About China's Coolest Cars
A Renault Scenic RX4, seen in Beijing in 2019. The old Renault was in a fine shape, looking as rough as ever and painted in a light shade of green that was the most popular color fir this car in period.
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A Daewoo Lanos sedan, seem in the winter of 2019 in Wangjing Subdistrict in Beijing. The small Daewoo was in a fine shape, painted in virgin white with he original covers still on the wheels.
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An almost too pretty Porsche 991 911 Carrera Cabriolet, seen in 2015 in the Lido area in Beijing. This area is, for reasons not entirely clear, loaded with Porsches. On that very same day I also met a 997 911 Targa and a 997 Carrera 4. The Cabriolet was painted in blue with a dark blue convertible top and light gray allow wheels. The entire interior was beige.
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A Porsche 997 911 Carrera 4, seen in the Lido area in Beijing back in 2015. The good 911 looked very classy, painted in a dark shade of red with darkened windows and large gray alloy wheels, and with gray winglets in the air intakes in the bumper. The 9SC11 license plate, with SC for supercar, is super cool.
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A pretty Porsche 911 Targa 4, seen in de Lido area in Beijing in 2015, with Eudora Station, one of my favorite outdoor bars, in the background. The speedy Porsche looked brilliant in silver gray with darkened windows, a black roof, gray wheels, and a dark orange brown interior.
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A wondrous white Citroen ZX Shenlong-Fukang 988 sedan, seen in the Wangjing Subdistrict in Beijing in 2015. The good old ‘Troen was in great shape, with fresh paint and shiny chrome, nothing broken or gone, and looking completely 100% period-original. Note the typical French single windshield wiper.
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Today a car with a very long name: Dongfeng-Nissan Fengshen EQ7200-II Bluebird 2.0i SLA Grandeur. I saw this pristine white example in the Wangjing Subdistrict in northeast Beijing. The old sedan was in a great shape and fitted with the original wheels and all the original badges.
An Ariel Atom 3 racy road car, seen in the Tuning Tribe tuning street in Beijing in 2015. It is a very special China-assembled Ariel Atom.
In 2007, Ariel Motor UK signed a deal with Chinese company Qingdao Ariel Auto Parts for the production of the Atom in China. At the time, the Chinese side claimed to have 200 orders for the Atom. The company was based in Jimo District in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province.
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A Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2015. The sporty Benz was wrapped in a pink wrap and further dressed up with darkened windows and neat matte gray 7-spoke wheels.
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Here we have a relatively rare Hainan Mazda 323 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2019. The good Mazda was a bit dusty and in need of some maintenance, but otherwise in an okay overall shape.
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