State owned Chinese auto manufacturer FAW Group quietly debut this V12 powered Hongqi SUV concept at the 2008 Beijing Motor Show; the concept would not enter production and was never even given a name..

Posted by The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 43 comments

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humble-bragging@reddit

Weird with the separate back seats that look the same as the front seats. Seems very unpractical with that huge gap between them allowing luggage in back to fly forward when you brake.

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humble-bragging@reddit

Sounds like a good description of every SUV.

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humble-bragging@reddit

Very funny. BTW, in Chinese, Hongqi means red flag which I guess doesn't sound bad to them.

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carn1vore@reddit

Hey, that’s our word. You can’t say it.

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

Sort-of it's actually pronounced Hong-"Chi"

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blackbeansandrice@reddit

The front end has way too much going on. The shapes don’t harmonize with each other. It looks pieced together from different vehicles and the hood ornament is a strange flourish.

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ThorAlex87@reddit

Better than that electric Rolls Royce ripoff they are currently selling...

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Roofofcar@reddit

I have funny feelings about this. I think I'm sexually attracted to it. That, or there's something deeply wrong with me.

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RevolutionaryBed5211@reddit

Some sort of weird Chrysler, Lincoln, Buick hybrid. I dont like it!

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AndrewIsntCool@reddit

Immediate thought was the first gen Nissan Murano, I don't exactly see it but somehow the shape says it

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RevolutionaryBed5211@reddit

You’re completely right. The interior as well has a Murano vibe.

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JVSP1873@reddit

the front end reminds me of a Porsche SUV

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Modo44@reddit

That hybrid styling might be the point. Or the natural extrapolation of all brands arriving at the same ~5 bloody car designs.

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Skeptic_Juggernaut84@reddit

Yeah, they just cut and paste the bodies of three different cars to make this. Although, the inside is kinda nice.

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Whole-Debate-9547@reddit

Ended up in the Sultan of Brunei’s collection

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

It absolutely looks like something he would be into! ... This car is housed at the FAW Hongqi Cultural Exhibition Hall and gets put up on display on a rotational basis..

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the_russian_narwhal_@reddit

I feel like it should be an unwritten rule that you have to post engine pics if it is above a V8. I saw your comment with the picture but still lol

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

That's a good rule lol! ..... I tried to find an engine shot, but pics of this guy are pretty slim..

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WrightOff@reddit

“Was never even given a name”

Ummm… what about the numberplate which says “Hongqi SUV”?

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

That seems like more of a description of what it is instead of a proper name, but who knows...

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C4PTNK0R34@reddit

It's like a Buick Rendezvous and a Nissan Murano had an incest baby.

Hongqi Rendezrano?

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KathyJaneway@reddit

Looks like a Peugeot 3008. The 2008-2015 ones.

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

Supposedly it was this guy:

https://carnewschina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hongqi-museum-3-6.jpg

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Terrible, and it makes 2008 seem like a very long time ago. Please don't remind me that it actually is. Here in Norway, we can buy the EHS9 and EHS7. Owners haven't been all kind reporting quite a few issues with these cars. I still find it mindblowing how commoners can buy a formerly party-big-shots-only brand from a capitalist hellscape that is also communist run - on the cheap. Love seeing these oddities on the road.

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

Here are some links with some info:

https://kr.aving.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=82996