BYD F0
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The BYD F0, formerly known as BYD F1, is an unlicensed copy of the small Supermini Toyota Aygo
, copied by Chinese automaker BYD Auto
, according to European Courts. It is marketed as "Just Cool". The car, priced at about $6,700 USD, reportedly gets 56 miles per US gallon. The car benefited from the 2008 Chinese stimulus plan.
As a small city car BYD F0 is stylish and popular among young people in China. It is generally considered beautiful and received a lot of positive evaluation from auto media in China. Typically, lack of understanding of engineering systems and incorrect selection of materials and properties has meant that the 'clone' cars have substantially worse crash signatures than the genuine, original versions.
Its 998 cc gas engine produces a 50 kW at 6000 rpm and top Torque of 90 newton metre from 4000 rpm to 4500 rpm. This engine can accelerate the car from 0 to 100 km/h(62 mph) in 12.80 seconds.
Toyota Aygo
The Toyota Aygo is a city car sold by Toyota in Europe since 2005. All Aygos are built at the new factory of the Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech joint venture in Kolin, Czech Republic. The Aygo was first displayed at the 2005 Salon de l'Automobile de Genève...
, copied by Chinese automaker BYD Auto
BYD Auto
BYD Automobile Co Ltd is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province...
, according to European Courts. It is marketed as "Just Cool". The car, priced at about $6,700 USD, reportedly gets 56 miles per US gallon. The car benefited from the 2008 Chinese stimulus plan.
As a small city car BYD F0 is stylish and popular among young people in China. It is generally considered beautiful and received a lot of positive evaluation from auto media in China. Typically, lack of understanding of engineering systems and incorrect selection of materials and properties has meant that the 'clone' cars have substantially worse crash signatures than the genuine, original versions.
Its 998 cc gas engine produces a 50 kW at 6000 rpm and top Torque of 90 newton metre from 4000 rpm to 4500 rpm. This engine can accelerate the car from 0 to 100 km/h(62 mph) in 12.80 seconds.