The Eagle Carrie EV Can’t Decide If Its A Ferrari Or Porsche

China’s auto industry is going through rapid growth, with dozens of companies, partnerships, and joint ventures all vying to be the next Ford or Toyota. Some of these companies, like BYD, have come up with their own bland-but-unique looks, but others are content to rip off the looks of other companies or, even worse, mix and match designs in the worst way.

The Eagle Carrie EV is perhaps one of the best/worst examples of China’s clone car industry, looking like a Ferrari FF halfway through a transition into a Porsche Cayman, as TechVehi notes. Eagle even copied Porsche’s unique script, something sure to draw the ire of Stuttgart’s lawyers. You can’t blame Eagle EV though, as the company has more experience making golf carts and low-speed electric vehicles than anything resembling a Ferrari or Porsche.

Is it any wonder their designers felt the need to flatter two of Europe’s finest automakers? They’re not the first to do it either, as a Bugatti-looking electric supercar rolled out at the Shanghai Auto Show last week too. And lets not forget about the Aoxin Ibis Tesla Model S knockoff that made waves a few months ago.

In defense of this Chinese upstart, Eagle claims that without the battery pack, the Carrie EV weighs just 800 kgs/1763 lbs, and can go about 260 km/160 miles per charge. Eagle claims a the two in-wheel electric motors can produce 442 lb-ft of torque, sending the lightweight electric copycat from 0 to 62 MPH in about 4.8 seconds.

Then again, that means taking the word of a company that clearly doesn’t know the definition of intellectual property or copyright law.