About China's Coolest Cars
A black Volkswagen Passat Lingyu 1.8T, seen on the side road of the Second Ring Road in Beijing. It had a very special 京C·H0000 four zero license plate, ultra rare so great to see one on the road.
The Passat Lingyu was made from 2005 until 2011 by the Shanghai-Volkswagen joint venture. It was the successor of the B5 Volkswagen Passat. The 1.8T model was powered by a 1.8 liter turbocharged petrol engine with an output of 163 hp and 220 Nm. Price started at 181.800 yuan.
A beautiful Jaguar X-Type 3.0 sedan, seen in the far east of Beijing in 2016. The Jaguar was in a great shape and looked fantastic in dark red with dark gray five-spoke alloys. The Jag’ was parked next to a white FAW-Toyota Crown.
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A very cool Volkswagen Jetta CT sedan, seen at a car shop in north Beijing in 2016. The good Jetta was in a great shape and nicely modified with a purple paint job, black bumpers, racy tires and multispoke wheels painted in black.
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A pink Mercedes-Benz C260 sedan, seen at a car shop in north Beijing in 2016. The Merc’ was wrapped in a shiny pink wrap, sucking all the sun out of that chilly spring day. The car was further sexed up with a black grille, darkened light visors, darkened windows, and shiny chrome mirrors.
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A very nice Honda CR-V, seen parked on the pavement in my old compound in east Beijing. The good old Honda was in a very fine shape, painted in silver and fitted with an after-market bull and side bars. The 京H·G8585 license plate adds some extra cool.
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A Dongfeng-Nissan Sunny 2.0 LS EQ7202, seen in Beijing in 2016. The sunny Sunny was in a perfect shape, painted in a dark shade of black with a beige interior and still on the original factory wheels.
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A cool Polski Fiat 126P, seen in Beijing in 2016. The Fiat was painted in a shiny shade of pink and fitted with black wheels. The bumpers and mirrors were removed, and that actually looks pretty good, especially up front.
A sixth generation Honda Civic sedan, seen in Beijing in 2016. The little Honda sedan was a bit dusty but otherwise in a great shape, with the bright red paint looking great, and still fitted with the original gray wheel covers.
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A third generation Ford Mustang 5.0 GT convertible, seen at a meeting of the ‘Mustang Club of China’ at FB Auto in 2016. The ‘Stang was in a great shape was clearly in very good hands, painted in white with a black convertible top and a red leather interior. The ultra cool body kit was standard.
A big badass Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Super Crew pickup truck, seen in east Beijing in 2016. The Raptor was painted in white with black bumpers and black wheel arches, and a large black decal on the bonnet.
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