About China's Coolest Cars
This little blue wonder is the ORA iQ, an electric car for China with an interesting design. Note especially the fake air intakes on each side of the front, I guess those don’t help the aerodynamics very much.
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This is the NIO ES6 Premier Edition, a mid-sized electric SUV. It was the second car of the NIO brand, launched after the larger ES8 and the sportier EC6. The NIO ES6 debuted in China in 2019 and so far there are no real plans for export.
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A dark blue Saab 900 S cabriolet, seen in northeast Beijing, capital of China. The Swede appeared to be abandoned, covered in a thick layer of dust and standing without license plates.
A cool Mercedes-Benz CLK convertible, seen at the Worker’s Stadium in central Beijing. The good Benz is wrapped in a trendy lime-green wrap, and further sexed up with darkened windows, a black convertible roof, and black alloys.
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A very cool Cadillac CT6 40T, seen on the streets of northeast Beijing, capital of China. The big Caddy is wrapped in a very special wrap, changing color depending on light and distance.
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This car was so beautiful it almost made me run away. Almost. This is a fifth-generation pre-facelift Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT, looking so stylish and agile compared to the boat-like sixth generation.
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In 1990, Beijing was host to the Asian Games. When the games were over, the are near the games’ village was taken over by a car market; hence the Asian Village Car Market. This market was within the northern Third Ring Road. I have been there once, in 2004, bit I didn’t take any pictures😪.
In 2005 the market was moved to a new location outside the northern Fifth Ring Road, but they kept the old name. Just at that time, I was busy with all sorts of other things, so it was only in 2008 that I visited the ‘new’ Asian Games Village Car Market for the first time.
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Wuyi Mountain, aka Mt Wuyi, is the most famous peak of the Wuyi Mountain Range, a very popular local tourist destination in China. I happened to be there in 2004, and I saw some interesting vehicles.
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This is a Huayang BHQ 6361B MPV. I saw it on the 2003 Changchun Auto Show in Jilin Province in China, and at the time I thought it was the coolest minivan in the world. I even decided, were they ever to sell it in Beijing, I would buy one.
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One you don’t see every day in China: a very rare Series 1 Citroen CX! We know that a small number of Series 1 was used as high-end taxi’s in Beijing in the early 1980’s. Considering this car’s yellow color, I assume this is one of those.