BYD Seal “WUKONG” 06GT
For the uninitiated (and we were until today), Sun Wukong, a.k.a. the Monkey King, is a mythic Chinese character popularized by the novel Journey to the West and has become a cultural phenomenon that spawned numerous movies and video games. At first, we thought he was some sort of Planet of the Apes spinoff, but this Monkey looks to be far cooler, and hey, he’s a king. The BYD 06GT is a pretty cool car in its own right, as this version of the EV-powered hatchback gets a sweet-looking rear wing, a killer set of rims, and other Wukong-style enhancements.
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Fang Cheng Bao Formula X
A spinoff brand of BYD (every big brand is spinoff happy), Fang Cheng Bao’s emerging range of cars and SUVs is led by the Formula X as a sexy, all-electric supercar. It stopped us dead in our tracks. The Formula X roadster on the stand at the Beijing show is an evolution of the brand’s Super 9 concept, with a carbon fiber body, gullwing/scissor doors, an active rear spoiler, expressive head and taillamps, and all manner of aero vents and diffusers front and rear. No word on the powertrain, but it will likely be enough to motivate it with a quickness. It had better, because this sexy beast needs to go as fast as it looks when it’s standing still.
