Domestic car project, long on Turkey’s agenda TOGGFrom time to time it came up with stolen claims. A new one was added today. Some social media users said TOGG’s Chinese car Hongqi HS5 “captured‘.

Hongqi HS5 was first launched in 2017, Shanghai Motor Show introduced as part of the events. The car in the C-SUV segment, which was a concept in those years, was launched in 2019. If the company that designed the vehicle, italdesignused to be. So why is this tool associated with TOGG? Let’s take a closer look at the claims as well as the similarities and differences between the Hongqi HS5 and TOGG.

Here’s the Hongqi HS5, Allegedly Stolen From TOGG

Frankly, at first glance, the Italdesign-designed C-SUV really looks like TOGG. But to call it “plagiarism” is of course a bit of an exaggeration. Because on the market equal There are dozens of models that are very similar. So what did social media users say?

Shares of users who describe the likeness as plagiarism:

But such the number of those who do not think nor less. Let’s take a closer look at the opposing views of this claim.

Shares of users who are hard on the claim of “demolition”:

So who designed TOGG and who is Italdesign?

Italdesign is a design agency based in Italy. Volkswagen The company, which continues its activities under its roof, has created designs for brands such as Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chevrolet, Fiat, Hyundai, Maserati, Seat and Volkswagen. There was also the work of this brand for Lamborghini. TOGG’s design Pininfarina It is made by a company called The only common point between Italdesign and Pininfarina is that they are based in Italy and have designed for brands like Alfa Romeo and Fiat.

What does TOGG look like from the front?

What does the Hongqi HS5 look like from the back?

But what does TOGG look like from behind?

Similar claims have been made before!

Claims that TOGG was stolen have also surfaced in the past. Some of these claims are even the ones who designed TOGG. Pininfarina was about. In this regard, it was claimed that the domestic car was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2017, designed by Pininfarina. However, there was one thing here. It was common for Pininfarina, who designed TOGG, to make similar designs in recent years. It is even possible to say that the claims made in the past are much more consistent than they are now. What about those cars designed by Pininfarina and associated with TOGG? what did it look like?

The car introduced as the Hybrid Kinetic K550:

The car introduced as the Hybrid Kinetic K750:

Editor’s Note: As an editor deeply involved in automobiles, it can be argued that both models have a very typical C-SUV design. However, that doesn’t mean TOGG was stolen from the Hongqi HS5. I think there are much more important issues to discuss here. For example; The added value that TOGG will bring to our country. What benefits will this car bring to Turkey in the international arena? Or how ‘accessible’ a TOGG car will be for everyone in Turkey in terms of price is still up for debate…

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