An EV Sports Coupe Under $25K! - Neta GT 

Thanks! Would be cool if they do

We agree! would be great to see more of these options elsewhere. if only to spark other OEMs

There's a lot for the money. Exciting times for Chinese EVs

At the end of the day a 2+2 coupe is never the practical option! haha But with 357L of trunk + frunk space it’s really surprising how much it can take. But the rear is just not suitable if you have legs or feet…

@@ChinaDriventhe rear is real legs killer haha

Those rear seats are foldable though.

I mean if you can live with 2 seats why not!

there is a lot of coupes on sale, its only they are over 60k euro prices whilst celica and prelude coupe were 25k cars

@@rcajavus8141 well £25k in 2001 in todays money adjusted for inflation is £53k so those car prices not actually far off.

My first car was a used 86 prelude. I had so much fun with it and yes I do think this GT fits the part.

Sure lol. But that’s the beauty. This is a cheap fun (RWD) EV. Not that fast or hardcore in performance.

the acceleration is fun for sure. but the lower powered version also gives a lot of fun at more legal speeds ahhahah

No roadmap for Neta yet to the west. They are ramping up in Malaysia and Thailand with their cheaper small urban EVs. Hopefully in 2024 they may feel confident enough to at least talk about tackling Europe in the future..

we already have that in China. Honda & a couple of others have EVs in China that are just re-engineered version of their Chinese JV partner’s EVs

@@ChinaDriven So we're already halfway there, interesting. Any idea what those re-badged models are called? That's a rabbit hole I'd like to explore.

Well Toyota BZ3 has BYD underpinnings not sure how much or what exactly. I haven’t looked at it in-depth. Mitsubishi made the Airtrak EV in China which is based on GAC’s Aion V…but it didn’t save them.

​@@ChinaDrivenso does japan still have a chance in evs?

I don’t think it’s over for them yet. But China is a struggle for them since the change of tide to EVs is way ahead of US/EU.

Unclear. Neta is currently selling its cheapest little EV in RHD Thailand. So they are open to making and selling RHD EVs

@@ChinaDriven Thanks for taking the time to reply 😀👋

Would be great with a nice convertible version I imagine

There’s still a premium on “Smart EVs” becuase they come with so much extra bells and whistles. But things like BYD E5 which is a very basic car that just has an EV power train rather than an engine is basically inline with similar spec’s low-end ICE vehicles from VW/Toyota. Like a VW Jetta, basically used to be the go to taxi vehicle. Now a lot of them are using some sort of EV.

@@ChinaDriven Thanks for the reply. What's the current climate for the future of ICE there? I love the fact that RU-vid allows me to see things on a global perspective. I think you do a GREAT job covering the car market there.

EVs are we and truly established in most major cities. We are in a “small” chinese city of just 8million people. But EVs are abundant. Not as densely populating the roads as Shenzhen or Shanghai, but those cities have restrictions on license plates, and give an easier time (or have done in the past) to EVs. Our city has no restrictions, but more and more people are opting for New energy vehicles, either pure EVs or EREVs. The Chinese market is also proud and rightly so of their lightening fast development in EVs, pushing the segment forward continually. There is massive competition here in every segment, at every price point. EV 4x4s, EV sports sedans, small EV hatchbacks, EV pickups. AND thats just the passenger vehicle side. Multiple EV trucks, cement trucks, diggers, some with swappable batteries. Most Taxis have switched over to EVs as well. Chinese ICE cars have generally sucked hard. Their engine tech always was way behind. And due to low reputation, they basically could only fill the budget segment. With EVs Chinese OEMs are starting the race with everyone else and they are sprinting forwards. The only foreign automaker in the top ten in any segment is Tesla. Everyone else is being destroyed with uncompetitive products. IMHO Tesla is surviving based on past brand image. But if they don’t start moving forwards with ADAS and offering more features in their cars, their branding could start to diminish over the long term. It’s something that would happen gradually, and I’d argue it already is. A lot of chinese friends ask my opinion on Chinese EVs, more and more are less interested in what Tesla has to offer. But still Tesla sells a lot of course. It’s by no means the end of the road for them. They just can’t take it easy. China is easily Tesla’s hardest market. I thought it was funny why people were debating why the new Model 3 Highland launched in China first. It’s simple. The competition is much much more here.

@@ChinaDrivenThank you, your reply is so interesting. I find it an AMAZING time to be witnessing the emergence and evolution of EV's.

It’s truly and exciting development. like witnessing the birth of the automobile from your horse and cart!

if it can capture some cult following like the MiniEV, Neta would be laughing to the bank!

Yeah that’s mostly due to them pricing their products against competitors in the local market. Because the EV markets aren’t as competitive and traditional OEMs offer worse products for a lot more money. So the Chinese tend to price match them but offer better range, tech and features.

@@ChinaDriven no doubt, im amazed many chinese evs are matching ICE price here in Mexico, however i still ride my '96 ICE GMC not sure about a chinese EV after 30years. As we say in Northamerica: Buy American!

true true true.

Would you buy one?

Your right. “Cat plays with water” was a much better cinematic treasure.

How so? the styling? It’s very insect looking. But I kinda like it. it’s very striking.

I’d agree the Neta GT storage isn’t “good” and it would be a lot better if it was a lift back. But there are plenty of coupes that have smaller or similar trunk space like a BMW 4 coupe. Bigger than a Toyota GT86 (although that car is a bit smaller)