The previous BYD F3 was known as a more than blatant copy of the Toyota Corolla. Many buyers pay a small extra fee to have (fake) Toyota badges affixed, making the F3 nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. The next generation BYD F3 wants to be known for groundbreaking innovation: The car will be remote controlled.
“The F3 can be remotely started (red button), remotely moved forward, backwards, and left and right. The system works only at very low speed, but we don’t know yet how low.”
Apart from a remote control that could use a decent industrial designer, the new BYD F3 comes with a new 1.5 turbo ‘TID’ engine mated to a 6-speed DCT, an older and cheaper 1.8 liter mill will be available as well.
Carnewschina has this to say about the design of the news model:
“The new F3 is a copy of the new Corolla but slightly less obvious. For BYD, we call that a huge improvement!”
This could usher in a whole new dimension in ghost riding the whip
James Bond technology finally reached the mass market! Unusual that it came from a Chinese makes first. Does it come with electrified door handles and rocket launchers too?
Can you be arrested for drunk driving if you are in the back seat?
Or not even in the car?
Could be usfull for getting the car into tight space or awkward parking spots.
As I remember it, don’t the cheap remote control cars only turn in reverse?