Chinese carmaker blatantly copies Ford F-150

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The Ford F-150 has just picked up a doppelganger in China. According to CarNewsChina, Jianghuai Auto Corporation has just unveiled its new 4R3 pickup, and sure enough, the vehicle looks to be a near carbon copy of America's best-selling truck. JAC reportedly wants to provide buyers in China, Africa and South America with a larger, inexpensive work vehicle. While the appearances of the Ford F-Series and 4R3 visuals differ ever so slightly, the similarities far outweigh the incongruities. According to CNC, JAC is a fairly small automaker in the People's Republic that specializes in rebodied Hyundai cars, SUVs and pickups.

Word has it the 4R3 will be powered by a 2.8-liter diesel four-cylinder engine generating just 108 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. There's no word on cost at this point. The JAC 4R3 is set to debut at the Beijing Motor Show in April, though there's no telling how long the vehicle will be on the market before the company gets a call from the lawyers in Dearborn. Head over to CarNewsChina.com for a better look at the F-150 twin.Chinese carmaker blatantly copies Ford F-150 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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[Matticus91]

.....A four cyl diesel at 100bhp in a f150..... Really now? Besides this I'm surprised they can even get away with selling this. I would figure Ford would jump on them

[TommyF2011]

Lmfao I hope that truck is nothing like their motorsports products

[Trq232]

Wow 108hp! Impressive numbers lol I wonder how much hp there Raptor version is gonna be

[05 Screamin Yellow GT]

LOL, will it be able to even move?

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Trq232

Wow 108hp! Impressive numbers lol I wonder how much hp there Raptor version is gonna be

The "Waptol" with 150bhp! Lmao

[mrnoodley]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

.....A four cyl diesel at 100bhp in a f150..... Really now? Besides this I'm surprised they can even get away with selling this. I would figure Ford would jump on them

Where can Ford jump on them? Chinese court?

[Stangman Jonathan]

^^^ Very true....it's screwed up.....but they'll get away with it probably. They seriously took the body and chassis of the new F150, that's pretty damn messed up.

[Hotshot]

ya know, i'm pretty sure i could take it in my Focus

[virginiaB]

Cool!.. It really looks like the Ford F-150