About China's Coolest Cars
This Cadillac DeVille stretched limousine was spotted at a small car repair place in Beijing in 2018. The big Cadillac was dusty and dirty but otherwise in good shape. Interestingly, it had six doors.
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This is the brilliant Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire, seen in 2011 in the showroom of the Volkswagen China headquarters in the Sanlitun area in Beijing. The Bleu Centenaire was a special variant of the Veyron, launched to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Bugatti brand.
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This is a Ford Fiesta sedan, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in 2016. The Fiesta was parked near a government office building, a place where I often found older and unusual cars. The small Ford sedan was in good shape, painted in wine red with darkened windows and the original factory-standard wheel covers.
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The Pagani Zonda F is one of the most beautiful Italian supercars ever. I met this rare machine in the FFF Automobile store in the Tuning Tribe area in Beijing in the early autumn of 2014. It looked absolutely stunning.
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and This is the Denza X BEV Classic, a rare SUV for the Chinese car market. Production lasted only 3 years. I saw this Nebula Blue example in 2013 in Beijing. The striking alloy wheels with a red center were factory standard.
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This is the Leap C16, a Chinese electric SUV. I saw this Glazed Green example in southwest Beijing in the summer of 2024. The green color looks great on the C16, combined with darkened headlights and matte gray wheels.
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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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