GWM C20R: Chinese…but not what you might expect

Had you told me a couple of years ago that I would be driving a GWM for the week, I would in all honesty have declined. Recently however, I have read more promising reports of the Chinese manufacturer. And having never driven one of their products and a desire to find out for myself just how far they have come, I eagerly awaited delivery of the Great Wall Motors C20R. After all presumption is the mother of all…well, you know how that ends.

Considering that probably half of the items in my house — from the technological marvel that is the iPhone in my hand to the shoes on my feet — are manufactured in China, it is somewhat strange then that China has lagged so far behind in car design and manufacture on the world stage. It would seem though that China has a steep engineering learning curve.

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