The launch of the Lichi Qin Pro had been a home run. And now? The owners were getting bolder.
After Zhang Ming's viral race, the floodgates opened. Qin Pro Performance Edition buyers started copying his format—filming victory laps against Civics and uploading them with savage captions.
Some got creative:
"Where's the Civic? Where's the Honda Civic?!"
"Civic, come out and fight. Qin Daddy's getting impatient."
"Did all the Civics die off or what?"
"Weren't you Civic boys real cocky before?"
"Hey, Civic! Qin Pro is outside. Let's go!"
Naturally, the Civic crowd wasn't having it.
"You dare diss my Civic? That Qin Pro's just a cheap domestic box barely over ¥70,000!"
They didn't dare challenge real sports cars—but another compact sedan? That was a fight they were ready to pick.
So, one by one, Civic owners hit the streets looking for Qin Pros, hoping to reclaim their bruised egos. And each time they found one? They got smoked.
Instantly.
Brutally.
Without mercy.
Qin Pro drivers weren't holding back. They'd bait a Civic into a race, destroy it, then post the dashcam footage online with spicy captions:
"Civic, is that all you've got?"
"Trash-tier import. I barely touched the pedal."
"From now on, Qin Pro challenges all Honda models. No exceptions."
The Civic meme wave had turned against itself. Old videos of Civic owners flexing their "under ¥5 million dominance" were now comment warzones. The Civic nation had gone from kings to clowns overnight.
"Remember this guy? Loudest bark on the internet. Now hiding in the garage."
"Still waiting for you to run it back, bro. What's the hold-up?"
Some Civic owners tried to strike back—only to get humbled and join the silent majority. One even posted:
"I'm so angry. I want my Civic to wipe out all Qin Pros—but I can't do it."
"Trash Honda. Trash Civic. Can't even beat a domestic car. What's the point?"
It got so bad that Civic owners stopped telling people what they drove. Too many raised eyebrows. Too many "Oh, you're that guy" stares. Public reputation? Burned. Meanwhile, the Qin Province?
Exploding.
In the first week post-launch, Lichi logged over 60,000 orders.
Evenly split:
Half went to the Skyactiv Economy Version, which was praised for its incredible fuel efficiency. The Qiqiong engine powers the other half of the Performance Edition. Skeptics questioned the Skyactiv version at first.
Could it hit 4.9L/100km without a hybrid assist? Turns out—yes . Early adopters immediately hit the road to test it.
After 10+ days of mixed urban driving, most drivers reported real-world fuel consumption under 6L/100km—even in stop-and-go traffic. Word spread fast.
Fuel forums, car owner groups, TikTok, Bilibili—everyone was suddenly talking about the Qin Pro's efficiency.
No flashy marketing.Just results. Owners began recommending the car to their friends unprompted. It was classic word-of-mouth virality. The kind that no amount of paid ads could replicate.The winning formula?
Killer price
Sharp design
Audi-level powertrain
Haifeng's rep
Real-world efficiency
Put it all together, and you have a phenomenon. By the end of the month, Qin Pro sales hit over 110,000 units—10,000 more than Civic's peak month.
Meanwhile, other brands watched in horror as their A-class sales dropped like stones. Especially Honda. Their Civic launch was initially hailed as a masterstroke.
100,000 units in a month? Tokyo HQ threw a party for the exec behind the simplified, cost-cutting Civic variant built for China.
That exec was now silent. The Qin Pro wasn't just stealing market share. It was rewriting the rules.