This Chinese Range Rover Evoque Copycat Crashed Embarrassingly Into The Real Thing

A Chinese Landwind X7, the infamous Range Rove Evoque copycat sold only in the Far East, has crashed into the genuine British article in a piece of news you couldn’t even make up. They’re even more or less the same damn colour…

The X7, which Landwind was allowed to carry on selling after the Chinese legal system declared Land Rover’s design copyrights ‘invalid’ (roll eyes here), allegedly smashed into the Evoque in the Chinese city of Chongqing. No one was hurt and the damage to each car was apparently minor, but police pointed the finger of blame at the X7 owner. As would we, frankly, but for reasons unconnected to the crash.

The heinous Chinese copy costs less than a quarter of the real deal’s asking price. JLR did try to halt its sales, but Chinese law pretty much always sides with Chinese business where there’s money to be made. Apparently JLR is still chasing lawsuits over the wannabe Landwind, but it’s not likely to get anywhere.

Via: CarScoops