About China's Coolest Cars
A Saab 9000 CD in China, seen in central Beijing in 2016. The sweet Swedish sedan was in a reasonable shape, dirty and dusty, painted in black, with darkened windows and non-standard sporty alloy wheels.
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A pristine Toyota Camry XV20 sedan, seen in China’s capital Beijing in 2016. The Camry was in a very good shape for its years, painted in a clean shade of white and still standing on the original factory alloy wheels. License plate is an oldie, likely with the car from first registration.
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A fine Daewoo Lanos SE sedan, seen in Beijing back in 2016. The ‘Woo was in a fine overall shape, with slightly faded paint, small dents and dusts, and fitted with the original five-spoke wheels. The license plate was as old as the car. The ‘Q’ means this was, and perhaps still is, a company owned car.
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A Jaguar S-Type 3.0 sedan, seen in the far far east of Beijing in the spring of 2016, on a slightly polluted bit otherwise fine day. The Jag’ looked fantastic, painted in a dark green shade and fitted with the standard sporty five spoke alloys. When I looked at the vehicle I immediately noticed the enormous mirrors, and now, more than five years later, the mirrors catch my eye again. They are enormous indeed.
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A pretty Ferrari 458 Italia, seen on the parking lot of the Beijing United Family Hospital in 2016. The great Italian sportsmachine was painted in Ferrari red and covered with a thin layer of Beijing dust.
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A classy Land Rover Freelander V6, seen in the spring of 2016 in China. The rough Rover was in a great shape, painted in gold with black trim, and fitted with the original factory standard 3-double spoke alloy wheels.
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A Dongfeng Xiaokang K07S minivan, seen on the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing by our good friend Lao Wei, thank you for the picture! The little Dongfeng has an interesting sticker on the window, saying B.P.R.D Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
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A cool Yema F12 SUV, seen in Beijing back in 2016. The Yema was in a fine shape, painted in black with the factory wheels. License plates are from Hebei Province. The Yema F12 was a wagon-like SUV manufactured from 2011 until 2014. This kind of ultra short production runs were very common at Yema.
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A classy Yema F99, seen in Beijing back in 2016. The Yema was in a fine shape, painted in black with the factory wheel covers. License plates are from Hebei Province. The Yema F99 was a wagon-like crossover manufactured from 2009 until 2012.
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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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