A Fiery Red Great Wall Florid Cross In China

Great Wall Florid Cross
Great Wall Florid Cross

There was a time when Great Wall made other cars than just a bunch of SUVs that all lookalike. One of these cars was the Great Wall Florid, a compact hatchback. They also made a cross version of the Florid, and that is the car we have here today.

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A White First Generation Hyundai Equus On Black Plates In China

Hyundai Equus
Hyundai Equus

A Hyundai Equus JS350 sedan, seen in central Beijing in China. The Korean limousine is painted in cream white, and interesting color for the Equus; all the others I have seen so far were black.

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First Auto Works Jiabao CA63601A1 Is A Cool Microvan From China

Jiabao CA63601A1
Jiabao CA63601A1

This is a First Auto Works Jiabao CA63601A1, a cool Chinese microvan. In China this kind of vehicles are called mianbaoche, literally bread car, because their shape resembles a loaf of bread.

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This Big Red Chinese Jeep-lookalike Has A Saab Engine

Beijing Auto BJ40 Plus
Beijing Auto BJ40 Plus

This is the Beijing Auto BJ40 Plus, seen at a dealer in Tai’an. The BJ40 Plus is a high end variant of the Beijing Auto BJ40 L. Design is heavily inspired by the Jeep Wrangler, but it looks kind of cool.

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The Strange Story Of The Only Volkswagen New Beetle RSi In China

This gray monster is a real Volkswagen New Beetle RSi, one of only 250 examples made, and the only one in China. I found it in October 2016 on a car-repair market in Dongba, in the far east of Beijing. The great Beetle was dirty and dusty, and apparently abandoned.

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Checking Out The Parking Lot Of The Fortune Mall In Beijing

Cars of the Fortune Mall In Beijing
Cars of the Fortune Mall In Beijing

The Fortune Mall is a high end shopping mall/office tower/apartment building in Beijing. There is a small pink-colored area with rare and high end cars on B3. I went down there to take a look. Starting with a white Rolls-Royce Dawn with a wine red top.

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