ShuangHuan Noble
Red Star Noble be seen on the brand logo
The car models Red Star Noble, Bicyclic Noble, Shuanghuan Bubble Shuanghuan Noble are products of the Chinese Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company. Made these are small cars since 2002 in the Chinese city of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province.
With the purchase of the new plant Shuanghuan brought the Bicyclic Noble and the Noble Red Star on the market, which stylistically inspired by the German Smart City - Coupe. Especially in the urban middle class, this small car should rapidly gaining popularity. 2004 now also adapted the new parent company Shuanghuan the model under its own brand name in the model range. But here was the vehicle in the cheap version called Bubble and in the pop-up version Noble for election. However, they were only intended for export and were only sold in Asian markets. Since 2006, both models are also run at the Italian Martin Motors assembly line. The top speed is 140 km / h
The vehicles considered to be plagiarism have worried because of their design for judicial and diplomatic disputes. Especially in the press Voreinnahme this view was widespread, so Mercedes -Benz, with the support of the federal government tried to prevent the further production of these vehicles and accused the courts of the People's Republic of China, which ended without a conclusion after just one year. The judge was of the opinion that it was an honor for the author, if someone copied products. The first legal victory recorded Mercedes -Benz in Germany, when he obtained a judicial exhibition ban on the bubble, the Noble and the CEO together with BMW. Despite all this, the German importer China Automobile Germany GmbH violated this prohibition, he exhibited by the Italian SUV Martin Motors CEO at the IAA 2007. From the idea to offer the small car in Germany, the importer came because of the ongoing controversy from the press. Still in Greece, Mercedes -Benz recorded a victory by the further import of models Bubble and Noble was legally prohibited.
Be equipped Noble models with petrol engines of 1.1 liters and 1, corresponding to the Euro II emission standard. ABS and EBD are standard. Where the paint always take place in a two - tone, the buyer at the factory can already choose additional matching vinyl for the vehicle. The roof, however, is available only in black metallic paint.
Since 2010, the Noble is also mounted in the United States of America of the Ruff & Tuff Electric Vehicles and there over the newly founded company of Wheego Electric Cars, Inc. in Atlanta, a subsidiary of Li-ion Motors, as an electric vehicle under the name Wheego Whip LiFe sold. Premiere had this model version on the Washington Auto Show.
The rear view of the Wheego Whip
The Bicyclic Noble is marketed in Italy as Martin Motors Bubble.
The European model from the house of Martin Motors has the spare tire on the trunk.