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2014 CopyCat Awards

3/23/2021

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​​"Not all snowflakes are the same, but yours is too close to another."
2014 CopyCat Awards
​    Not all copycats look exactly like the model they are copying.  Some utilize key aspects, while others copy the entire design.  Each year AutoLooks outlines which products are utilizing someone else's design and gives them our CopyCat award.  Below is our list for 2013 and an outline of what each company has borrowed.

​      2014 had a few copycats, but this year they are way more noticeable.  Only one didn't borrow a complete design from another company, but their copycat part is noticeable.  It is great that there are still so few copycats, as this may mean that companies are getting the point, that they need to come up with their own designs.

Everett J.
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2014 Byd S7 (Copycat of a 2013 Lexus RX)

2014 Byd S7 CopyCat Certificate
    Byd is well known for being on top of the Chinese automotive food chain.  Unfortunately they still run with the crowd sometimes and their new S7 is that product.  Borrowing the profile from the Lexus RX, the new S7 may thinks it's different enough, but we can see right through your mask.
2013 Lexus RX
2014 Byd S7

2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS
​(CopycAt lights from a 1996 Honda Prelude)

2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS CopyCat Certificate
    Chevrolet may not copy as much as the competition, but they do have a few awards in their stable.  For 2014, AutoLooks noticed that the rear end of the new Camaro SS look familiar.  That was because their tail lights and rear end profile are borrowed from a 1996 Honda Prelude.  We can't hold them on this one, 
​as the Prelude was a great product which has been forgotten by this generation of automotive enthusiasts.
1996 Honda Prelude
2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS

2014 Datsun Go (Copy of a 2012 Toyota Yaris)

2014 Datsun GO CopyCat Certificate
    Nissan is pushing its Datsun brand in growing markets, but are they pushing it too fast.  Seems so, as their new sub-compact hatch is a knockoff of the Toyota Yaris.  It may just be the time for Nissan to slow down its Datsun expansion and rethink their approach on new designs for growing markets.
2012 Toyota Yaris
2014 Datsun GO

2014 FAW X80 (Copy of a 2010 Infiniti EX35)

2014 FAW X80 CopyCat Certificate
    Being as big as FAW doesn't mean that you can take what you want.  Pulling off a replica of the Infiniti EX35 may seem like a good idea to move your product range up.  But this could hamper your respectable side, as you fight off the claim that your falling behind in the world of automotive design.
2010 Infiniti EX35
2014 FAW X80

2014 PGO Cevennes Water Snake
​(copy of a 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster)

2014 PGO Cevennes Water Snake CopyCat Certificate
    The 356 Speedster is one of the most iconic models of all time.  Being tied to the likes of James Dean, might have something to do with that.  So, why wouldn't anyone want a piece of that history.  PGO wants some of the action, as their new Water Snake is a near replica of the original Porsche 356 Speedster.  But since PGO isn't all that big, maybe no one will notice the resemblance.
1957 Porsche 356 Speedster
2014 PGO Cevennes Water Snake
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        AutoLooks "RATED" is where we rate and review vehicles from around the world from every segment of the automotive industry.  Our 1,215 point system is based on Four (4) key areas of automotive design.
        AutoLooks rates the Front End, Rear End, Side and Overall Appeal of each and every new vehicle from around the world.
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          If our rating system turns up a score below 45%, then that model will receive our RUSTY AWARD of design failure. 
        And don't think of borrowing to many design features from another company, or you will wind up taking home our COPYCAT AWARD.  This award outlines which model they are borrowing from and how close they are to the original
        At the end of each year, AutoLooks puts together all of the their information into one easy to read article which outlines the best, worst, lost and new products from each year.
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