Chinese showcase automotive engineering with dancing Engine Man

"DCCARGEEK" (dccargeek) 10/23/2013 at 08:52 • Filed to: China

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The Chinese are very serious about becoming a player in the automotive space domestically (meaning in China) and they know that to compete with the likes of VW and General Motors they need to step up their game. If this dancing man made of engine parts is any indication of their progress, well Buick had better watch out!

OK, so this isn’t a display of automotive prowess, nor is it even from a Chinese automaker. But it is pretty damn awesome. It appears to be a song and dance put on by Caltex, a global petrol company that operates gas stations, produces lubricants and all the other things a large oil conglomerate is typically involved in.

Watching this disassembled engine-robot dance around is amusing and the first thing that came to my mind, other than what kind of sub-1.6 liter engine he might actually be, was…

this is the ultimate car guy Halloween costume.

Speaking of Halloween costumes, will any of you be wearing a car-themed Halloween costume this year? If so, let’s hear about them!

This year I’m going to dress up as the scariest thing I can think of, a Land Rover with no warranty.

505Turbeaux > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 09:09

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"This year I’m going to dress up as the scariest thing I can think of, a Land Rover with no warranty."

scariest costume ever

55_mercury > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 10:49

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You can tell that engine man must weigh a lot, as seen by the bouncing floor.

afgiubadfiubg > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 11:01

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I'm going to go as a Porsche 928 with a broken timing belt tied in the shape of a hangman's noose.

DCCARGEEK > afgiubadfiubg 10/23/2013 at 11:03

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Make sure to hang a sign on your back that says, "Will write for repair money."

magman007 > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 11:06

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counterfeit gungam style? really?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 11:07

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Or "Will work for SBC engine swap"

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 11:09

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THIS is how we'll get the young'uns to become gearheads. GM/Ford/whomever - are you paying attention?

DCCARGEEK > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 10/23/2013 at 11:11

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My thoughts exactly! This is like Michael Bay marketing for Gen Y. Replace the backup 'dancers' with a hipster band and boom! young people will love cars all over again. I fully expect to see this guy at a car show this year, likely in Minessota.

DCCARGEEK > magman007 10/23/2013 at 11:13

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At least the costume is original...

magman007 > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 11:18

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Not if the northern reticulated muffler man has anything to say about it.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 11:29

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I expect to see the Chinese totally rip this off, and..

Oh, wait..

Le Monstre > 505Turbeaux 10/23/2013 at 12:45

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I was going to go as the bill for a BMW 760li water pump replacement that's just out of warranty.....great minds think alike eh?

Pibbs says once you go Swede > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 13:17

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Sex Robot takes offense to this.

RS Hole, I forgot my password for 8 months > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 14:45

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I'm going as Subaru leaking headgaskets

BrianRad > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 15:10

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China knows how to copy shit real good. They are not innovators they are followers and duplicators.

Oops > DCCARGEEK 10/23/2013 at 15:20

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Soooo much feigned enthusiasm.