About China's Coolest Cars
A Shuanghuan Noble hatchback, seen parked on the road in Beijing in 2009. The Noble was painted in yellow with an orange-black interior, and fitted with Mercedes-Benz logo’s on nose and wheels.
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Here we have a very nice Volvo 960, seen in Beijing back in 2015. The now classic Swedish sedan was dusty and busty, but otherwise in a reasonable shape. The famously pretty wheels looked very fine.
China has a colorful car wrap culture. Wraps are cheap here and there are zillions of places that can do the job in no time. Over the years I have seen wraps of all color and quality. But a poop brown wrap is rare. Still, it looks rather nice on this Mercedes-Benz C-Class that I saw in Beijing in 2017.
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A flashy Suzuki Alto Happy Prince, seen in central Beijing in 2003. The good Suzuki was slightly modified with a new bonnet, red painted wheels, red mirrors, red light units, a new grille, fake shark fin antennas on the roof, and most of all a load of stickers.
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I have always loved fuzzy factory decals on all sorts of vehicles in China. The best such decals can be found on electric scooters, especially on scooters made in until 2015 or so. Today, somewhat sadly, most Chinese scooter makers have vastly improved their branding efforts. This red Sunra scooter I found in Beijing is fantastically old school decal-wise. It comes with a wild ‘Racing Fast and Furious’ decal on the rear fender.
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A red Volkswagen Polo sedan, seen parked at a charging station in Beijing in 2017. Well, Volkswagen still doesn’t make an electric Polo even today, so we can be sure our red car is in the wrong lot. Happily, it was in a reasonable shape for its years. Paint was fading a bit, some damage here and there, and the original wheel covers were gone. But that’s okay, as black steelies always look great on red cars.
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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 2 (Part 1 here), 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 Shanghai-GM Buick Lacrosse with 京A·31029.
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An enormous Hummer H2 SUV, owned by Beijing SWAT, seen in Beijing in 2012. It has white police license place and SWAT livery. The H2 looked totally badass with a giant bull bar, side bars, and a light bar and a police light bar on the roof.
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A white Great Wall Hover Limousine, seen on the road near Bedaihe in Hebei province, with a flagpole on the front fender. The big limo has yellow commercial-vehicle license plates from Liaoning province.
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Here we have a Geely Meirenbao sporty car, seen in Beijing in 2015. It was totally original bar for strips on the front bumper. It is rare to se these cars without lots ugly of modifications.
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