Chinese Tacoma Knockoff

For those of you that have never seen this, I thought it was pretty interesting. There's Chinese manufacturers that basically steal designs for everything. From Purses to iPads...Apparently the Tacoma is no different. This one is called a "Huanghai Major". If you've ever wondered what the inbred result of a cheap date between a Tacoma and a Hilux would look like...look no further.

Hope this isn't a repost...I've never seen it before...

 

Looks like a Tacoma crashed with a Subaru Forester, Subaru Baja and a Nissan Frontier.

 

Traveling to china is quite an experience. I've seen knock off Prados parked right next to the real deal. I have seen knock off Corolla's, X5's, Troopers, 3 Series, Patrols etc etc... The best part is seeing a BYD Corolla knockoff with a Mitsubishi engine. The Mitsubishi engine is the most widely used drivetrain in the knock offs.My wifes father drives a corolla knock off. It was interesting to see that all the cheap ebay parts we see flooding our market are what these cars are essentially constructed from. Body panel seams and gaps vary widely from corner to corner. Hyundais, VW's and Audis are everywhere though...

 

Thats what the Chinese are best at.Making things that 'look' like useful things.
Just go to Harbor Freight and look around.
If you buy something there you probably use once a year its OK.
Not a place to buy durable goods.Just stuff that 'looks' like good stuff.
They will take returns no questions asked...I will say that for them.
Usually though it's not the Chinese fault...it's the engineering from other countries that have manufacturing done there.

 

Paper , the compass , printing and gunpowder all 'look' like useful things to me , haha

 

I think we all know what I'm referring to...Not the old stuff that actually was useful...I'm talking modern "CRAP!".....lol

 

I'm just glad the interior/exterior is oriented to humans....... and not horses?

 

lol

 

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lol...so much for gunpowder and compasses....

 

In the micro-mechanical watch world we see this all the time. This is a country that believes so hardcore in communism that copyright law is irrelevant & damn near traitorous.
The real downside to it is with no regulation, NOTHING is interchangeable. Be forewarned that that Breitling knockoff you get for $500 bucks in Quandong or off eBay is high quality & worth every Yuan until something breaks. The spring tension engines that are put in those watches are completely different from the replacement ones (or the individual parts) available from the same factory. It's maddening.

 

It looks like a 1st gen and a 2nd gen had an inbred baby then said inbred baby pounded a Frontier and forgot to pull out creating this grody little turd.

 

even they probably have better frames...

 

I think they gave up on that a long time ago.

 

I just love some of the standard features such as,,,,,,,,,"a radio cassette player", both anti-glazing interior mirror and a manual rear view mirror, a " SABS" what ever that is and a cloth seat to boot!

Innovation and generousity to boot. What a country!!!!!

 

Seeing these vehicles up close I can say with assertion that they are definitely not manufactured to the same high standards we are accustomed to here in the US...

 

Does not look like a Toyota to me at all. Looks more like a Honda ridgeline and Subaru mix.

 

"Huanghai Major" sounds like a nickname for a one-eyed body part.

 

Watches?

I love watches.

Luckily I have a local watch master / inovator in town who can create one of a kind MODS.

Not sure which side of the market you side with (Swiss vs. everything else) but I drive Toyotas and I wear Seikos but I will drive it like I stole it all the way down to a Timex.

 

Oh those silly Chinese.