BYD Launches Remote Controlled Car

by Bertel Schmitt

August 21st, 2012 10:31 AM

BYD’s F3 received worldwide acclaim for being a Corolla ripoff. When the new F3 was announced at the Beijing Auto Show, Carnewschina wrote: “The new F3 is design-wise slightly better than the old BYD F3 which was a copy of the old Toyota Corolla, the new F3 is a copy of the new Corolla but slightly less obvious. For BYD, we call that a huge improvement!” Come on, Carnewschina, the new BYD F3 has something the Corolla does not have: A remote control. Not a remote control for doors. You can drive the car remotely like a toy.

According to a new Carnewschina report, BYD says it is handy for parking, or when it rains and you don’t have an umbrella to walk to your car. The distance is 10 meters, and the speed is limited to a 2 km/h crawl.

The rest of the car is run of the mill: 1.5 liter engine with 109hp and 145nm, 5-speed manual, or a 1.5 turbo with 154hp and 240nm, mated to a 6-speed manual or 6-speed DCT. Says an incredulous Carnewschina: “This high-tech engine is, says BYD, developed by BYD.“

Probably because the F3 name is a bit tainted, BYD ditched the F3 and calls the new remote controlled car “Su Rui.” Which is Chinese for “quick and sharp.”

China’s sharpest minds probably already are working on taking the speed limiter out of the remote control function, for, well, starters.

#BertelSchmitt #BYD #Carnewschina #China.TychoDeFeyter

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Ethan Gaines on Aug 21, 2012

Call me a racist, but I'm already concerned about the amount of accidents the drivers in this cars home market are creating from behind the wheel, better yet with a remote control.

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BrentNelson on Aug 24, 2012

It is amazing technology.!!! As the technology gets advanced we are getting more and more features and advanced cars .. remote car is one of them. To avoid accidents and road crash this cars are helpful. To controlling this cars is like playing games on computer . It Amazing . And thanks for sharing this great post!!!

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