About China's Coolest Cars
A Mercedes-Benz 220E sedan, seen on a car market in west Beijing in the great summer of 2023. The old E was painted in a beige shade, and it looked remarkably well for its age, with a smooth body, shiny chrome, no rust or large busts, and most of its original wheel covers.
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Here we have a Geely Icon, as seen parked on the road in the summer of 2023 in Beijing, China. The license plates are of Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital. The Geely Icon is a rather special car, an oddball, in the sense that it doesn’t look like any other Geely.
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This blue beauty is a Honda Fit Saloon, with black license plates, as seen in the far west of the Chinese capital Beijing. The Fit was in fine shape for its age. The paint was slightly fading, but I didn’t see any rust or busts, and it still had the original wheel covers.
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This is the Chery Explorer 06, as seen in the parking lot of a car market in Beijing. It had just been unveiled at the time, so I was surprised to see one out in the open that soon. It has an interesting design, with split headlights and an enormous black-gray grille with the CHERY name in capitals.
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A pretty McLaren 650S Spider, as seen near a car shop in east Beijing. The mightily fast supercar was parked on the side of a small road with its nose almost in the bushes.
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This car is a US-spec Hino Ranger FB. Last week a big meeting was held in this hotel, then our Hino just showed up and did its work, which was a surprise.
This light blue little wonder is a Neta V, a subcompact Chinese electric crossover. I met the V in the Chinese capital Beijing in the endless summer of 2023. The design is interesting, with oddly large lights and oddly small wheels. But overall, it is a great compact EV, competing in a hotly contested segment of the Chinese car market.
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This is a Fiat Ottimo, seen on a hot summer morning in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Ottimo was in good shape, painted in a classy color called Sapphire Blue, and fitted with the original multispoke alloy wheels.
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A dark blue Jaguar XFL, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Jag was covered in a thick layer of dust but looked otherwise fine. The XFL is a long-wheelbase variant of the X260 Jaguar XF sedan.
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This is a Fiat Viaggio, as seen on a rainy morning in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Viaggio was in perfect shape, painted in a classy color called Coral Red, and fitted with the original multispoke wheels.
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