About China's Coolest Cars
A pretty Porsche Cayenne TechArt Magnum, seen in the Dongzhimen area in central Beijing on December 24 2011. Yes it was Christmas. Day off from the office, so what else to do than checking out cars? The Porsche stood parked near a massage salon and I didn’t see anyone near the vehicle, so I guessed the driver was having his feet done.
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This is a rare Porsche Panamera Executive, seen in Beijing in 2015. The car seemed very new and looked great in white with multispoke gray wheels and a brown-red interior.
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A black Citroen Elysee sedan, seen in 2015 on the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing. The Citroen had a very cool and very rare white license plate. That alone is worth a story, but this one was even more special because of its ZZX-001 sequence.
The Citroen Elysee was made by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture. It was an updated and restyled variant of the Dongfeng-PSA Citroen ZX Fukang, which in turn was based on the France-made Citroen ZX. Production of the Elysee started in 2002 and ended in 2008.
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A ‘Beetle A6 Coupé’, seen in a toy store in China in 2015. The toy car depicts the A5 Volkswagen Beetle, made from 2011 until 2019. This kind if die cast models are totally unlicensed and very common in China. To et around probable copyright issues, toy makers often invent new names that are close to the original but not close enough to cause trouble.
The Chinese text says ‘德国大众汽车’, or ‘German Volkswagen Car’. The model was made by toy maker MZ Model (美致模型), based in Shantou, Guangdong province. The shop had two on offer, one in shiny pink and one in dark red. Scale was about 1:32 and it sold for 88 yuan, which was a little steep for this kind of model. But I guess the pink one was worth it.
A pink BMW 320 Li, seen in China in October 2015. The BMW was wrapped from heat to toe in a shiny pink wrap, giving lots of color to the gray surroundings. The wrap was properly applied and covered the door handles and mirrors. The chrome trim was left as it was, making for a nice contrast with the pink body and darkened windows.
This is a Beijing Weiwang 306 police van, seen in the Sanlitun embassy area in Beijing in December 2011. The van was brand new and looked very nice in police livery. It had a police light-siren unit on the roof but I didn’t see any additional lights on the bumpers.
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Here we have a very special vehicle. This pretty truck is a Beijing BJ130 fire truck, seen in the Sanlitun embassy area in Beijing in 2011. The truck is painted in fire-red with white-wall tires. To kill flames, it is fitted with a spray mechanism at the front, a water canon behind the cabin, and a large water tank.
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A Great Wall Hover SUV, seen on a car accessories market in Beijing in 2011. The good Hover was pretending to be a Toyota, with Toyota logo’s on the grille and on the back. We are not that easily fooled!
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A speedy Subaru BRZ sports car, seen on a second-hand car market in Beijing in 2018. The BRZ was in a perfect shape, and the Subaru blue color almost matched with the color of the Beijing license plate.
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A spicy-red Ferrari F430 Spider seen at a parking lot of a mall in the Dongzhimen area in Beijing in 2011. Customers of the nearby Spice Spirit restaurant could win a ride in the Ferrari if they won a lottery. The owner of the restaurant owned the car as well.
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