The Emgrand EC8 is a large family car of the Emgrand sub-brand of Chinese automaker

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Background

The Emgrand EC8 debuted at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. Formerly known as the Emgrand EC825, Geely decided to shorten the name to simply Emgrand EC8. The EC8 is Geely's first entry to the

D-segment The D-segment is the 4th category of the Euro Car Segment, European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars". It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class, and the present-day definition of the mid-size ...

mid-size sedan Mid-size—also known as intermediate—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than compact cars and smaller than full-size cars. "Large family car" is a UK term and a part of the D-segment in t ...

or Large family car market. The car resembles a cross between the Toyota Camry (XV40) and the

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as the EC8 was benchmarked against and reverse engineered from the Toyota Camry. The Geely EC8 will compete with mid-size rivals such as the Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Magotan, Honda Accord, Nissan Teana and Chery-Riich G5 in the Chinese market. File:Emgrand EC820 001.jpg, Emgrand EC8 front File:Emgrand EC820 002.jpg, Emgrand EC8 rear File:Emgrand EC8 front view.jpg, Emgrand EC8 front in Vietnam File:Emgrand EC820 rear view.jpg, Emgrand EC8 rear in Vietnam

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* EC8 Mid-size cars Front-wheel-drive vehicles Sedans Cars introduced in 2010 Cars discontinued in 2014 {{modern-auto-stub