RE: Video: Geely Panda Pulls A Stoppie
Thursday 20th May 2010
Not content with pinching all that's best in the world of European car design, Chinese maker Geely has now decided to challenge Mini over who can have the most fun in a city car.
Video: Geely Panda Pulls A Stoppie
Chinese mini will struggle when the lights go green, but red lights are going to be fun...
Russ Swift used to have the market sewn-up for this sort of thing, but judging by the 'close-quarter' skills demonstrated by Geely's stunt driving team, he's got some decent competition at last. We're particularly impressed by the fact that Geely's Panda city car can apparently pull stoppies to rival the 125-riding kids in your local High Street.
What the po-faced consumer magazines in the US and Europe are going to make of that is anyone's guess, but if the video proves one thing it's this - the Chinese are 'car guys' too, and that's got to be a good 'cos they're headed this way.
Enjoy the action below. (Unless you're Russ Swift...)
Discussion
Cute looking car, but I can just imagine the fun-police ruining it for everyone.
"OMG! It skids! It goes on two wheels!"
The way they laid into that Lexus' traction control system in teh USA says it all when it comes to their attitude to safety. The emphasis is on the car makers to make an uncrashable car, rather than people to engage their brain behind the wheel.
"OMG! It skids! It goes on two wheels!"
The way they laid into that Lexus' traction control system in teh USA says it all when it comes to their attitude to safety. The emphasis is on the car makers to make an uncrashable car, rather than people to engage their brain behind the wheel.
Niiiice weight distribution! Bet it doesn't have chinese tyres on it
P.S. Was there some sort of mind control in that advert that hasn't affected me? It was rubbish! Plus, if a car can do a stoppie while braking in a straight line it doesn't really bode well for its general handling traits does it? I'm all for fun handling and against the general notion of idiot proofness, but there's quite a wide line between a fun chassis and ending up on your roof the first time you do an emergency stop!
P.S. Was there some sort of mind control in that advert that hasn't affected me? It was rubbish! Plus, if a car can do a stoppie while braking in a straight line it doesn't really bode well for its general handling traits does it? I'm all for fun handling and against the general notion of idiot proofness, but there's quite a wide line between a fun chassis and ending up on your roof the first time you do an emergency stop!
Edited by The Wookie on Thursday 20th May 10:10
Must have been filmed at the Chinese version of the Lakeside cruise ;-)
Will it pull a stoppie with a fat Westener at the wheel I wonder?
Health & Safety and Politcal Correctness has ruined car adverts here, glad to see it hasn't reached China, anyone remember the "old" 80's adverts- 405 driving through the explosions, Montego crashing into a lake and turning into a speed boat? =(both surprisingly likely if you'd ever owned them)
Will it pull a stoppie with a fat Westener at the wheel I wonder?
Health & Safety and Politcal Correctness has ruined car adverts here, glad to see it hasn't reached China, anyone remember the "old" 80's adverts- 405 driving through the explosions, Montego crashing into a lake and turning into a speed boat? =(both surprisingly likely if you'd ever owned them)
Article said:
...but if the video proves one thing it's this - the Chinese are 'car guys' too, and that's got to be a good 'cos they're headed this way.
Does it really prove that? No, of course it doesn't. It just proves their marketing department has employed a few stunt drivers to drive their cheap copies of European cars.Graham E said:
How do they make a car on such narrow tyres able to do a stoppie? I'm thinking they need:
Very heavy engine mounted high, close to directly above front wheels
very soft suspension
very low %age of weight to rear.
Sounds like it'd be lively for list off oversteer!
They also need a strategically positioned hump in the road that isn't shown. If you look carefully the car is already bouncing before the rear wheels leave the ground.Very heavy engine mounted high, close to directly above front wheels
very soft suspension
very low %age of weight to rear.
Sounds like it'd be lively for list off oversteer!
The Wookie said:
Niiiice weight distribution! Bet it doesn't have chinese tyres on it
I'm pretty sure it has standard Chinese made tyres on it. Well, I can read some Chinese. And it says at the end all cars in this film are standard production models with no modification. Edited by The Wookie on Thursday 20th May 10:10
Ahonen said:
Graham E said:
How do they make a car on such narrow tyres able to do a stoppie? I'm thinking they need:
Very heavy engine mounted high, close to directly above front wheels
very soft suspension
very low %age of weight to rear.
Sounds like it'd be lively for list off oversteer!
They also need a strategically positioned hump in the road that isn't shown. If you look carefully the car is already bouncing before the rear wheels leave the ground.Very heavy engine mounted high, close to directly above front wheels
very soft suspension
very low %age of weight to rear.
Sounds like it'd be lively for list off oversteer!
loveice said:
The Wookie said:
Niiiice weight distribution! Bet it doesn't have chinese tyres on it
I'm pretty sure it has standard Chinese made tyres on it. Well, I can read some Chinese. And it says at the end all cars in this film are standard production models with no modification. Edited by The Wookie on Thursday 20th May 10:10
Ahonen said:
Article said:
...but if the video proves one thing it's this - the Chinese are 'car guys' too, and that's got to be a good 'cos they're headed this way.
Does it really prove that? No, of course it doesn't. It just proves their marketing department has employed a few stunt drivers to drive their cheap copies of European cars.Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff