comfortable seats for the driver and passengers;
- the interior is also copied almost completely from the Range Rover Ewok, but has a few authentic features.
A crossover that's already got a name Chinese Land Rover, became the author of this scandal. The potential audience of the car in Russia is divided into two camps. Many support this development. automotive market Celestial, welcoming great design Landwind X7. Others say that such a transport has no future, you need to create something of your own. Both admirers and critics of X7 have strong arguments for being right.
The company's technique is a very skillful production of a crossover
If you look not only at the appearance of the Landwind E32, but also look under the hood of the car, you can be surprised at the development of Chinese technical thought. The company offers its customers a very exciting technique. There are moments in the development for the copy that the original Range Rover Ewok lacks. And if the photos are instantly sympathetic, then the technique stands out with such features:
- Chinese Land Rover received great engine 2 liters with a potential of 190 horses;
- the gearbox is represented by a 6-band mechanics or an 8-speed automatic;
- the car is based on a shortened base from the Landwind X8 - a larger SUV;
- Chinese developers have added many interesting economical features to the car;
- such features have allowed the Landwind X7 to become one of the most technological cars China.
Specialists not only from the Chinese concern participated in the development of Landwind. For the production of X7, Japanese engineers and European designers were invited. The budget of the model is quite large, which is unusual for a corporation. It is for this reason that the price announced for Landwind X7 turned out to be not as attractive as we would like to see on the price tag in official stores.
Eastern experience of operating a crossover
If the handsome X7 gets into our country officially, he will have a lot of buyers. The price of the novelty is two times lower than that of the real Range Rover Ewok. Beautiful photos pleasing to the eye and specifications they look just great. Therefore, the company is confident in the popularity of its new product in China, especially since buyers who have already purchased a car talk about the following features of the crossover:
- the Chinese Landwind X7 turned out to be an order of magnitude better than many other models of its level;
- a high level of comfort is actually not inferior to the quality of the ride on the original;
- also in the X7 asset there are many exciting technologies that allow you to enjoy driving;
- among important functions one can note the excellent fullness of the machine with modern technologies;
- such benefits are practically not reflected in the cost, and this pleases the buyer.
