Production Landwind X7
Jaguar Land Rover continues legal battle against Landwind X7 imitator.
Two bishops authentic, the other less were unveiled in China in 2015.
Authentic Evoque is the product of JLR-Chery joint venture in China.
The imitator even uses lettering similar mark on its hood.
Copying Landwind has been given the name X7 for the Chinese market.
X7 Landwind cost equivalent to about 14,000.
The imitator X7 has an array of very similar edge and a touch bigger screen.
irregular gaps between the panels betray quality and price point of the Landwind X7.
A low power 2 0 liter gasoline engine powers the turbo Landwind X7.
The Landwind has offered a manual six-speed or eight speed automatic.
JLR boss joint venture Chris Bryant unveiled the Evoque Chinese law.
The only difference between the UK and China discussed is the local badging.
familiar dashboard Jaguar Land Rover is evident in the real Evoque.
The car joint venture retails for the equivalent of about 40,000.
The Range Rover Evoque and controversial impersonator, the Landwind X7 both had canceled their patents in China, but legal proceedings Jaguar Land Rover will continue.
were excluded patents invalid two cars because the drawings were displayed before the publication of a patent application, but Jaguar Land Rover remains committed to pursuing legal action against the Landwind impersonator in a separate case of unfair competition and copyright, according to Reuters news agency.
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The Landwind X7 was unveiled at the auto show in Guangzhou in 2015 has prompted controversy as j ust a room away JLR launched a Evoque, the first product of its joint venture made locally with Chinese manufacturer Chery.
At launch Chris Bryant, chairman of the joint venture JLR, wouldn t comment X7 imitator, stating that he was here to talk about our joint venture Evoque However, Jaguar Land Rover has brought an action against the right copyright and unfair competition in court in the district of Beijing, Chaoyang.
company officials have JLR poured scorn on the Landwind since it has been revealed and you can read their comments here.
At the launch of the Evoque is true in China, Bryant said that the only difference between it and built in the UK was the badge on the back, which the joint venture name written in Chinese It is the same quality, same service, same choice, he said.
With prices starting at about the Chinese equivalent of 14,000 Landwind X7 Doppelganger seems a bargain against 40,000-plus for the Evoque produced locally.
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The coach journalist auto show in Guangzhou confirmed that the X7 reasonable quality leather and soft plastics for a Chinese car He noted, however, that many of the panel gaps were irregular and highligted bubbling paint on more corners, gaps in the rear doors and trunk are neither regular nor flush side He also noted that Landwind previously scored a zero-star crash safety rating Euro NCAP test for its X6 based Isuzu Rodeo.
There are differences between X7 cars is greater by more than 5 cm, including a 1cm longer wheelbase and more particularly a rackable roof It has low power two gasoline turbo 0 liters delivering 188bhp coupled to a manual six or eight-speed automatic transmission.
That's against the Evoque 237bhp in joint venture with an automatic unit with nine speeds.
External differences are minor and are largely a matter of details it is postponed within which sports a very similar dashboard layout One of the few areas where the Landwind wins is he a touchscreen infotainment larger than the Evoque.
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