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Volkswagen Bora is a BMW’d low rider in China

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Jul 18, 2013 9:32 AM CEST

A very sleek low riding Volkswagen Bora sedan, seen in a faraway suburb in east Beijing. The good vehicle has been lowered to max, almost below ground. The camber of the rear wheels is extreme too, this thing will corner like a brick. All so very good, but what about those alloys?

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BMW. Fail. But they look all right. Slightly less fail.

The Volkswagen Bora was based on the European Volkswagen Jetta, it was made in China by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture from 2002 until 2010 when it was replaced by the new Bora, which was facelifted in December last year.

Base engine for the first Bora was a 140hp 1.6. Not too much, so Volkswagen added the crazy China-only Bora R with 180hp, and things got even madder with the Bora-Golf. Some other modified Boraas we have seen in China: pimped, white-on-white, lime-green, green bodykit, and blue.

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