About China's Coolest Cars
A solid Saab 9-5 sedan, seen in China’s capital Beijing in 2015. The Swedish sled was in a fine shape, albeit very dusty and in need of some love. It was painted in white and fitted with the original super cool 3-spoke alloys. License plate is an oldie, and has likely been with the car since it was first registered for the road.
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A BMW 1M Coupe, seen in the Lido area in Beijing. The speedy Bimmer was all dressed up, painted in black with extra wide racing wheels, matte gold alloys, and a rare ‘666’ license plate. Six is a lucky number in China. But even more impressive is the extensive body kit.
A fantastic Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale, seen on a car market in east Beijing. The badass Lamboo was in top shape, painted in ‘Rosso Mars’ with black alloys, black window frames, and black mirrors.
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The MK2 Volkswagen Jetta can be called the people’s car of China, its success together with the Santana in the Chinese market from the early 90s till well into the millennium the reason that Volkswagen is currently the most popular-selling car brand in China…although with the way ID4 sales are going this might be at risk in the future.
Anyways, the Jetta was also for a long time the most popular taxi-model in mainland China, and I remember very well often getting rides in examples pushing over 800,000km (600k miles)!
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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 5 (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. Also see this tag for more detailed reviews of other black-plated vehicles. On the first picture a very early W140 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with 京A·06734.
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A beautiful 996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, seen in the Sanlitun embassy district in central Beijing in 2014. The good 911 was painted in a very pretty shade of blue with a gray interior. The 996 was never officially exported to China so seeing one is a rare pleasure, even more so with a matching 京H·99961 license plate.
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A BMW 728iL sedan, seen in Beijing back in 2010. The big Bimmer was in a great shape and wrapped in a tasty smurf blue wrap. An unusual choice of color for a big BMW but the result is pretty good.
The white detailing on the mirrors, air vents, and door handles is a nice idea as well. The wrapper did a great job, it looks neat and tight, almost as if it was painted in smurf blue. The beige leather interior is a good contrast with the blue exterior.
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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An Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6, seen in Beijing back in 2003. The pretty Alfa was in a great shape, smooth in paint, no rust, and still fitted with its original wheels. The Alfa Romeo 166 was manufactured from 1996 until 2007 with a facelift in 2003. The black car I saw in Beijing is a pre-facelift example.
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A Weiwang 407 EV, seen at sunset in the far east of Beijing in early 2020. The Weiwang 407 EV is an electric minivan with an aerodynamic body. Design is very nice, with a black ‘grille, secondary lights on each side of the grille, and the real headlights in the bumper.
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