About China's Coolest Cars
A very clean Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed, seen in the far south of the Chinese capital Beijing, in a day with a lot of stink in the air. But the beauty of the Alfa just made that all go away.
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So hot it hurts; this BMW Z4 3.0 si coupe in a spicy kind of red, standing right under Beijing’s summer sun, almost exactly at noon.
This massive machine is a G. Patton Super SUV, a Chinese American beast based on the Ford F450 Super Duty. It looks like a tank, with a massive grille, ultra wide fenders, matte black ‘kevlar’ paint, and giant off-road tires.
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This big black barge is a Volkswagen Santana Vista 1.8, the last of the Brazilian Volkswagens in China. The Santana Vista was the successor of the Santana 3000, which in turn was the successor of the Santana 2000.
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A fine second generation Toyota RAV4 3-door SUV, seen in the far north of the Chinese capital Beijing. The good Toyota was in great shape, painted in silver with the original racy stickers on the sides. The license plate has a very special sequence, with three 8’s. Eight is a lucky number in China.
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A wondrous white Land Rover Defender 110, seen at a shopping mall in Beijing, China. The old British beast looks great, especially with the black grille and the white wheels. License plate is of Liaoning province.
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A very sweet Volvo S70 T5 sedan, seen in the rain on the road in Beijing. The Swedish sled seemed in good shape, painted in a light shade of silver, standing on the standard silver gray sporty five-spoke wheels.
This is the Jeep 2500, a China-only variant of the Jeep Cherokee XJ. The XJ was made in China by Beijing-Jeep from 1984 until 2009. Over the years the joint venture literally made hundreds of variants.
This is a Fiat Linea, a compact sedan based on the Fiat Grande Punto. I found this dark blue example near the Goldenport race track in Beijing. The Linea was manufactured from 2007 until 2017.
