The Most Expensive Chinese Cars
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- We recently bought the cheapest new car from China, but we decided to look at the most EXPENSIVE Chinese cars that money can buy.
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Petition to have ChangLee as an acceptable method of payment in the Donut shop. 👇👇
Petition to make Nolan's weight as the standard at Donut
@@Navaneeth_MR This is a ripp off, I went to buy a house with 800 ChangLis and they didn't take them! Had to resell them under market price and pay cash. Depretiation of chinese cars is real. At least they're cheap.
Make it a thing
Donut should create a cryptocurrency backed by real ChangLis. Unfortunately I do not have even one ChangLi to spend.
@@netgnostic1627 CoinLis!!!
I so admire Jeremiah for being able to pronounce these Chinese names with a straight face. Especially the Dongfeng Cummins!! Big up Donut Media everytime!!
Xenophobia is so lmao 😂😂😂😂
@@awogbob How is that xenophobia bud? Cummins in American by the way. I thought the East was less sensitive?
Dated reference I know, but I was just imagining Dee from It's Always Sunny doing her racist china-woman voice using Engrish lol
Gang Wang
@@blabboo east was less"sensitive" when??
what you need to know is in china, all imported cars are slapped with a variety of taxes. so the $100k chinese made car in this video is probably competing with a $70k car in japan/germany/america that sells for 100k+ in china. so all things considered, these cars are very competitive. sure the taxes are a case of economic protectionism. but every country does that, america and its infamous "buy america act" for example.
All those companies manufacturer in China.
Or in italy
@@jannejohansson3383Àoo😊
I highly appreciate your comedy and timing. It's perfect. You have came a long way from the early days. This is just an appreciation of your victory lap. You earned it.
Hats off to you for keeping a straight face while saying “Zeus juice”
And "yang wang"
Going to use "Zeus juice" after hearing that, it's genius.
@@elliotalderson4568 😂
yang wang
WHY TALK BAOUT THE JADE DOOR HANDLES THEN NOT SHOW THEM.UR GREEDY WITHT HE ADS TOO. U KNOW U ARE
Somebody needs to do the math to figure out Nolan's weight
1/4 Nolan =103 LBS
1/2 Nolan = 516 LBS
Here you go mathematicians
We need you now more than ever
722 lbs
1 nolan = 825.3 lbs
A whole 1/4 Nolan is 412lb, an entire 1/2 Nolan is 1032lb so a whole entire Nolan is 1186lb
(103×4)+(516×2)×0.75
@@satranicthemekanik4980 bro multiplied his half Nolan by a correctional factor 💀
Dang he ways 1032 lbs
i stay in china, and the motor eco system in china is so huge actually much bigger than what most countries would think
no bro， don't tell anything you peers, let them stay in the world where every Chinese eat bat and dog, and we only produce toy for Americans, please
I imagine the co-ops there who came with the idea just to piss off Ferrari and Lamborghini...
what do you mean by co-ops@@Jamhael1
all what they showing here 30% of china that all is above the $300 a month the 70% is on that and as low as $300 a year. most cannot even afford to use the high speed trains. and the huge % people lost life savings recently property scam and buildings so badly built you could use your hands to scrap concrete out supporting beam it crumble in your hands. and the amount big company's currently getting out chin as fast they can. china in huge cash mess even banks running out money, local state governments bankrupt, high speed rail in 9 trillion in debt lots car brand too going down. you do not need to look far to see china failing, and on top that 21,000 plus ev / hybrids going up in flames each year, one worst ive never seen a car rocket straight up in to the air but one did 3-5 meter straight up like a rocket the explosion so bad it blew the door off. save your money buy else where, spend money in china you only funding ww3, and usa top brass say china ready for war in less than 10 years but if they stay at current path fail it be longer so unless you like world wars spend elsewhere
Well as a car designer working in China, I have to say the the copywrite rules are the same here and you can't just rip off from others without consequences. We all know that JLR sued Landwind for the design of the Evoque and won. As for the cars on the list, only the Hongqi E-HS9 and Audi A8L Horch is available as of now and you can actually see them driving on the streets. The Hongqi L5 and Warrior M50 is not exactly available to the general public yet, the Qiantu brand did sold some of their cars but they already went bankrupt years ago, and the rest are either still prototypes or concept cars.
What Nolan says us what goes
What jeramiah says is what goes
u r wrong ，we can buy M50
I actually saw an EP9 on a showroom floor at a Nio dealership in Oslo. I knew it was sick, but dang didn’t know so rare.
Most of these are built for initial investors so that NIO CEO can tell them in a straight face that NIO is NOT another Faraday Future.
Dong Nut...
“Y’all know that your sign out there says Yung Dong?”
Mmm might half to see the Dong Head of the company
The Nio Ep9 only set the Nürburgring record because Richard Hammond wasn't behind the wheel. Altho he did test drive it on an episode of The Grand Tour. And didn't wreck it 😂
I actually like the retro look of the L5, and I usually don't like retro look at all, but the VIP inspired design seem to really work here, with ridiculously low stance and large diameter wheels it could really be something.
ive always loved it. legitimate comic book baddie car
@@cramyt haha.. Yeah, didn't think of that, but have to agree 👍🏻🖤🏴☠️
Love the HongQi L5 as well. It looks gansta as hell. I think that is also the favorite car of President Xi. He does have very good taste
I grew up in China seeing the old school HQs. Always liked that look, glad they kept it in the new models
@@cramyt The Grand Tour viewer I see
Love your truck man. By the way, I am absolutely serious because it's perfect for people like myself who have a disability. It's much lower to the ground allowing a disabled person to get in and out since some of us have problems stepping up and pulling ourselves in. I wish there were more vehicles like this here for us who don't go very far or travel much besides going to the store and doing things around the house. Having the dump bed would be great for us who have a fireplace and have to get firewood.
It's a really cool truck. Thank you for showing it and letting us see other vehicles that are out there.
Saw another youtuber get one of these for his dad who was struggling to get around the farm, it wasn't road legal but his dad used it everywhere and for everything, they all made fun of it at the start but by the end of the video his Dad refused to give it up and even admitted he loved it. Wish there more vehicles like this.
@@zakf2929
Been looking into them and it looks perfect for me. Hopefully I can save enough to get one before they quit making them.
Hey man, check out imported kei trucks like the Honda Acty, Suzuki Cary, and etc. Same size and etc but much better. They are now legal to import and have much better performance and quality coming from Japan. You can safely take them on a 55 mph road and most have 4wd.
@@zakf2929 yeah that and kei cars/kei trucks in japan are the cars i want the most in NA that we dont have
this kind of cheap low power EV trucks in China are actually marketed for people you basically described, elderlies, people who have difficulty to move in general, some of them need to go around the city to buy groceries, pick up their kids at school, this is the perfect vehicle for them. There's actually more micro EVs like these in China that are literally a golf kart shaped like a tiny truck/suv
Did you know that the Nio ep9 set a record of 2 minutes and 40 seconds at Circuits of the Americas while self-driving.
That’s a freakin amazing if that’s true.
@@planetarian451 The lack of question marks both of your comments its surprising?
Pin this!
Who cares about laptimes of self driving cars?
Who cares about self driving cars anyway?
Wrong topic for Donut.
@@charliefrharper I guess that is true with all the 1.5 million people who watched this video.
Dude I live in Russia. And the Russians love Chinese cars. You would be suprised how nice there interiors are. I'm fairly sure the engines don't qualify for emissions but dude there cheap and awesome!
actually spotted hongqi e-hs9 in saint-petersburg couple months ago, thing looks sick
i don’t think you are right, China are pretty hard on emissions, European and American cars normally are cut back for performance to meet Chinese emission standards for their market
no, China has very strict engine emission law, most of the cars can be sold outside of China but now not in China since the emission law update.
I mean, if you live in Russia, you better like Chinese (or Iranian) cars.
China has the most strict emission law in the world. Fiat, Mitsubishi and Suzuki quite the Chinese market just because their new cars are disqualified.
0:48 Canis
2:46 Enus
5:00 Pegassi
11:06 Ocelot
indeed 😂
real world becomes a video game lore.. 😅
the world has gone fkd up
Here in Norway you the Hongqi E-HS9 every day. They are big but very nice and the most successful Chinese brand here.. It is a lot cheaper here tough, it starts at around 70.000$.
wait a minute I thought only 3rd world countries drives chinese cars
@@RealMakarov Not for Hongqi
@@RealMakarov third world countries drive Japanese cars... They're durable, unlike the Chinese
@@RealMakarov - Plenty of MG4s here in the U.K.
@@TheGuilleJunco did you just say the Norwegians are too dumb to realize if a car is durable or not?
Forget those expensive cars, imagine flexing about having a lifetime supply of Chang Li's 😂
I rather have a army of Changlee
We need a video where you go through all of donut staffs Rides. I seen a video earlier where one of your editors drove a clean looking beetle and it would be awesome to see what the rest of the crew owns.
For your reference, the imported luxury/ premium cars are twice as expensive as they’re in us. GT-R was 250K dollars. A RR ghost is about 1 million dollars 😅
Honestly after a stressful day at work or school a good donut media video always relaxes me
We need more videos like this
What many people don't know is that if you were to buy a U.S. imported vehicle in China, it would cost you 3-4x the original cost.
My Uncle purchased a 2020 Ford-150 in China for over $80,000.
5:35 somebody needs to save this sound effect
Have y'all seen some of the Buick minivans in China? Buick really took off there as it was seen as a luxurious western car, but not as "ostentatious" as a Cadillac. the Buick GL8 Century is absolutely insane inside.
They sell them crazy back in China but the safety features are terrible.
base model gl8 often use as company car because it has nice ride quality and cheaper than toyota sienna or mercedes v class
@@zhtj6389 although i hate to admit but yes some locals like to maximize profit by using very weak steel hence why many people believe that cars from China are all unreliable, which some are, but not all
Ngl that buick look like toyota alphard
Originally Shanghai GM imported the Pontiac Montana/Chevy Venture and built in Shanghai as the GL8. Then it became its own thing and is only built and sold in China. The luxury idea is from the Toyota Elphard and even if you don't buy the luxury Avenir model, there are a ton of custom shops there can deck the heck out of them for you for less than half of how much it would cost in the US...
"Some mediocre coffee" my man spitting straight up facts 🛐🛐
Show idea: Give Jeremiah a mini truck to total every day for like a month. I wanna see him drive cartoonishly recklessly in every show for a few weeks.
"Dongfang is like the GM of China, they're a state run company like most companies in China"
Heh..
😅
Because of COMMUNISM!
given how many bailouts GM has had... it's also a a state run company at this point let's be honest
@@sleepyjoe4529 out of the big 3 companies from the United States, I hate GM so I mean I think it's funny asf
@@sleepyjoe4529 so bailouts = Government owned company? Not even close
old top gear episode about Chinese cars is still the best and funniest so far. Can’t remember how many times I’ve rewatched it
It was on dave this morning haha
The best part of this video is the constant reference to the Chang Li!! 🤣🤣
Props for managing to say "Dongfeng Cummins" with a straight face.
Because he is not childish, unlike you
@@HyperVanilo Are you sure about that
@@HyperVanilo you're really claiming the guy that made a joke about Nolan weighing over 1000 lbs, is not childish?
Honestly i find the Chinese automotive industry incredibly fascinating.
Why? Because they steal everything ?
Lol 1/2 of these cars don’t even exist bro.
@@data_abort oh no doubt there, definitely knock offs lol still a fascinating industry.
@@jolane3591 I guess the message is they intend to compete directly at least in China.
@@jolane3591 China is like GTA when we talk about cars 🤣
The look like the real ones but you still notice how different they are
Very informative video. It will be an interesting future when these cars come face to face with their international competition like the electric Jaguar C-X75 or the GM Corvette E-Ray.
I want to see a cartoon series where he totals a ChangLi extremely frequently and always just has another one ready. Like he doesn't stop at red lights, he just crashes it into a tree and walks away and gets in another one, in every episode.
It's almost as my Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay: I get to NCPD bounty mission, I loot car or bike, drive to another bounty mission and switch vehicle.
The only problem is not all bounty mission have a vehicle to take away from...
the first one is pretty much the Chinese hummer. its a civilian version of the Chinese version of the humvee, made by the same company
I'm surprised how well you kept a straight face every time you said Yangwang.😂
Because is a china shill
the american pronunciation of the "ang" of yangwang is very different from the Chinese pronunciation. Chinese pronounces it "aahng" so it's more like yaahngwaahng
Sounds like a rapper name: Yung Wang
hes pronouncing it wrong lol. he could have done some research. first result gives you the Chinese characters and pinyin. you can just copy and paste 仰望 into google translate and it will tell you how its pronounced. like someone else said its pronounced more like "Young Wong"
Or using dong and Cummins in the same sentence
There’s a few thousand of the Hongqi E-HS9 sold in Norway last year. EVs were tax excempt up to this year, so they were a pretty good value (about $70-$75k for a loaded one). As a comparison, a Ford Ranger Raptor went for ca $80-$85k)
but with over 21,000 them going up in flames each year and fumes could permanently disable you like what happened to two firefighters in AUS id say keep away from them. on top that you only funding world war 3
Definitely should check out the new gen Chinese car that looks like a concept car Chinese company designed has been up for the last couple years
Either I've been doing math wrong all my life, or you have a graphic that days greater than 2 seconds while Jeremiah is saying less than 2 seconds at 5:10.
glad someone else said it
Love the research, entertainment value, education and love that the Donut team put into this channel...however, considering all the math that they get right, getting the less than/greater than sign backwards does stand out. Pro tip: the arrow points toward the smaller number.
@@alshaver3742 americans..
the jumping suspension was created by bose in the late 90's and used on a lexus...great vid on youtube too
They should really make it standard in vehicles like Rolls Royce
@@watema3381 completely agree since those cars are extremely overpriced anyway but i doubt they will cause its almost a gimmick
@@notpewdiepie6458 It's a useful gimmick to be honest. Plus, they already are so expensive that I doubt the people that have enough money to purchase will stop just because of a few extra grand added on
different system bro
I don't think that suspension design ever made it to market unfortunately
I'd love to see the bloopers for the making of this video. Hats off to you for keeping a straight face pronouncing those names.
Dude, I am a native German and Mandarin speaker. I am impressed and puzzled that he pronounces the Chinese brand names better than the German one (Horch) hahahaha. Good job, mate
Is that a car with no front left wheel at 9:51?
Instead of chang li's I imagined you could rock a different clapped out motorcycle for each day of the year twice over. Really puts things in perspective.
Actually among all of these, the most futuristic and practical cars are BYD U8 and U9. Because they do show things electric motor can do but petrol engine can't. That's much more precise control of the four wheels than traditional AWD system.
I've become quite attached to the Chang Lee because it's the underdog in your commentary.
5:10 '>2.0 seconds' would mean more and not less (
Ok this is dumb but all the little skateboarding references and the occasional on-screen trick do a whoooooole lot for me. I don't know much about cars but this channel teaches in a fun way and it's easier to stay focused when you have a previous tie. You guys are rad
9:52 you can almost see my house on that shot! On race days I can hear the engines reving like crazy 😅
4:24 That's drop shipping at its finest form. LOL
White labeling, not dropshipping
As a person that cant really even afford a Chang Li, thats a lot of Chang Lis 😅😂
3:01 is Superior by Silver maple
I instantly recognized it and I bet some people were wondering what that song was.
really good song, too short, good music taste and choice for the video :D
The last 3 are some of the best looking rich boy toys i have ever seen
insane how much Donut has grown
Meanwhile, the people at Chang Li cannot believe their luck how much free advertising they are getting. :D
Guys, I think you know that you have a lot of fans all over the world 🌎. We really love your videos, but we absolutely do not understand American units of measurement😅. Could you make small footnotes with conversion to the metric system?🙏
It would really help to enjoy your videos even more 🤘
You guys need to do another "Gambler 500" with James and Nolan. PLEASEEEE
At 5:11, the ">2.0 seconds" was used, saying that it's speed is "greater than 2.0 seconds" which is the opposite of less than two second.
Y’all did Nolan dirty😂😂😂
i would love to see one of those dongfeng with a cummins sticker 😂
Good one Jer Bear!
That S9 looks pretty cool not gonna lie
Thanks for the drum and bass back ground music
Not even watching the whole video i know its going to be awesome!
Can I buy a spy balloon tho? 🤔
I like those HONGQI L5s. Retro-modern/futuristic cars would have had a huge market in Europe and in the US, if they were affordable.
美国政府不让中国汽车去美国市场销售
1:30 Approach angle of 33 degrees, in other words declivities of around 70 per cent (elevation of 70 for a 100 distance).
Waking up to a Donut video is what everyone wants
Here, here!
nope, going to sleep after watching Donut is what everyone wants😁
@@IxoraNera either or, they both work out
Scotty Kilmer's vids are better.
@@basshead. idk who that is
The Yangwang U9 actually seems like a really good deal. Sub 2 second 0-60 for only 150k and looks amazing as well
keep doing, dude I love this video🎉
that horse sound effect at 12:49 , is just hilarious , LOL
Would be interesting to see a Tri-Tesla motor setup in a ChangLi.
Like in the 90s when people were putting ls engines in geo metros 😂😂
This guy was flaming Nolan around 4:00 😭😭😭
Have seen the NIO EP9 in person at Hockenheimring, looked really awesome!
9:51- Donut, don't forget to mention the Ginetta G55, which evidently can also run on 3 wheels!
Hello mr donut could you please put metric units as well as imperial because i always have to google how much is 6900 lbs to kg, thank you mr donut.
Jerry’s Chang li explorer in the intro no doubt has the most value except for the need to import one and pay all the fees that come with that:(
What I dislike is they keep saying $2k truck. In fact it is a lot more than that in the end.
Those little Suzuki and Honda and whoever else minitrucks that have the flat/dump bed on the back are pretty cheap. They're legal here in Canada, I think they're like a 3cyl or something and work pretty well. Gasoline, manual or auto, and you can fit sxs wheels and tires on them easily. Also most are 4x4. You can get them for like 5k already imported/here
@@13r12ad they discuss that in the video where they import it
In china u can drive these superultraminitrucks without a licence, and they only requires at most, motorbike licence plates.
@@waheeddoesstuff And yet instead of saying what it truly costs they still claim what it cost for just the shell of what they have. I've seen other videos regarding this particular ev. And to get one with the best battery and all the options including import and all that is 10k easily. So 5x what they kept repeating in the video.
Here's a little info on the Honqi. It's powered by a MASSIVE 6 liter V12, but due to its astronomical weight, it's still noticeably slow.
Great Video. Fun fact: SAIC motors is a joint venture with GM. So technically SAIC is the GM of China
I couldn't help but notice the number 9, so I looked it up, in China it means long lasting. Makes sense for a car name.
We need a video where the Chang Li Explorer gets modded :D
Edit: welp 6:43 explains it
Hi Chang Low Chong 🤣
When you put the bangin' rave tunes on, I couldn't hear what you were saying Lool xD
that Karlman i wouldnt trust taking me to the local grocery store let alone an apocalypse situation being built on a ford chassis haha
The best feature of chinese made cars is that they constantly track your social credit score and update it based on your speed
look, this is an example that shows how efficiently American propaganda works....... you are the guy
Not gonna lie, Hongqi EHS-9 looks freaking sick! I really would like one, it looks like stupid cool.
The Chinese are essentially locked out of the US market, but many of these cars are exported abroad to many international markets. For instance the E-HS9 sells surprising well in EV loving Norway, partly because it isn't as expensive as this video claims. Base trim version recently started at as low as $63k USD in Norway, for instance.
@@tren133 good thing I dont live in USA, then. Like, the absolute biggest problem with Chinese cars is that outside of China, nobody services them. If there were at least a few workshops for Chinese cars in every country, Chinese car adoption would go off the charts. Now, there's like one China shop per per 3-4 countries, and if you want your car serviced, it takes so much time and money, it's not even worth it, unless car was brand new and you're a millionaire.
@@tren133 it’s a shitty car tho. Almost no range and takes a lifetime to charge. The front is basically a solid mounted air break
@@jafhu There is enough range and fast enough charging for it to still be a good deal, or else why would a bunch of Norwegians still buy this car? There are very few full size proper 3 row SUVs which are fully electric, and the Hongqi is quite luxurious inside too, especially for its price. Hence even with subpar efficiency, and a brand that is entirely unknown in western Europe, it is nonetheless still finding a steady stream of buyers.
@@tren133 we had one. Sold it after a month and bought a tesla model x. Much better
Our L5P Duramax double cab 2500 is 8k lbs with a payload rating of over 3700. I imagine 13k lb curb weight for an f450 with a crown victoria's worth of weight in armor isn't that crazy actually. With springs and tires to match, it would probably do okay over time. What's crazy is the price they are charging. Holy toledo
Live watching your videos J!!
Jeremiah and Nolan are awesome couple.
damn, would you look at that beautiful white Subaru XT in the background!!! :) Can't wait to see it in its own video! :D
A quarter Nolan had me busting up. That's messed up 😂
Nice video man!
Ah yes, the off road gamer edition. 😎
Yeah, ‘familiar’ designs… lol 🤣
They've even got their own knock-off pentagon
The reason that ArcFox GT is more powerful but slower off the line than a Tesla Model S Plaid is likely due to its lack or near-lack of traction control. When you’re trying to put that much power down through anything other than slick drag radials, you’re at the absolute limit of grip. If you took the traction control out of a Plaid, it could spin all four tires up to about 80 miles per hour when floored off the line, which is probably what’s happening with the ArcFox’s less aggressive driver assistance setup.
Can you guys go in depth on timing belts and replacement please!!!!
I died at the “that’s a quarter Nolen “. Lol
I don't know how hard it could be, but it'll be nice if donut put the metric system infos for the rest of the world spectators :)
Brazil fan here 🇧🇷💕
Metric rules. Nobody uses imperial anymore. Only dummy americans
i have been in a karlman in the NYC auto show. they are super crazy but personally, i think it’s trying to adapt to too many styles. also saw the qiantu in around 2019! it was alright, nothing crazy
you didnt mention the Yang Wang U8 is IP68 rated and can float on water and can also make a u-turn while staying in the same position
Imagine being a politician and getting paid to do nothing. I would buy Chinese expensive cars