Chinese car company, "Hongqi" introduces their $800,000 car - has turn-key ignition.
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what other kind of ignition is there?
[QUOTE=NixNax123;44650722]what other kind of ignition is there?[/QUOTE]
You can have a starter button, where you turn the electrical on with your key and then use a button to turn the baby over.
My '92 Volvo 240 GL has one and it's literally the coolest thing ever
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(mind you the prior owner put it in because the neutral safety switch was shot and he didn't wanna replace it, but still!)
[QUOTE=Quark:;44650387]I think it looks beautiful. The placement for the ignition is sort of weird though, usually it's sideways by the wheel.[/QUOTE]
Putting it on the dashboard makes it easier to insert the key and turn it (especially at night), and makes the ignition less likely to be jammed up by the steering wheel lock.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/JV6ko02.jpg[/t]
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[QUOTE=No Party Hats;44650772]You can have a starter button, where you turn the electrical on with your key and then use a button to turn the baby over.
My '92 Volvo 240 GL has one and it's literally the coolest thing ever[/QUOTE]
It's pretty pointless though, because it takes even longer to use a push-button+key start than it does to just turn a key
Some newer high-end cars have keyless ignition where it can detect the key being inside the car and just turn on when you press the START button.
[url]http://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/going-keyless.html[/url]
who cares about speed when it comes to luxury cars yo.
Chinese car company?
How much of it is tin instead of steel? How much of the bodywork is just compressed trash lmao.
i think this is the ugliest car i have seen in my life
eh i don't like the look of it. if i wanted a ridiculously expensive car with classic styles i would get the equus bass
[img]http://www.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/equus-bass-770-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/equus-bass-770_100441663_l.jpg[/img]
(plus it's a stick)
[QUOTE=Impact1986;44650663]Sounds like DCS A10C.[/QUOTE]
But the A-10 has no overhead switches!
Honestly the entire car is ugly looking; not just the interior.
Like those headlights just don't fit.
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Actually the back isn't too bad.
I guess they don't allow imports in China cause why would you buy Chinese crap when you could buy Bentley.
I'm still giggling at the name Hongqi :v:
[QUOTE=Quark:;44650387]I think it looks beautiful. The placement for the ignition is sort of weird though, usually it's sideways by the wheel.[/QUOTE]
it's pretty much the same as Crafters
[QUOTE=cqbcat;44651718]I guess they don't allow imports in China cause why would you buy Chinese crap when you could buy Bentley.[/QUOTE]
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it's because imports are taxed to the moon and back, which possibly doesn't apply to domestic vehicles
So $800,000 sounds insane compared to a $500,000 Rolls on paper, but in reality the Rolls will get a couple hundred grand tacked on to the initial price
[QUOTE=cqbcat;44651718]I guess they don't allow imports in China cause why would you buy Chinese crap when you could buy Bentley.[/QUOTE]
They do.
[QUOTE=OvB;44651878]They do.[/QUOTE]
And it's moot. Why buy a genuine BMW X5 for full BMW X5 money when you can buy the illegal bootleg version produced domestically for pennies?
[QUOTE=God of Ashes;44651145]eh i don't like the look of it. if i wanted a ridiculously expensive car with classic styles i would get the equus bass
[img]http://www.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/equus-bass-770-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/equus-bass-770_100441663_l.jpg[/img]
(plus it's a stick)[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind, the person buying the car will probably never ever drive it.
[QUOTE=TestECull;44650338]Am I the only one in the entire world that prefers turn-key ignition to all this fancy push-button bullshit?[/QUOTE]
I still prefer turning the key. But pushing a button is far from bullshit, come on now. :v:
[QUOTE=TestECull;44652002]And it's moot. Why buy a genuine BMW X5 for full BMW X5 money when you can buy the illegal bootleg version produced domestically for pennies?[/QUOTE]
You do know that most more "wealthy" Chinese people more or less detest their own brands because of lacking quality. They'd rather get a 70% taxed BMW X5 than a shitty copy of it.
[QUOTE=God of Ashes;44651145]eh i don't like the look of it. if i wanted a ridiculously expensive car with classic styles i would get the equus bass
[img]http://www.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/equus-bass-770-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/equus-bass-770_100441663_l.jpg[/img]
(plus it's a stick)[/QUOTE]
completely different style tho
[QUOTE=Aphtonites;44651343][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hyYY2si.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PkkfNdlK3XE/Ttx6nztyliI/AAAAAAAAAFM/eI2yAKTOkZc/s1600/Auto.png[/IMG]
[I]Dad?[/I][/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/11/article-1365354-014CF2D100001005-626_306x304.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Swebonny;44652198]You do know that most more "wealthy" Chinese people more or less detest their own brands because of lacking quality. They'd rather get a 70% taxed BMW X5 than a shitty copy of it.[/QUOTE]
It is true. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the party elites loves Menz, Audi, and BMW. [url]http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/01/14/china-orders-military-to-buy-only-domestic-cars/[/url]
Plus, these wealthy Chinese can afford it.
There is something wrong with this
[img]http://www.autoweek.com/galleryimage/CW/20140421/CHINA/421009993/PH/0/5/Hongqi-L5-rear.jpg[/img]
looks like a chrysler 300
That dash is total shit. The tachometer is off on the passenger side of the car?
[QUOTE=God of Ashes;44651145]eh i don't like the look of it. if i wanted a ridiculously expensive car with classic styles i would get the equus bass
[img]http://www.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/equus-bass-770-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/equus-bass-770_100441663_l.jpg[/img]
(plus it's a stick)[/QUOTE]
that badge totally looked like a woman with long hair on all fours getting doggy style'd by a horse from far away...
[QUOTE=TestECull;44650338]Am I the only one in the entire world that prefers turn-key ignition to all this fancy push-button bullshit?[/QUOTE]
Look at the first three replies to the thread, and all those agrees.
You really aren't.
Manual > auto any day tbh
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