About China's Coolest Cars
Here’s an Infiniti ESQ, seen in the Chinese capital, Beijing, in 2018. It is painted Flame Orange. The design is a tad odd, with a strangely shaped grille, daytime running lights atop the hood, and large round headlights in the bumper.
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Here’s a beautiful Mazda 6 liftback seen at a car inspection place in the far south of the Chinese capital of Beijing in 2024. The Mazda was in remarkably good shape for its age—it looks nearly new, as if it just rolled off the production line
This little beauty is a Wuling Nano EV Disney Limited Edition. I met it at a car market in Beijing in the summer of 2024. The Wuling Nano EV Disney Limited Edition is a special edition of the Wuling Nano EV.
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Here’s a super pretty Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, seen at a car market in Beijing in 2024. Malachite Green, a rare but fantastic color for the 911 sports car, gives this Porsche its striking look. The windows are tinted to the absolute max
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This is a Lifan 320, seen in the Dongba District of Beijing, the Chinese capital, in the cold winter of 2018. The 320 is painted in Lightning Blue, a rather pretty color for the little hatchback.
This is the HiPhi Z, one of the craziest Chinese cars ever made. It was indeed a bit too crazy. I met this pretty Khaki Green example at a dealer area in south Beijing, where it stood abandoned. It was an ex-demo car, according to a guy working in a nearby shop.
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Here’s an impressive Land Rover Defender 90 P400 with a lot of stuff on it. I met this great British off-road machine at a car market in south Beijing in 2024. The Defender looks brilliant, ready for the urban jungle and the endless mountains to the north of the capital.
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Here’s a Mercedes-Benz SLK, seen at the parking lot of a Mercedes dealer in Beijing in 2018. The roadster looked great, painted white with pretty multi-spoke alloy wheels.
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This red beauty is a Xiali TJ7131UL, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2016. The good Xiali was in great shape, painted in dark red with red bumpers and mirrors. The Xiali was fitted with the original 10-spoke alloy wheels.
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Check this first-generation Audi A8, seen in the parking lof of the Lido Hotel in Beijing in 2015. The old Audi looked absolutely perfect and original, super clean, painted in black, with lots of chrome and shiny alloy wheels.
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