The Roewe 750 is it a copycat??

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As the sad collapse of MG rover flooded the news a while ago now, a few months ago the chinese firm that bought them released a car called the Roewe 750. (basically a rover 75)



As you can see it looks like one, but they can't call it a Rover 75 because another company owns the rights to the name(i don't know what).


Hmm... seems familiar??
Please comment on what you think of this.

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The Rover 75 wasn't that bad. Sure, it was never going to win anything, but if you wanted an affordable kind of luxury car with and old man image to match it's perfect. :dopey:

I will say however that the leg room in the back is diabolical, especially when there's anyone over 6ft in the front.
 
They invested all that money to make it RWD, put a killer Mustang V8 in it, then promptly went bankrupt.

Sad.

How many of the RWD V8 75s did they sell?
 
It's not a copycat, it pretty much IS a Rover 75, just in slightly different cloths. It would be a copy cat if they didn't own the Rover 75 car. That's like saying Caterhams are a copycat of the Lotus 7, no Caterhams were the Lotus 7 after Lotus.
 
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They invested all that money to make it RWD, put a killer Mustang V8 in it, then promptly went bankrupt.

Sad.

How many of the RWD V8 75s did they sell?
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About as many as the X-Power SVs they sold.
 
The number you're looking for is 3, I believe. There's one down the road from me, and I keep mistaking the front for a gas fire.

The 75 wasn't actually a bad car. Probably because it was made when BMW took over.

No copycat. Just a half arsed attempt at making the 75 marketable again. They've failed, really. It looks near-identical, has a name that sounds like a 3 year old trying to say "Rover", and it's going to be put together in China. So it's going to be safe, alright!

And yeah, BMW still owns the name rights, I think. Not sure about that, though - there was a ton of buying a selling of Rover copyrights about 6 months after they collapsed.

To answer your question, yeah, it should be allowed to be made. They bought the rights, and I doubt it'll sell outside of China. Afterall, the Chinese car industry is made up of copycats, re-produced Maestros and saloon versions of the Citroen ZX. I'm sure this will fit right in.
 
Jon, Ford owns the naming rights to Land Rover and Rover, it was part of a contract to protect Land Rover.
 
BMW was obligated to give them first chance at buying the Rover name, lest some unscrupulous Chinese maker decided to make Discovery knockoffs and starting (legally) calling them Rovers.

Ford snapped it up right away.
 
...I'm a bit passive on the whole thing, as I would prefer to have a Rover over a "Rowe," but thats just me. Apparently the cars are to be coming to America with the TF in the near-future, and I'll definitely take a look at them, but then again...

I can't be too sure if America is prepared to buy these Commie cars with a British accent...
 
Was it Rowe that was coming over? oh dear. Well, I'm thinking the car will sell, after all it is being sold in China. I'm sure they don't have any good cars there. (as in, doesn't meet US regulations).

Over here, they might see quite a few cars sold. A lot of Americans will be oblivious to what it actually is, and go buy it. Oh no:indiff:
 
YSSMAN
I can't be too sure if America is prepared to buy these Commie cars with a British accent...
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Rovers have always been Commie cars. Failing factory? Have several hundred million in government grants to pay your salaries.


The Rover 75 was a marginally less satisfactory way of travelling than leaping straight up into the air and waiting for the Earth to rotate under you. Now they're made in a country where this classes as an acceptable car... The mind boggles.
 
How do you know? The TF wasn't sold in America.

For the record the MGF was considered to be a nothing special car and it was common belief that BMW we're holding it back so it didn't damage Z3 sales, the TF was a big improvment. It was fun to drive, cheap to buy and run and it sold well. It's just a pity it was up against the MX5, which is undeniably better, the MG TF was considered a good alternative.
 
To be honest the new 75 as it where could be quite good, its BMW tech underneath and it was a big hit when it came out in the UK..... Its a pit Rover went bust but hopefully the Chinese can maybe bring some of it back... They have the MG name aswell, maybe they will bring back some sportscars!

I worked at Rover when they developed the RWD 75... I saw the donor mustang looking miserable in the corner! The 75 did look amazing with like flared wheel arches and V8 badging!

Robin

On another note... I really liked the new modernised Rover badge that they did which debuted on the streetwise pity it didnt last long...

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live4speed
How do you know? The TF wasn't sold in America.
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What I've read about it says that the car was overly stiff, impractical (more than usual for the class) and not as fun as the Miata, Opel Speedster or Toyota MR-S. The interior was poor, the driving position was poor, the quality was poor and the transmission was bulky. It handled pretty well, but not as well as the Speedster or Miata. It was quite forgiving, but not as much as the Speedster. the engine was a bright spot, but the transmission was a let down.
Piece of crap may have been taking it too far in relation to its competitors at the time, but compared to the current Miata and the Sky, it isn't that far off.
 
It was never compared to the current MX5 or the Sky, it was earlier than thoes so it may be notably worse against current competition. The interior was considered the cars main weak point. It was however, extremely good fun to drive, and it wasn't unreliable. It was by no means the best car in it's class, but it was a viable option and that's why it sold so well. For it to be competetive against the current MX-5 (the Sky I don't know much of, we don't get that here and we haven't got the opel GT yet), it will likely need some work done to bring it up to date. I can't see it making an impact with anyone but the "MG is back isn't that great" sentimental types otherwise. Which won't be enough, as Rover found out.
 
live4speed
How do you know? The TF wasn't sold in America.

For the record the MGF was considered to be a nothing special car and it was common belief that BMW we're holding it back so it didn't damage Z3 sales, the TF was a big improvment. It was fun to drive, cheap to buy and run and it sold well. It's just a pity it was up against the MX5, which is undeniably better, the MG TF was considered a good alternative.
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The MGF and the MG TF are awful, horrible crappy gearboxes, terrible build quality and just plain crappy interiors. Handling was, well pretty crappy in comparison to the MX-5's and MR2's that I had driven. The TF 160 had good brakes though! Also the K-series engine is nice, but as an overall package it's just plain ugh.

Edit: whoops! I didn't realise this thread was closed! sorreeeeeeeeee!
 

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