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ATTACK OF THE CLONES

Can you spot the difference between these cheeky copycat cars from China – including a £14,000 Range Rover and Porsche and Jag rip-offs?

Visual design is what sets car manufacturers apart from the rest - but certain Chinese automakers have thrown that out the window and are making virtually identical copies of popular brands

CHEEKY Chinese manufacturers are creating copycat cars that look just like some of Europe's favourite models.

Designers are taking the iconic shapes and producing their own much cheaper version of the popular motors - and virtually no brand is safe.

Can you name the models these Chinese cars have copied?
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Can you name the models these Chinese cars have copied?

From Jaguar to Porsche, China's local car market is flooded with doppelgangers and copycat vehicles.

Some are so similar  it would be almost impossible for the average person to tell the difference between the fake and the original.

But somehow Chinese makers are avoiding legal proceedings, as their motors technically aren't exact replicas.

See if you can spot the difference between these popular originals and their near-identical imitations.

LandWind X7 (Range Rover Evoque copy)

Land Rover attempted to sue LandWind for their £14,000 copy of the Evoque
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Land Rover attempted to sue LandWind for their £14,000 copy of the Evoque

Zotye SR9 (Porsche Macan copy)

Everything down to the shape of the headlights screams Macan in this Zotye SUV
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Everything down to the shape of the headlights screams Macan in this Zotye SUV

Geely GE (Rolls-Royce Phantom copy)

Geely have even ripped off one of the most iconic British luxury cars
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Geely have even ripped off one of the most iconic British luxury cars

Hanteng Electric concept (Jaguar I-Pace copy)

Jaguar's electric SUV looks to have been the blueprint for Hanteng's concept
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Jaguar's electric SUV looks to have been the blueprint for Hanteng's concept

Lifan Xuanlang (Ford C-Max copy)

With a slightly larger front grille, the Xuanlang looks like an older older C-MAX
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With a slightly larger front grille, the Xuanlang looks like an older older C-MAX

Zotye E30 (Smart ForTwo copy)

Zotye have even ripped the paint scheme from Smart
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Zotye have even ripped the paint scheme from Smart

Eagle (Porsche Cayman copy)

Even the Eagle's badge looks similar to Porsche's
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Even the Eagle's badge looks similar to Porsche's

Lifan 320 (MINI 5-door hatch copy)

Minus the stripes, the white Lifan's body looks very similar to the 5-door MINI
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Minus the stripes, the white Lifan's body looks very similar to the 5-door MINI

JAC A6 (Audi A6 copy)

JAC kept the same "A6" model name
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JAC kept the same "A6" model name

Geely Merrie 300 (Mercedes-Benz C-Class copy)

Take away the badges and these two models are difficult to separate
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Take away the badges and these two models are difficult to separate

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BAIC X424 (Jeep Wrangler copy)

Jeep won't be too happy about this cheaper copycat
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Zotye T600 (Volkswagen Tiguan copy)

The less flattering paint colour in this pair makes it dead easy to pick the copy
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The less flattering paint colour in this pair makes it dead easy to pick the copy
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