About China's Coolest Cars
A superbly cool Yunque-Subaru GHK7071A Sports-4, seen in a Beijing hutong near Dongzhimen in 2011. The good GHK was in a fine shape, with some dents and bruises here and there. It was painted in white with the factory stickers, body kit, and sporty wheels.
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And that day in 2011 I was on my way to elsewhere and found a Porsche display near the gates of Terminal 3 (T3) of the Beijing Capital International Airport in China. A typical departure area with boring shops and overpriced food. So seeing some Porsches was very good.
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A Nissan Sunny sedan, seen in 2011 in the great city of Nanjing in China. The Sunny looked great in red with darkened windows. The grille and door handles are nice and shiny, and the factory wheels look sporty.
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A Kia Pride hatchback with black license plates, seen in the suburbs of Beijing. The China-made Pride was painted in light gold, a popular color in period. It was clearly still used and in reasonable shape for its age.
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A Baojun 310W wagon, seen near a Baojun dealer in Beijing in 2017. The 310W was in a great shape, wrapped in a Bape-themed wrap and further dressed up with darkened windows, racy matte gray alloy wheels, and a ski box on the roof.
A cool Acura RL sedan, seen in China in 2018. The RL looked great in black with darkened windows, black wheels, black mirrors, and black bumpers. Only the grille and some trim were spared from the blackness.
A Volkswagen Golf GTI, seen in Beijing in 2017. The good GTI was painted in white with a black grille, black wheels, darkened windows, darkened headlights, and matte gray mirrors.
The 3-door version of the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf GTI is very rare in China. It was officially sold here in period but the vast majority of buyers went for the 5-door version. Power came from a 2.0 liter turbocharged four with 200 hp and 280 Nm. The only gearbox option in China was the 6-speed DCT. The top speed was 233 km/h and 0-100 was gone in 6.9 seconds.
The Mk5 Golf GTI was imported into China. The price of the 3-door version was 399.000 yuan, and the 5-door was 410.000 yuan (2006). Local production of the Golf GTI in China started in 2010 at FAW-Volkswagen, but only in 5-door form. Interestingly, the 3-door version, while not popular in the period, has now reached somewhat of a cult status, with collectors snapping up the few cars that were sold.
A Changan CS95 SUV, seen parked outside a Changan dealer in Beijing in April 2017. The CS95 came with an impressive front, loaded with bling on the grille, around the headlights, and with some more on the fake air vents in the hood.
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