Neta U Is One Of Those Fancy New Chinese Electric Crossovers

Here we have a Neta U, a cool Chinese full-electric crossover, fitted with green NEV license plates. NEV stands for New Energy Vehicle, a Chinese vehicle category that includes EVs, PHEVs & EREVs, and FCEVs. The car that I saw is painted in a color called (translated): Star Diamond Phantom Powder. Chinese car makers love to outdo one another when it comes to poetic color names. This must be one of the best. I’d simply call it light purple. But for sure, Star Diamond Phantom Powder is much better.

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Jetta VS7 Is A Weird Chinese-German-Spanish Mix-up

This is a Jetta VS7, a mid-size crossover SUV that is only sold in China. It is a nice-looking car, but not overly exciting, perhaps a bit boring. The car that I met was painted in a color called (translated) Aromatherapy Ash. 

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Hongqi HS7 45TD Is A Classy V6-powered Seven-seat Chinese SUV

This is the Hongqi HS7, a large Chinese SUV. The HS7 is an impressive car, with an enormous grille with a lot of shine. The typical Hongqi hood ornament runs over the hood and into the center slat of the grille. The car that I met was painted in Hongqi black, with dark windows and gray wheels.

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A Pretty Dark Blue Lexus LS400 Sedan In China

Here we have a Lexus LS400, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in 2016. The sophisticated Japanese sedan is in good shape for its age, painted in a classy color called ‘Dark Blue Pearl’. The windows are not tinted or darkened for a change, and the car still has its original alloy wheels.

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First generation Porsche Cayenne Turbo Is Yellow In China

A Porsche Cayenne Turbo SUV, seen in the great city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province in 2014. The Porsche looked fantastic. It was painted in a rare factory color called Speed Yellow. It has darkened windows, a black roof, after-market sideboards, and black alloy wheels.

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Jeep Commander Is A Big American SUV In China

This is a Jeep Commander, seen in the east of the Chinese capital Beijing in 2016. The big Jeep looked great with a shipload of dust on it. Every Jeep should be covered with mud and dust and dirt. What, otherwise, is a Jeep for? The Commander was in a fine shape, painted in an army-style dark green with a shiny grille, simple five-spoke wheels, and a roof rack.

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Beijing Auto Senova D280 Is A Chinese-Swedish Saab 9-5

This is a Beijing Auto D280 sedan, as seen in Beijing in 2014. It was painted in a classy shade of black with darkened windows and gray alloy wheels. The license plates are from Shandong Province.

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ArcFox Alpha S Is A Chinese Electric Sedan-Coupe

This is an ArcFox Alpha S, a full-electric Chinese sedan-coupe, or you could call it an SUV-coupe. ArcFox calls it a sedan. I met this light-gray Alpha S in Beijing on a rainy day in the summer of 2023.

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The Roewe Whale Is A Strange And Rare Chinese SUV-Coupe

A super rare Roewe Whale, seen in the south of the Chinese capital Beijing. As the name may imply, the design of the whale was inspired by the fishy whales. The front is a whale’s head: the grille is the baleen and the top lights are the eyes. The shape of the roof was inspired by a humpback whale.

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