About China's Coolest Cars
A gold-colored BYD Flyer, seen in China in 2016. The flyer was in fine shape, the paint was still all right, and the original BYD logo was on the grille. The sporty twin-five-spoke alloy wheels were standard. Before BYD became the world’s largest NEV maker, it didn’t make cars at all. Until 2003, BYD was just a battery maker.
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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 BYDÂ in cooperation with Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi.
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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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A BYD Song Plus EV Champion Edition, as seen on the streets of Beijing in the summer of 2023. The electric SUV was brand new, painted in dark gray with darkened windows and light gray multispoke alloy wheels.
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A BYD e1 electric hatchback, as seen at a BYD dealer in east Beijing in 2019. The e1 was brand new and painted in a dark shade of red with a black roof. The BYD e1 had just been launched at the time and it was the first one I met.
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A BYD F0 city car, seen at a Ford dealer in Beijing in 2013. The BYD was modified quite a bit. It was painted in a non-factory purple, and fitted with darkened windows, chromed mirrors, chromed door handles, and extra wide tires with sporty alloy wheels.
A BYD Song Max, seen in Beijing in 2019. The Song Max is a compact MPV, launched in 2007. It is a classy and stylish car, designed by Wolfgang Egger, who earlier in his life worked for Alfa Romeo and Audi. The lights are especially nice, large and fitted with five separate LED’s. The lights morph nicely into the grille. This design language was called ‘Dragon Face’.
A BYD F6, seen in the outskirts of Beijing in 2019. The vehicle was in a fine shape; painted in silver and just a little dusty, without any big dents or rust. The license plate is interesting, both 6 and 8 are lucky numbers in Chinese culture. So is this a lucky BYD? Q stands for company-owned car.
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A very early BYD F3 GLX-i sedan, seen in Beijing in 2017. The F3 was in a great shape, painted in a silver gray shade with the original BYD logo on the grille. License plate is from Shandong Province.
