About China's Coolest Cars
Here we have an Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.0, seen in the northeast of the Chinese capital Beijing. The drop-top Audi was in good shape, with a clean body and no signs of rust or rot. It was painted in a light shade of blue with a black convertible roof. And now a special word of welcome for a new fan of our website: 你好, 查总话交通!
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Sometimes, when walking through the older compounds in central Beijing, you can find something unexpected, something great, like a hidden treasure. This first-generation Fiat Uno was a fantastic discovery. It is the third Uno in China I know about, and the second that I saw myself.
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Here we have an Audi A6 sedan, seen on the road in the Chinese capital Beijing. The good Audi was incredibly dusty but otherwise in good shape. It was still being used, and the paint looked good. It had the original alloy wheels but the bub caps were missing.
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A BYD D1, seen in Beijing in the summer of 2023, parked alongside the road and fitted with the Beijing city’s green NEV license plates. The BYD D1 is quite a special car. It is a purpose-built model for ride-hailing services, developed by BYD in cooperation with Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi.
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A very dusty Chevrolet Celebrity MPFI V6 sedan, seen in the Tongzhou District in east Beijing. The celebrated Celebrity was sadly in a sorry shape and abandoned. It was dirty and full of bruises and dents, and the roof was under a heavy rust attack. Most parts however seemed original, except for the odd logo on the grille.
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A dark black Toyota Prius (XW20), seen in the beautiful summer of 2024 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The good Prius was in fine shape, painted in metallic black, and fitted with the original six-spoke alloy wheels.
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A beautiful Geely Meirenbao sporty car in central Beijing in the late summer of 2012. At the time, the Meirenbao was still a common sight in the Chinese capital. It was painted bright red and fitted with big ‘and shiny after-market alloy wheels.
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Supercars In Shanghai! In 2014, I visited two second-hand supercar shops along Wuzhong Road in Shanghai. This road is home to many car-related businesses, and one of the shops I visited is still around today. The shops sold all sorts of very expensive supercars.
The first car that I saw was an open-top Lamborghini. It looked like a Murcielago SV from the outside, but there was a problem: Lamborghini only made the SV coupe; they never made an SV Roadster.
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A pretty Nissan 350Z sports car, as seen in the Sanlitun embassy district in east Beijing in 2013. The good Nissan was in great shape, painted in a fiery red color which Nissan called Redline.
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This is a BYD Seal, one of China’s best-known electric sedans in the world. And for some good reason. The BYD Seal is a highly advanced electric vehicle that sells for a surprisingly low price. I saw this ‘Aurora White‘ example on a rainy summer day in south Beijing.
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