About China's Coolest Cars
This is a Hongqi E-HS9 Flagship, a gigantic luxury full-electric SUV from China. I saw this example in south Beijing in the summer of 2024. The color is Charming Night Black. Hongqi also offers other colors, but all the E-HS9s I have seen have been black, just like this one. Black is the traditional Hongqi color, and this habit dies hard.
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We go back in time with this Audi R8 Coupe 4.2 FSI quattro, seen in the early spring of 2011 in the Sanlitun embassy area in the Chinese capital Beijing. The speedy Audi sported a matte green wrap and darkened windows. There are about 50 embassies in this area. Most are behind high walls and surrounded by high fences.
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This is a Geely China Dragon, an early Chinese sports car. I saw this great machine in April 2011 near the Dongzhimen subway station in east central Beijing. The China Dragon was in great shape, painted in China Red, with the original five-spoke alloy wheels and with Toyota badges.
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This is a Dayang Chok G2, seen in the Chinese capital Bejing in 2018. It was a bit dusty but in good shape, and dressed up with Hello Kitty stickers. The Dayang Chok G2 was a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV), with a design inspired by the Suzuki Jimny.
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Here we have a Nissan Teana 75 Years Anniversary Edition, seen in the summer of 2018 in east Beijing. The good Nissan was in fine shape, painted black, like almost all of them were, and fitted with the original multispoke alloy wheels. Note the Beijing-Jeep 2500 on the left side.
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A beautiful Ferrari California, seen in the Dongzhimen District of the Chinese capital Beijing in May 2012. The Ferrari appeared to be brand new, it was yet without license plates and painted in Ferrari red with darkened windows and silver alloy wheels.
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Here we have a beautiful Honda Civic sedan, seen on a ramp leading to a parking lot in the far east of the capital Beijing in 2018. The good Honda was in perfect shape, covered with rain, painted in a light shade of silver, fitted with the original five-spoke wheels, and with the rare black 京A Beijing license plates.
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This is a first-generation Buick Park Avenue sedan, seen in the late summer of 2013 in the far east of the Chinese capital Beijing. The beautiful Buick was parked in the parking lot of a popular local restaurant and was still used as a daily driver. It was a little dusty, but at that time, everything was.
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Here we have an Opel Omega sedan, seen in 2013 in the Lido area in Beijing. The good Omega was in reasonable shape, painted in wine red with black mirrors, and fitted with sporty non-original multispoke wheels. There was some light damage at the front bumper, but nothing serious.
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Here we have an extremely beautiful W210 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan, seen in June 2016 at the parking lot of a shopping mall in the far east of Beijing. The Mercedes has diplomatic license plates and belongs to the Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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