{"id":542095,"date":"2010-04-23T15:31:07","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T19:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/?p=19793"},"modified":"2010-04-23T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T19:31:07","slug":"g-wagen-navigator-and-hummer-limos%e2%80%94what%e2%80%99s-more-chinese-than-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/542095","title":{"rendered":"G-Wagen, Navigator, and Hummer Limos\u2014What\u2019s More Chinese Than That?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Longbo-Hummer-H2-limousine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19794\" title=\"Longbo Stretch Hummer H2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Longbo-Hummer-H2-limousine-440x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese lust for long-wheelbase, chauffeur-driven chariots points toward the next logical road-clogging step: limousines. Here are several I snapped while wandering the show\u2019s many halls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Stretch-Lorinser-Mercedes-Benz-G-wagen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19795\" title=\"Lorinser Stretch Mercedes-Benz G-wagen\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Stretch-Lorinser-Mercedes-Benz-G-wagen-440x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-19793\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Lorinser-Mercedes-Benz-S-class-limousine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19797\" title=\"Lorinser Mercedes-Benz S-class limousine\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Lorinser-Mercedes-Benz-S-class-limousine-220x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>German tuner Lorinser has recently set up shop in China\u2014we\u2019re told tuning is on the rise, just like everything else quantifiable in China\u2014and the company celebrated by bringing a super-long S-class as well as this extra-burly G-wagen to the show. They didn\u2019t bother to extend the side exhausts on the G, though. The tips now sit amidships.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Krystal-limo-stand-showing-2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19798\" title=\"Krystal limo stand showing 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Krystal-limo-stand-showing-2012-440x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Krystal had a whole row of black limos on its stand, from the livery-standard Lincoln Town Car to stretch versions of the Hummer H3 and Ford Expedition. What really caught my attention, however\u2014and that of any non-deaf persons within several hundred yards\u2014was the \u201centertainment\u201d being supplied by the big screen and even bigger speakers. Yes, that\u2019s John Cusack you see above, wielding a black stretch limo in the movie <em>2012<\/em>. One of the more action-y, and <em>loud<\/em>, scenes was playing on repeat. All day. Did I mention it was loud? <em>It was sooo loud. <\/em>And no, we haven&#8217;t seen the movie either.<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Stretch-Lincoln-Navigator-L.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19799\" title=\"Stretch Lincoln Navigator L\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Stretch-Lincoln-Navigator-L-440x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there was this stretch Lincoln Navigator L (with fender vents, of course).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Super-stretch-Land-Rover-Range-Rover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19800\" title=\"Super-stretch Land Rover Range Rover\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Super-stretch-Land-Rover-Range-Rover-440x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this super-duper-mega-stretch Range Rover, which was surprisingly straight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Car-and-Driver-China.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19801\" title=\"Car and Driver China\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Car-and-Driver-China-440x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Say, we could be a limo-only publication. We wouldn\u2019t even have to change the name!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/shows\/2010_beijing_auto_show\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18949\" title=\"Click Here for Full Coverage of the 2010 Beijing Auto Show\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Return-to-the-2010-Beijing-Auto-Show-Full-01-440x62.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/beijing-2010-89-debuts-provide-proof-that-the-chinese-auto-market-is-exploding\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Beijing 2010: 89 World Debuts Provide Proof That the Chinese Auto Market is Exploding'>Beijing 2010: 89 World Debuts Provide Proof That the Chinese Auto Market is Exploding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/volvo-learns-chinese\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Volvo Learns Chinese'>Volvo Learns Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/hummer-h3-concepts-auto-shows\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hummer H3 Concepts &#8211; Auto Shows'>Hummer H3 Concepts &#8211; Auto Shows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese lust for long-wheelbase, chauffeur-driven chariots points toward the next logical road-clogging step: limousines. Here are several I snapped while wandering the show\u2019s many halls. German tuner Lorinser has recently set up shop in China\u2014we\u2019re told tuning is on the rise, just like everything else quantifiable in China\u2014and the company celebrated by bringing a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-542095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mobile","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}