The Chinese truck that surprised by its design, but also by its "inspiration" in a BMW

Until reaching a certain identity, the drawings of Chinese cars were renowned for being almost decals of others already consecrated, mainly European and Japanese brands MINI, Land Rover, Toyota or Volkswagen.

In the last time, this trend has decreased, although in some cases the inspiration is obvious.

That's what happens with the Geely FY11, the latest product of the Chinese brand that has surprised to show a silhouette of SUV Coupé, where "SUV" is a sport utility vehicle or a truck, and "cut" at the fall of the posterior sector. Any resemblance to the BMW X6 and X4 is not purely coincidental.

The X6 of the German firm was the one that inaugurated in 2008 the concept of SUV Coupéand it was not the Chinese who watched it. Stuttgart rival Mercedes-Benz created the GLE Coupé in 2014 to compete. Audi has also recently introduced the Q8, under the same idea of ​​style.

The Geely FY11 -whose trade name could be another when it hits the street-, It has attracted attention precisely because this type of design for a giant Asian brand is not common.

In general, the world press has seen it with good eyes. This is not considered a coarse copy – like the ones detailed below – but its resemblance to the X6 and X4 is undeniable.

The interesting thing is that he has the Volvo platform, taking advantage of Geely is the owner of the Swedish company. Known as CMA -by Compact Modular Architecture- it is the same "floor" as the XC40, for example.

The FY11 will be launched on the Chinese market this year and, for the moment, it is not expected to market it in other countries.

The mechanics it will have will be a naftera four-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbo with 235 horsepower and a maximum torque of 350 Nm. Traction will be on the front but will also have 4 × 4 versions, for those who prefer.

In addition, some cases – giants – of Chinese copies:

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Land Wind X7

The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque was a very original SUV created by this British brand.

Volkswagen Amarok and Jiangling T7

The Volkswagen Amarok is a mid-size pickup truck introduced in 2010.

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Dadi Shuttle

The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is a right SUV. One of the most respected.

Smart ForTwo and Shuanghuan Noble

Noble Shuanghuan was the Chinese copy of the little Smart.