Chinese womans are starting to tuning and customize their "smol" cars

[meganinja]

So, i was reading about Chinese car market and i found about a type of small eletric cars called Lao tóu lè (老头乐), they litteraly means "old man's joyride", usually it was meant for grampas and grammas drive around, but recently, due its small size and cost-benefit on big urban cities, they are getting popular with youth, specially woman, the cars became so successful that mainstream chinese brands started to make cars to apeeal to this young market, like the Wuling Mini EV, also known as Sunshine or Macaron (that you likely had saw on Forza Horizon 5) or Leap Motors T03.

The reason im doing this post is that a intresting recent trend is starting to grow: those womans are starting to make their cars more customizable (and even tuning them) in similar fashion to the 2000s tuning craze or even the "itasha" styles that usually see in Japan

here is some queotes from the only news article i saw about it (the second reason im doing it is that has only this article about it and has missing info):

these women have also embraced Lao Tou Le as a canvas for self-expression. They’ve gone full Xzibit mode in pimping out their rides. Since the standard model comes with a semi-enclosed design, one of the most common modifications involves hand-knitting tarps for added coverage. Some even generate extra income by making and selling these custom tarps. Within their tricked out whips, mothers have created personalized spaces adorned with LED lights, fluffy toys, tents, and veils, transforming them into cozy mobile havens

In an interview with QQ, one woman shared how she follows RV renovation bloggers inspirated her to modify her Lao Tou Le, using it as a small escape toward her dream lifestyle.

While the article mention mothers, there has lot of different womans doing it, and so there has lots of photos and videos of it on chinese social media websites, while (obivuslu known) censored and regularized, those womans are still finding ways to custom and tuning those cars, getting to a few extra lights to even absurd features (like putting a solar pannel or even being able to cook inside of the car).

here are some of those photos and videos (it had lot of work since i had to download everything and reupload since, you know, chinese internet):

 

[05XR8]

Aww that’s too cute. I’m old. I’d have one of those.

 

[meganinja]

Aww that’s too cute. I’m old. I’d have one of those.

well some guys also had made a few ken block-inspirated ones if you think those are "too cute" for your age lol

 

[Tornado]

Aww that’s too cute. I’m old. I’d have one of those.

deported for supporting Chinese automotive industry

 

[05XR8]

Unfortunately, here in Australia, it's like we have more Chinese auto brands than are in China itself.

 

[Giz WCR-666]

just hit him with some tariffs!!

 

[ScottPuss20]

well some guys also had made a few ken block-inspirated ones if you think those are "too cute" for your age lol

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Hahahaha I love the 5 spoke wheels.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Unfortunately, here in Australia, it's like we have more Chinese auto brands than are in China itself.

Extradited to USA; forcibly deported back to Australia

 

[meganinja]

Hahahaha I love the 5 spoke wheels.

i love this detail too, i wonder how it would go on a track even if ken block machines are focusing on drift