About China's Coolest Cars
A beautiful blue Renault Safrane on black license plates, seen in east Beijing. The good Renault was dirty and dusty and appeared to be abandoned. But it wasn’t lost, with some love and maintenance it could be back on the road in no time.
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There was a time when Great Wall made other cars than just a bunch of SUVs that all lookalike. One of these cars was the Great Wall Florid, a compact hatchback. They also made a cross version of the Florid, and that is the car we have here today.
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A Hyundai Equus JS350 sedan, seen in central Beijing in China. The Korean limousine is painted in cream white, and interesting color for the Equus; all the others I have seen so far were black.
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This is a First Auto Works Jiabao CA63601A1, a cool Chinese microvan. In China this kind of vehicles are called mianbaoche, literally bread car, because their shape resembles a loaf of bread.
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This is the Beijing Auto BJ40 Plus, seen at a dealer in Tai’an. The BJ40 Plus is a high end variant of the Beijing Auto BJ40 L. Design is heavily inspired by the Jeep Wrangler, but it looks kind of cool.
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A Korean Domestic Market (KDM) Kia Optima sedan, seen in the great city of Tai’an in Shandong Province. The good Kia was a bit dirty, but otherwise in a fine shape.
This little beauty is a Geely Pride HQ7130B1U, a small wagon complete with a factory roof rack and sporty wheels. The good Geely was in fine shape inside and out, and was clearly still used as a daily driver.
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This is a Dilong DL350-A, a new low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) from China. It has four doors, four seats, roof rails, and a trendy Volkswagen nose.
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A silver Honda Civic sedan, seen in the far north of Beijing, the capital of China. The good Honda was in need of some work but seemed in fine overall shape.
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A silver Opel Astra hatchback, seen on a bridge in Wangjing district in Beijing. The third generation Opel Astra ‘H’ was made from 2004 until 2009 with a small facelift in 2006. Our Beijing car is a pre-facelift example.
