About China's Coolest Cars
This orange beauty is an Iveco Yuhua NJK5046XGC5 engineering vehicle, as seen at a second-hand car shop in east Beijing, where it stood out for several reasons: it was not a car, it was painted in a shiny shade of orange, and it looked brilliantly cool.
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A Chevrolet Corsica LT sedan, as seen in the Chinese capital Beijing back in 2016. The good Chevy was in reasonable shape and still in use. It was dusty but otherwise all right, painted in a classy shade of wine red.
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This impressive machine is a Trumpchi M8 Master Hybrid MPV. It is large, larger than life, perhaps, and loaded with super shiny bling. The grille is enormous, mirroring the sun, with 10 vertical slats.
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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania in Beijing Part 10 (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. In the first photo a cool Shanghai-Volkswagen Santana with 京A·40934.
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This is a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 650-4 Roadster, as seen in the old Volkswagen Group China headquarters in the Sanlitun area in Beijing. The Murcielago LP 650-4 Roadster was a limited edition, with only 50 units produced from 2009 until 2010.
On that great hot day in summer, I went to have a look at the local Beijing deal, mystery shopper style. The dealer is located in a large car market area in the far north of the Chinese capital. The building was easy to find and looked impressive from the outside, with large glass panels and a high pillar on the left side.
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This is an Audi A3L Limousine 35 TFSI S-line, as seen in the Chinese capital Beijing. The A3L Limousine is a China-only long-wheelbase variant of the Audi A3 sedan. The car that I saw is the updated 2024 model, painted in Gotland Green and fitted with darkened windows and sporty alloys.
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This is not some crazy Chinese concept car that somehow ended up in a parking lot. Nope. This is the Baojun KiWi EV, it is very much a production car and one of the wackiest Chinese cars ever. The design is mad, with super short overhangs, tiny wheels, the headlights immediately under the windshield, and bumpers that are fully integrated into the car’s lower body.
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On a late afternoon on a sunny day, I went to downtown Beijing to visit a NIO experience store in a shopping mall, mystery-shopper style. I checked out the cars, the atmosphere, and the staff.
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Here we have an Aion Y Younger, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in the summer of 2024. It is painted in a light blue color called “Forever Young” (永远年青), which is a very cool name that matches the car’s moniker.
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