About China's Coolest Cars
An Opel Astra TwinTop, as seen on a car market in Beijing in the cold winter in December 2018. The good Opel was covered with a thin layer of ice but appeared to be in good condition. It was painted in a forgettable shade of gray, so typical for the Opel brand.
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An Opel Insignia Sports Tourer 2.0T OPC Line, seen in 2016 in the great city of Changchun in Jilin Province. The cool German wagon was in great shape and looked fantastic in black with darkened windows and sporty gray alloy wheels.
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A very pretty Opel Vectra CD 2.0 16V sedan, seen in the south of the Chinese capital Beijing in 2015. The good Vectra was painted in an incredible cool shade of red, which was a factory color when the Vectra was new. The five-spoke alloy wheels are original too and give the otherwise not overly exciting sedan a decidedly sporty look.
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An Opel Astra hatchback, seen in Beijing in 2016. The compact family car was in a fine shape, painted in a light shade of silver with a black grille and black trim. Sadly, the front right wheel cover was missing, lost somewhere on the endless roads of the Chinese capital.
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An Opel Zafira MPV, seen in Beijing in 2016. The good Opel was dusty and a little dirty but otherwise in a fine shape, painted in a boring gray with sporty five-spoke wheels. The Zafira was a compact MPV that was hugely popular in Europe.
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An old Opel Astra sedan, seen on the streets of central Beijing in 2014. The good Astra was in a fine shape for its age, painted in a nice dark shade of green and fitted with the original wheel covers.
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Here we have a good looking Opel Vectra 3.6 V6 sedan in China, seen in my compound in Beijing. The good Opel was painted in a very dark shade of blue, almost black. It was in great shape, without any rust or rot.
I am always happy to see an old Opel in China. They remind me of my younger years back home in Holland, when Opel was everywhere. This gray Astra F sedan appeared to be abandoned, but was still in a reasonable shape.
A very trendy Opel Agila Njoy, seen on the road in Beijing. The Njoy was a special edition of the Opel Agila, which in turn was based on the Suzuki Wagon R+.
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A silver Opel Astra hatchback, seen on a bridge in Wangjing district in Beijing. The third generation Opel Astra ‘H’ was made from 2004 until 2009 with a small facelift in 2006. Our Beijing car is a pre-facelift example.
