We should remember that not too long that any product with the brand "made in Japan" was a joke in the US. Now look at all the Hondas and Toyotas being the best selling cars in the US. So, don't ever underestimate the technology from the folks who built the Great Wall over thousand years ago and who also recently shot down the American spy satellite. Or for the same matters, the Long March booster missiles have done substantial businesses in international satellite launches. And may be you don't know that the Chinese Huawei is one of the world's largest telecom company. Just wait and watch Chairman Mao's children have the last laugh all the way to the bank !

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@ A. Ted
China + "world's largest". Fair enough. Lots of folks live there.
Laughing and banking aside, what I'm looking to see is China + "world's best". That would be news.

A fancy limo with no interior photo shots? Isn't the interior the point of such vehicles?

@A. Ted Vorachard The great wall was a long wall... it wasn't the antikythera. The great wall didn't serve its purpose of keeping others out, but it did use forced labor. Japanese products were considered bad over thirty years ago... This is an example of something that is deliberately not modern, however. When the Japanese rose they didn't have to compete with another Japan or Korea or Thailand, India... i don't know if you've ever been to China or Asia...but I can tell you from years of experience that the problem has precisely been overestimating Chinese technology as I had an ac adaptor catch on fire, had to search dozens of alarm clocks to find one with both hands still attached, had an electric kettle that shocked me every time I tried to grab it... I think you're completely missing the point though. It isn't that people think that the technology China has in copied Russian things or consumer electronics is bad... it is that people are scared of production quality by substitution of inferior materials for example or melamine, lead, trying to sell rat meat as mutton meat... Get food poisoning a few times in China and you'll understand.

Ted, the main difference between "made in Japan" and "made in China" is the fact that Japan is a country based on performance. Like in the west, the harder you work in Japan, the more money you make. In China, it's a little less inspiring. I'm not in the least intimidated by Chinese tech, nor am I a fan of "Mao's children." These would not outsell a Trabant in the west, nor would I expect them to outperform one. And for $800,000, I'd buy two Rolls Royces.

You say Morris. I say American Rambler.

The article states that the L9 has "Suicide" rear doors, but based on the position of the door handles in the pictures, that doesn't appear to be the case.

If I was a Chinese and a billionaire, I would definitely want one of these in my stable. Alas, I am not Chinese nor a billionaire. The point is that there should be no shortage of Chinese super rich who would want one of these, especially if the interior were customisable.
I like it because it exudes a special kind of class that comes from a timeless kind of style.

I fail to see any resemblance to any Morris Minor (grille or any other aspect).