Chinese Cadillac clone - Maple Marindo 506

We have already seen a bunch of them: Smart Fortwo, Fiat Panda, Scion xA & xB, Ferrari P38 and God knows how many other Chinese clones so what would stop them from cloning a Caddy? The answer is nothing! Ha, Ha!

The elegantly named... Maple Marindo 506 is a “Caddilzed” Citroen ZX sedan! Guess they read their history when it came to choosing the body host as Cadillac was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan in 1701. Looks like what goes around comes around for Cadillac. If you can recall the Euro-only, Cadillac BLS, is practically a Saab 9-3 Sedan in disguise!

Hey, here’s an idea, Cadillac should team up with the Chinese and make a sales pitch to the European market enticing them with a cheaper and smaller version of the BLS aimed at the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 fans… Via: Autoblog.it

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BMW Z8 Replica based on the Z4 !

Come on, admit it, if you didn't take a second look you could have been easily fooled by this one. Judging from the pics, the guy selling it over at e-bay seems to have done quite a good job on turning your normal BMW Z4 into a sassy Z8. According to the seller, the donor was a 2004 Z4 2.5 with 11k miles on it which was fitted with a Z8 inspired fibreglass body. Via: Jalopnik

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Volga V8 Roadster - Russians Overhaul a BMW 650i Cabriolet into a modern classic !

Talk about "Overhaulin"... These Russian guys over at Volga -a company which will probably close in 2007, seem to have put Chip Foose and his "Overhaulin" TV Series to a shame with their new product, the Volga V8 Roadster.

As you can see from the development phase pictures, this 60's idesign nspired roadster is actually a camouflaged BMW 650i Cabriolet ! And note that this is not the first time that Volga has attempted and act like this. Back in 2001, the Russians produced the Volga V12 Coupe which was entirely based on the BMW 850CSi Coupe -they even left the Bavarian Coupe's interior practically intact !

Like the Coupe V12, the V8 Roadster was made to honour a classic model of Volga, the unknown to the west, Volga GA3-21P -although that car was just a humble everyday vehicle as you can see in the pictures bellow.

Besides the fact that the Roadster V8 wears BMW 650i's 368 Hp 4,8 litre V8 engine we haven't got any other specs, but you have to admit that the folks over at Volga have yet again done a marvellous job in designing this car!

Volga V12 Coupe Facts and Specs: Made to honour Volga's classic GA3-219, the V12 Coupe was unveiled in 2001. According to the company, the BMW 850CSi based Coupe V12 used the Bavarian 380 Hp 5.7 litre V12 engine which was was good enough to speed it up to 100 km/h (62 mph) from stance in 6,6 sec while for the quarter mile (0-400 m) it needed 14,7 sec.

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Lamborghini Murcielago Replica

Remember the Peugeot 406 Coupe based "Ferrari 360 Modena" Replica (click here: Carscoop) posted a few days ago? If you thought that was impressive take a look at this Lamborghini Murcielago imposter from the German based company, Cyclone.

According to Cyclone, this Murcielago replica has a barred frame made of stable steel struts whereas other supporting parts of the body are made of glass fibre, connected by rivets and special glue. As for the range, this replica can be fitted with three engines (mid-mounted), all with the compliments of Audi:

• Cyclone V8 - 64.482 euros (without VAT) - 334Hp 4.2 V8 engine from the Audi S4 (0-62 mph /100 km/h in 4,9 sec)
• Cyclone S8 - 70.517 euros (without VAT) - 360Hp 4.2 V8 engine from the previous Audi S8
• Cyclone W12 - 76.551 euros (without VAT) - 450Hp 6.0 W12 engine from the Audi A8 W12

Via: Autoblog.it

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Ferrari 360 Modena Replica based on Peugeot 406 Coupe!

I'll be damned if most of your friends won't drool all over you when they see you in this stunning Ferrari 360 Modena Replica, made by Extreme Cars. Judging by the photos, these guys seem to have done quite an impressive job in turning a humble Peugeot 406 Coupe into a jaw dropping Ferrari.

According to Extreme Cars, the replica kit, which consists of numerous exterior panels (doors, mirrors, roof, lights, bumpers etc) and an interior package (centre console, seats etc) costs about 17.000 Euros or 22.000 USD. Extreme Cars says that an average kit takes approximately 100 hours to assemble. If you want Extreme Cars to do the job for you, then the you'll have to take out another 17.000 Euros or 22.000 USD from your bank account. Add to that of course the cost of buying a Peugeot 406 Coupe.

Think that even if this is just a Replica, its a shame that this car's engine is in the front powering the front wheels? Well, if your into more "extreme" sports, Extreme Cars announced that it is programming a limited run edition which will get two 3.0 V6 engines - one in the front and one in the rear, available for about 45.000 USD or 35.000 Euros. Although -unfortunately, the beautiful pin-up girls on the pictures won't be available even as an extra, they'll sure as hell want to take a ride with you... via: Autoblog.it

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