Shanghai 2009: Nevermind the BMW, Great Wall's Hover M3 is deep-puddle approved!
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/shanghai-motor-show/" rel="tag">Shanghai Motor Show</a></p><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/1504164/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/great-wall-hover-m3-live.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><strong><s trong><em><strong><small> Great Wall Hover H3 - Click above for a high-res image gallery </small></strong></em></strong></strong><br /></div>
<br />Great Wall has taken the wraps off this chunky, funky urban toughster, the Hover M3 (sorry, BMW). Reportedly based on the Scion xB-aping <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/09/spy-shots-great-wall-coolbear-chillin-out/">Coolbear</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/15/hover-crafts-chinas-great-wall-said-to-be-readying-whole-lineu/">production-bound M3</a> adds some faux off-road capability to the former vehicle's boxy proportions.<br /><br />Even if it lacks genuine rock-hopping ability, the upright result of the added cladding, big fender flares, and larger front light fixtures gives the H3 added spunk and originality. Looking a bit like a cartoonist's narrow-gauge Dodge Nitro, we might nix the big chrome wing badge on the front grille, but otherwise, we could almost see this car playing in the States. If nothing else, the M3 is markedly more original than the Coolbear, right?<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/">Shanghai 2009:Hover M3</a></strong></p><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/1504164/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_8037_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/1504158/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_8030_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/1504159/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_8031_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/1504160/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_8032_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-hover-m3/1504165/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_8033_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/2009-shanghai-greatwall-hover-m3/">Autoblog Simplified Chinese</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-nevermind-the-bmw-great-walls-hover-m3-is-deep/">Shanghai 2009: Nevermind the BMW, Great Wall's Hover M3 is deep-puddle approved!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:40:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-nevermind-the-bmw-great-walls-hover-m3-is-deep/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1522870/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-nevermind-the-bmw-great-walls-hover-m3-is-deep/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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