The Chinese clone of the Smart Fortwo, the Shuanghuan Noble has kicked off its insolent career in several European countries, including
But what really took us by surprise is the motto that the importer chose to promote the Noble: “Smarter than the rest.” Jeez; as if importing the Chinese clone wasn’t provocative enough, these guys are totally rubbing it in the face of Smart’s parent company, Daimler!
On the other hand, with prices set in
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Suck!
Forget for a moment the blatent imitating of the Smart...
...that thing is terribly built! Exposed welds inside the interior, poorly-fitting carpets, cheap plastics and boot seals that are glued wonky, not to mention lap-belts in the rear!
Who in their right mind would buy this? Europeans have far greater expectations of a car than this.
This is an utter joke of the automotive industry as a whole and an absolute shame to China. If China wants to save face, they should ban copy cat products like this from being made and enforce new protection laws to protect others' oringinal products. The Smart is an original and extremely clever design visually, mechanically and structurally. People should be arrested and put in mental institutions for buying these. They are comparably priced to the Smart but offer the cheapness of $2 pastic toy cars, (which are probably higher quality than this thing anyways). Those who choose this over a Smart have no form of intelligence whatsoever.
Interesting. Front engine and (presumably) front wheel drive, versus the original Smart's rear engine and rear wheel drive. Two big advantages of this knockoff's design are a rear seat (kids only - or lots more cargo space than the genuine Smart) and a conventional manual transmission instead of the frustrating computer-controlled one.
Just wait until the motor magazines submit it for a crash test -- the last two or three Chinese cars failed so dismally they had to be withdrawn. I wouldn't buy a well-buit smart just because if I get shunted by a Ford Falcon I'm crippled for life, what more these copycat cars which surely do not have the engineering input that the Smart has for structural members?
So... Which one of you wants to buy one, make a video showing you destroying the car, and send it to Shanghuan...? Sounds like a good idea... First, send it to the guys who made the Smart car. They'd love to see it.
First off, smart car is NOT a unique style it is just a rip off of the japanese kei cars that have been around for 30 yrs. i will just wait for the tata nano to come to the usa. even with the import taxes and duties if it doubled the price it would still cost 3 times less than the smart? car
Lived in China for the past 4 years & im surrounded by foreign pricks that think there better than the rest, this country has been making cars long enough to know that bmw & Mercedes have been ripping people off far to long, yes you are right the noble might not be safe but any smart car or mini hatchback that gets hit will take a bashing.China is fast becoming the number one producer in most things that are made back in europe,look under or on any day today thing thats at your disposal & your find its got CHINA written on it..Bunch of wanabies............
To the person above me,
1. smart cars are made by Daimler NOT Mercedes, Daimler own Mercedes and smart.
2. smart cars are and always will be made in France.
3. Noble is SHIT
Dear Sirs
May you please be kind enough to send us the phone number and the website for the Noble Car?
Thanks & Best Regards
Dr. Hossam Shaltout
E-Mail: ss@gte.net
Tel: +2012 2600060
The Noble has landed. I spotted one behind a new car dealership in South Carolina.
It is an extremely well-designed (I know, I know) AND well-built vehicle.
Crash and emission testing have yet to commence, I am guessing; but it's only a matter of time.
'So how did THIS NOBLE get imported to SC?
A Mercedes dealer in South Carolina has a Noble parked on their lot.
The British (or Chinese) have landed!
It's a well-built car. Very high-quality fit and finish.
'Hard to believe it wholesales for $4,500, and retails for $9K (USD)!
Who could use a fuel-efficient car like that?
Greg
Can you tell me the name of the Mercedes dealer where you saw the Noble car.
Tray
you can call 214 586 8844 but the car is not 9000 its more like 13000
call that number the guy knows all about Noble.If anyone would like a dealership he.s the person to go to thank's David
The dealer ship I work for is looking at those right now, as I type. Gasp!
Below is the crash testing video of the nobel, judge by your own eyes:
http://www.hbshauto.com/news/shipin_show.asp?id=498&title=%CB%AB%BB%B7%D0%A1%B9%F3%D7%E5%C5%F6%D7%B2%CA%B5%D1%E9%A3%B1
http://www.hbshauto.com/news/shipin_show.asp?id=500&title=%CB%AB%BB%B7%D0%A1%B9%F3%D7%E5%C5%F6%D7%B2%CA%B5%D1%E93
The Chinese clone of the Smart Fortwo, the Shuanghuan Noble has kicked off its insolent career in several European countries, including Greece, where we got these pictures from. Unless you’re working for Shuanghuan, there’s no need for us to tell you that the Noble is a near perfect copy of the first generation Smart Fortwo - in and out.
Just EVERYTHING is copied from Smart..... fakn aaaaas!
Shandong HyoYun produces (or tried to produce) an all-electric smart clone.
Saw it here on in an 2006 carscoop post - http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2006/10/huoyun-electromobile-yes-its-chinese.html
Were any ever sold, anyone know?
Where can I get a diagram of the electrical system of the Noble. I've bought a Wheego Whip which chassis is built by Noble in China. I'd like to know about EPS and other chassis related systems.
Bill@billjohnson.net
Great!