About China's Coolest Cars
This fantastic machine is a real Shifeng Fengrui II, seen in the countryside to the north of Beijing. The Shifeng Fengrui II is a heavy motorized 3-wheeler with a streamlined cabin. Vehicles like these are all over the place in rural areas, very typical farmland workhorses.
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An ultra rare Beijing Jeep BJ2022JL prototype, seen in Shanghai in 2014 by Antoine Chalendard. The BJ2022JL was one of the many proposals for a successor to the BAW BJ212 army utility vehicle.
The BJ2022JL was designed and developed by the Beijing-Jeep joint venture in 1999, and powered by a 3.2-liter turbo diesel. There was also a five-door version, called the BJ2022JG. In the end, the army decided to go for a bigger vehicle and went for another Beijing Jeep proposal: the BJ2022 Brave Warrior, powered by the same engine. Production
The production contract for the Brave Warrior went to BAW, and it was sold under the Beijing-brand. Over the years, BAW launched dozens of military and civilian variants, and the Brave Warrior is still in production today.
The Brave Warrior was eventually manufactured by BAW under the Beijing brand, it was available in dozens of military and civilian variants.
An advertisement for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, seen in a residential compound in Beijing in 2009, showing a brown example with sporty five-spoke alloys. It is always interesting to see carmakers advertise their most expensive offerings in such a way, even in a luxury-crazy market like China. Mercedes-Benz started selling the W221 S-Class in China in 2006, initially only in S300 trim. Later on, they added the S350, S500, and S600 to the lineup. Price of the base S-Class in 2009 started at 9.93 million yuan.
A very fine Volvo S60 2.4 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2017. The old Swedish sled was in great shape for its age, with smooth paint, and without any visible rust or rot. The alloy wheels are original.
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A Mercedes-Benz C-Class L sedan, seen in Beijing in 2017. The Merc’ is wrapped in a matte black wrap and further Benze’d up with darkened windows and a set of sweet sporty wheels. The wrap appears to be of a medium quality but it has been professionally applied over the mirrors and door handles, something many wrappers ‘forget’ to do. The best thing, however, is the ultra-cool 京N·S3333 license plate. That’s four threes!
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class L is the long-wheelbase C sedan for the Chinese auto market. It is manufactured by the Beijing-Benz joint venture.
A wondrous white BMW 740iL, seen in the far east of Beijing in 2013. The big Bimmer was a bit dusty but otherwise in a very fine shape. It is always great to see one of the greatest German limousines ever on the road in China.
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A very nice Volkswagen Passat GL, seen in the far east of Beijing in 2015. The vehicle appeared to be in a pretty good shape although it seemed that the black paint was an over-spray.
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A beautiful blue Audi S5 Sportback, seen late at beer night in central Beijing. The S6 is wrapped in a very high end matte dark blue wrap, and further sexed up with Vossen CV3 alloys, a black grille, darkened windows, a slightly lowered suspension, and a very cool license plate with three 8’s. Eight is a lucky number in China.
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A Bentley Continental GT Convertible Design Series China, seen in east Beijing in 2012. The big Bentley looked brilliant in the afternoon sun, parked behind a shiny gray fence that somehow matches nicely with the car.
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A Dodge Ram 1500 Limited, seen in the beach town of Beidaihe in China in 2016. The gigantic American crew cab pickup truck looked almost too big for the city, covering an entire sidewalk.
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