About China's Coolest Cars
A fully dressed Audi A8 3.0 TFSI quattro, seen at Volkswagen’s China headquarters in Beijing’s Sanlitun District in 2011. At the time, the Audi A8L was a new model in China and this example served as a brilliant showroom stopper.
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An Acura CDX, seen in Beijing in 2019, painted in a nice shade of dark blue with Tianjin Municipality license plates. The Acura CDX is a subcompact luxury crossover, marketed only in China.
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A massive Lincoln MKT, seen in Beijing in 2019, painted in a dark shade of black with gray multi spoke alloys. The Lincoln MKT has always been an interesting and somewhat odd car, mixing elements of a wagon and an SUV. It shares much of its underpinnings with the similarly interesting Ford Flex.
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A BMW 1M Coupe, seen in the Lido area in Beijing. The speedy Bimmer was all dressed up, painted in black with extra wide racing wheels, matte gold alloys, and a rare ‘666’ license plate. Six is a lucky number in China. But even more impressive is the extensive body kit.
A fantastic Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale, seen on a car market in east Beijing. The badass Lamboo was in top shape, painted in ‘Rosso Mars’ with black alloys, black window frames, and black mirrors.
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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 5 (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. Also see this tag for more detailed reviews of other black-plated vehicles. On the first picture a very early W140 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with 京A·06734.
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An old Opel Astra sedan, seen on the streets of central Beijing in 2014. The good Astra was in a fine shape for its age, painted in a nice dark shade of green and fitted with the original wheel covers.
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A Hongqi HS5, seen in Beijing in 2019. The Hongqi HS5 is a premium SUV manufactured by China’s famous Hongqi brand, best known for their large state limousines. The Hongqi HS5 launched on the Chinese car market in 2019.
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A Chery eQ1, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The Chery eQ1 is a cool and almost cute electric mini car. Design is interesting, with enormous headlines, with blue lenses, dominating the front. The body is painted in a dual-color scheme, with the top part always in white.
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A BYD F6, seen in the outskirts of Beijing in 2019. The vehicle was in a fine shape; painted in silver and just a little dusty, without any big dents or rust. The license plate is interesting, both 6 and 8 are lucky numbers in Chinese culture. So is this a lucky BYD? Q stands for company-owned car.
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