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Kawei K1 Rips Off Ford Raptor

Go to Chinatown in Manhattan and you’ll be able to find copies of expensive Italian luxury items. And if you go to China, you may be able to purchase a Ford knock-off. Perhaps the Kawei K1 pickup isn’t purporting to be a Ford but, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, at least the company has the decency to name-check Ford.

“No matter the black net grille and the outline of the headlamp, even if the styles of fog lamp and engine cover, it looks the same as [the] Ford Raptor,” says Kawei. Under the hood you’ll find no motors resembling anything out of Dearborn: 2.4L four with 141 horsepower or a 3.2L six-cylinder diesel with 106 horsepower. . . what? No EcoBoost designation? Either motor is backed by a five-speed manual.

To learn more about the Kawei K1 pickup (and to snicker at their English copy), visit the Jiangsu Kawei Group’s website.

 

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