Toyota Zelas Is A Small Japanese Sports Coupe In China

A second generation Toyota Zelas, seen in north Beijing in December 2019. The good Toyota was a bit dirty, but basically every car is dirty in the Beijing winter, when roads are covered with a dusty kind of snowy mud.

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Seventh generation Toyota Crown Super Saloon 2.8 Is Pretty In Silver In China

A majestic seventh generation (S120) Toyota Crown Super Saloon 2.8, seen in the great city of Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia, by Friend of the Site Fa1rrhaven Zhou, thank you for the photos!

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Toyota Corolla Sedan Of The Bulgarian Embassy In China

An E100 Toyota Corolla sedan with diplomatic license plates, seen on a small car repair market in north Beijing in 2015. The good Toyota was in a pretty bad shape and appeared to be abandoned.

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Toyota Camry XV20 2.2 Is A Cool Japanese Sedan In China

A pristine Toyota Camry XV20 sedan, seen in China’s capital Beijing in 2016. The Camry was in a very good shape for its years, painted in a clean shade of white and still standing on the original factory alloy wheels. License plate is an oldie, likely with the car from first registration.

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Guangzhou-Toyota Yaris Is A Small Chinese-Japanese Hatchback

A Toyota Yaris hatchback, seen on a parking lot in Beijing. The Yaris was in a reasonable shape, a bit dirty and dusty, with its paint a little faded, but yet on its original wheel and with a very cool 京P·68989 license plate. All of these numbers have a lucky connotation in Chinese culture, so this must be one lucky Yaris indeed.

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Seventh Generation North American Market Toyota Corolla Sedan In China

Toyota Corolla Sedan

A Toyota Corolla sedan, seen near a car market in Beijing in 2019. The Corolla was a little dirty and dusty, with some dents and rust, but overall it didn’t look that bad for its old age.

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This Toyota Crown S200 Was Only For China

Toyota Crown S200

The Toyota Crown is a relatively unknown Japanese luxury sedan, manufactured since 1955 in Japan. Production in China began in 2005 with the 12th generation Crown (S180), made by the Tianjin-FAW-Toyota Motors (TFTM) joint venture.

Things got a bit odd with the next 13th (S200) generation. Production in Japan started in 2008 and lasted until 2012. In China, production started in 2009. But instead of stopping in 2012, TFTM unveiled an updated S200, which was the produced for another four years!

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Toyota Camry XV30 Sedan Needs Some Love In China

A Toyota Camry sedan, seen in the far east of Beijing a couple of years ago. The good Camry was sadly in a pretty sad shape, with fading black paint and lots of cracks and dirt. Even the license plate has seen better times.

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Toyota Sequoia Is A Massive Japanese-American SUV In China

Toyota Sequoia

A massive Toyota Sequoia SUV, seen on a dusty day in Beijing. The Sequoia was modified quite a lot, with raised suspension, huge all terrain tires, side steps, and a roof rack with four search lights.

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A First Generation Toyota Avalon On Black License Plates In China

Toyota Avalon

A dusty Toyota Avalon sedan, seen on a cold but sunny winter’s day in December 2017 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The big Toyota was in a reasonable shape, with some paint damage and a few scratches here and there.

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