About China's Coolest Cars
A Volvo S90 3.0 sedan, as seen in central Beijing in the winter of 2016. The big Volvo was in reasonable shape. It was dark blue, a classy color for any Volvo, with slightly tinted windows and the original alloy wheels.
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A cool Mercedes-Benz SLK 230, seen in central Beijing in 2012, not far from where I lived at the time. The good Mercedes was in fine shape. It was painted banana yellow, a great color for the SLK.
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A Honda Legend sedan, as seen in the far east of Beijing in 2016. The good Honda was in great shape. It was painted black like almost every Legend I have ever seen, with tinted windows and with the original wheel covers.
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This is a rare DS 5LS 60th Anniversary Limited Edition, seen in Beijing in 2017. It was a great looker, painted in Champagne Gold with darkened windows and black window frames. The DS 5LS was a China-only compact executive sedan, manufactured from 2014 to 2019 by the Changan-PSA joint venture.
A Changan Shenqi F30 pickup truck, as seen in Beijing in 2018. The truck was in good shape, painted white, and fitted with the optional five-spoke alloy wheels. Pickup trucks are relatively rare in Beijing, so whenever I see one I immediately pic it.
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A Brilliance Junjie FRV, as seen in Beijing back in 2016. The Brilliance was in good shape, painted in a vague shade of silver blue with slightly darkened windows and the factory standard alloy wheels.
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This is an ORA R1, a cool small electric hatchback from China. The R1 is quite a cute looker, everything is rounded, without any sharp edge in sight. It has a white-colored front with a charging port in the middle.
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A pretty Ford Probe, as seen in Beijing in 2012. It was painted in a fiery shade of red with darkened windows and white alloy wheels. The black license plates are from Tianjin Municipality.
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This is a Nissan Sylphy ZE, seen in Beijing in 2018, fitted with the green-white New Energy Vehicle (NEV) license plates. The Nissan was brand new, painted in light brown with darkened windows and sporty five-spoke wheels.
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