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Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 14

Welcome to Black License Plate Mania in Beijing, Part 14, where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. The first photo is a Shanghai-GM Buick Regal sedan with 京A·18554. It also has a beautiful, shiny license plate frame, which was a popular accessory in the 2000s.

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Denza N8L: Chinese SUV With A 955 HP PHEV Powertrain

Here’s a Denza N8L, seen in front of a Denza experience store in the great city of Xi’an. It was a dealer demo car, perfectly washed and maintained. The color name is poetic: Snow Jade Firefly, and it is fitted with 20-inch wheels with aero wheel covers.

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BMW 525i Is A Reare E34 Sedan In China

Here’s a classic BMW 525i, seen in the Sanlitun embassy area in Beijing in the winter of 2013. The German sedan was a little dusty, but otherwise in great shape. It also has rare blue 京A license plates.

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Buick Electra L7: China-only EREV Sedan With Lidar

Here’s a Buick Electra L7, seen at a makeshift parking lot in Beijing on a warm spring day in 2026. The Morning Glow Rice-painted car looked pretty good under the sun, with its aerodynamic design and shiny chrome trim.

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Mercedes-Benz S 280 Is A Beautiful Green Sedan In China

This is a W140 Mercedes-Benz S 280, seen in a central Beijing office area in February 2013. The big Mercedes looked absolutely perfect! It was very rare to see a W140 in this condition in China – especially in the winter. The owner clearly took very good care of his S 280.

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Xiaomi SU7 Ultra: 1548 HP In An Electric Chinese Family Sedan

Here’s a Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, one of the most consequential and influential Chinese cars of this decade. The SU7 banged on the stage in late 2025, featuring a tri-motor powertrain with 1548 hp.

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Audi 100 S4 4.2-Liter V8 Is A Speedy German Sedan In China

Here is a beautiful Audi 100 S4, seen in the Dongzhimen area of Beijing in February 2013. I lived in the area at the time and had seen the Audi speeding by several times, but it was always gone before I had my phone out. Finally, one day, I found it casually parked on a bike lane, completely unattended.

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