Great Wall Motor's Beijing Auto Show Entries

And just because we know you're quite curious about the upcoming 2010 Beijing Auto Show, here are some pictures of the models that China's Great Wall Motors is preparing to unveil. For the record, any information we could pull from the rubble of Google's translation can be found below, so let's just call anything read beyond this point...assumptions.

1) Ling Ao (small, 5-door hatch), highlights include: 1.3/1.5 liter VVT aluminum engines (68 kW, 77 kW ; 118, 138 Nm), ABS, and an Alarm System.

2) Great Wall Tengyi C30 a basic, average-looking small sedan.

3) Great Wall Teng Yi C50, an interesting-looking B-class sedan with a 95-kW turbocharged/180 Nm 1.5 liter engine, a CVT, and something about Seiko and Zoran (whatever that mean, I'm intrigued). It also has a tire pressure monitoring system and ESP. For some weird reason, I want this to be good.

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Great Wall CHC011 Sports Sedan Concept Officially Revealed in Shanghai

Among the many new production and concept car proposals on display at Great Wall Motors' Shanghai Auto Show stand is the CHC011, a mid-size sports sedan that shares its 3.0-liter V6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission with the Hover H7 crossover concept. According to the Chinese automaker, the CHC011 comes equipped with many luxury features and technologically advanced systems like the adaptive cruise control and the so-called "omni-directional display system" which we have no idea what it is.

Shanghai Show: Great Wall Hover H7 Concept

China's Great Wall Motors which became 'famous' around the blogosphere for its Fiat Panda and Toyota - Scion knockoffs, introduced a new compact crossover model at the Shanghai Auto Show called the Hover H7. Surprisingly -for Great Wall Motors, that is- the concept car features a unique design with transparent side sections and a large Audi-like front grille. The Hover H7 measures 4.80 meters in length, 1.92 meters in width and 1.82 meters in height, and is equipped with a 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine.

Power is challenged to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission with Great Wall Motors supporting that the spacious crossover can reach a top speed of 225km/h or 140mph.