Gac GS8 – Chinese Cadillac: what is it like inside under the carpet?

The Chinese Cadillac, which is almost at the peak of popularity in the Russian Federation today: a seven-seater SUV class car at the price of an average high-spec passenger car is being snapped up like hot cakes. Experts from the Club Service channel simply could not pass by such “fashionable” equipment! Why is this model from China in such demand - is it really just because of its appearance, which really looks like a Cadillac? Maybe the car is made very high quality and everything inside is like the best Western cars - it’s worth seeing with your own eyes.


Let's strip the Gac GS8 down to bare metal. Below we see shreds of soundproofing foil material, which in appearance looks like the popular Doshirak noodles, as the presenter claims. But first, let's turn to the important thing - safety. Here we see a single-volume body with double stiffeners welded inside. Doesn't look very convincing. Suddenly we come across a controversial technical solution: if you remove the rear lights from a car (break it in an accident), it... will stop starting. Why this was done is not very clear. However, let's go ahead and click on the floor panel. To the surprise of the author of the video, when you touch it with your hands, it begins to bend. The thickness of the boxes (thresholds) also somehow does not inspire confidence. Of course, such conclusions are controversial. What else, besides security elements, can be seen on the “undressed” “Chinese”? Watch the video!