The Aculein by CH Auto, China's Ferrari

The first exotic sports car in the line of Ferrari or Lamborghini was about to arrive at any moment, in a market that over time has become one of the most important in the world. And it seems the first to turn its attention to sports cars was an obscure design firm called CH Auto, with the Aculein, a sort of Ferrari made in China.

Following the tradition of cloning everything that comes from the West, the Aculein is the calling card of CH Auto, a fairly considerable design studio, given that it has more than 300 people on its staff, and whose head designer, a certain Wang Bisen, conceived this car inspired by a Ferrari 599 GTO.

CH Auto’s idea seems to be to draw the attention of the design world in order to attract investors and, in turn, potential customers from other brands. Its track record includes having previously worked with other Chinese brands, such as Geely, GAW and BAW.

And what can we expect from the Aculein? It is a sports car with BMW power. It uses the 4.8 V8 engine producing 367 hp and the gearbox from the BMW Series 6. CH Auto has released some fairly respectable performance figures: from 0 to 100 km/h it accelerates in 5.2 seconds, with a top speed of 267 km/h. Of course, that is almost 100 km/h less top speed than a full Ferrari 599, but it is a good start for making a name for itself in the market.

Via | Autocar