Automaker unveils new model with uncanny resemblance to Porsche: 'Copying?'

Chinese tech company Huawei's Harmony Intelligence Mobility Alliance has announced a new electric vehicle that looks like a Porsche, reported Carscoops.

HIMA comprises Chinese automakers such as SAIC, Seres, and Chery. The alliance's new model, the Z7, will be sold under SAIC's nameplate.

The news outlet stated that basically every feature of this car looks like a Porsche Taycan. Two of the main differences are the Z7's headlights and its lidar system. Carscoops said that the latter feature could facilitate "advanced driver assistance or autonomous capabilities."

A Porsche Taycan's starting price is $103,900 in the U.S. There aren't any price estimates for the Z7 yet. But Carscoops reported that the Xiaomi SU7, a newer Chinese luxury EV, starts at 215,900 yuan ($31,000), and the Z7's pricing will likely be similar.

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As for the Z7, people who commented on the article were somewhat split about the new EV.

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"Amazed any Western countries allow these to be sold and take market share away from their own industries," said one commenter.

"Copying porsche?" another person asked. "Sure...look at how Mercedes copied BMW long time ago with the X6 being copied by GLC??"

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