This was going to happen sooner or later – it’s a clash of the giants and we’re talking about China versus India! Word on the street is that Geely is set to target Tata Nano customers with the new Geely IG you see above.
Set to be released sometime in 2012, the Intelligent Geely (IG) will feature a 998cc 70 horsepower engine. This power is fed through the front two wheels and planted to the road via a CVT gearbox. The IG is likely to stay relatively simple compared to the concept car that you see above which is covered in photovoltaic solar cells to help recharge its batteries.
The word is that you would have to pay for about US$2,700 for the standard IG and it will be made available in China and Russia. This will leave the Nano to flourish on its own in its native market, at least for now. The Nano goes for between US$2,700 to US$3,800.
An eco-friendly electric IG has been said to be in the works as well, with a range of 149 kilometers on just pure electric after a single charge.
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Bulky design.
Beauty lies on the eyes of beholder.
The QQ still cute, new QQ much better, at least for me.
Just my 2 cents
thats great! keep them coming.
Well, i wouldnt set my mind to that.
I had rather choose VIVA than this…..
u pay USD10k for viva. can’t compare.
toyota IQ clone?
Looks nothing like the iQ. Actuallly it looks a lot better.
rubbish
70 hp not bad..design not bad also…but will the chassis be strong as nano?nano passenger cell didnt crumple in the 60km/h crash test..geely doesnt have a good reputation in crash test,but then again,this model might be different…shall wait for the production model
Really? They are doing pretty good and only getting better.
2006: Freedom Cruiser: 2 stars
2008: MK: 3,5 – 4 stars
2008: Vision: 4 stars
2009: Panda: 5 stars
Heret’s a British test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkMyx1a-PcM
Really? They are doing pretty good and only getting better.
2006: Freedom Cruiser: 2 stars
2008: MK: 3,5 – 4 stars
2008: Vision: 4 stars
2009: Panda: 5 stars
Look for “Geely MK crash test” on youtube. It’s done in the UK.
china made ??????????
Looks awful and like a short fat boy. Still cant accept China-cars…
india la..
china la..
india la..
Geely vs Tata???
Who’ll win??? we’ll see
one thing we must know is Gelly now is new owner of Swedish premium brand VOLVO
But Tata have Jaguar & Land Rover on hand.
Looks Very Good for that price!!
998cc engine with 70 horses is so much more than Viva850 for so much less mullah.
impress and amazing design, well done Geely.
Look much better than Nano.
China made?????better do buy it regret when cheap to buy expensive to maintain!!!!
This is supposed to be one of the cheapest production car afterall how much can you expect from it? And if the production version gonna looks similar to the prototype as shown above then it already beats Tata Nano and that Viva car somebody brought up in term of look.
The chinaman made prototype does look citroenish don;t you think.
When Chinese say they gonna make it cheap, its gonna be real cheap. But then, they are not getting the point at all.
Because a car is more then putting four wheels together with the cheapest process. And air bag, side impact bar, ABS, etc are not a decoration or pimp-up.
Is China made worse than India made?
Only the Nano Europa has a higher level of safety features. At a higher price. The cheap Nano basically has nothing much.
Pardon me, that applies to all car makers.
Basically people couldn’t care much about India car because nobody would buy it anyway, perhaps except old trucks.
People couldn’t ignore china car however, is whenever they made anything, they made it cheap and pump out lots of them.
so what safety features you expect to have from this tiny cheap car? with its pricing strategy and target market?
This is supposed to be one of the cheapest production car afterall how much can you expect from it? And if the production version gonna looks similar to the prototype as shown above then it already beats Tata Nano and that Viva car somebody brought up in term of look.
That prototype does look citroenish don’t you think.
At least this is nicer than MyVi
Wow!! nice car, Good price with Volvo safety, why not?
Hello there,
Does anyone hv a test drive article of Renault Laguna Coupe?
Would appreciate if U guys can assist with this info.
TQ