About China's Coolest Cars
A pretty Porsche 911 Targa 4, seen in de Lido area in Beijing in 2015, with Eudora Station, one of my favorite outdoor bars, in the background. The speedy Porsche looked brilliant in silver gray with darkened windows, a black roof, gray wheels, and a dark orange brown interior.
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A wondrous white Citroen ZX Shenlong-Fukang 988 sedan, seen in the Wangjing Subdistrict in Beijing in 2015. The good old ‘Troen was in great shape, with fresh paint and shiny chrome, nothing broken or gone, and looking completely 100% period-original. Note the typical French single windshield wiper.
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Today a car with a very long name: Dongfeng-Nissan Fengshen EQ7200-II Bluebird 2.0i SLA Grandeur. I saw this pristine white example in the Wangjing Subdistrict in northeast Beijing. The old sedan was in a great shape and fitted with the original wheels and all the original badges.
An Ariel Atom 3 racy road car, seen in the Tuning Tribe tuning street in Beijing in 2015. It is a very special China-assembled Ariel Atom.
In 2007, Ariel Motor UK signed a deal with Chinese company Qingdao Ariel Auto Parts for the production of the Atom in China. At the time, the Chinese side claimed to have 200 orders for the Atom. The company was based in Jimo District in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province.
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A Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2015. The sporty Benz was wrapped in a pink wrap and further dressed up with darkened windows and neat matte gray 7-spoke wheels.
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Here we have a relatively rare Hainan Mazda 323 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2019. The good Mazda was a bit dusty and in need of some maintenance, but otherwise in an okay overall shape.
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A GAC Trumpchi AION LX electric crossover, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The nicely lined EV was painted white and fitted with gray ‘blade’ wheels. The GAC Trumpchi AION LX is a surprisingly rare car.
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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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A gigantic Chrysler Concorde LX sedan, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in 2019. The Concorde was in a fine shape, painted in a purple shade of black and fitted with the original alloy wheels, which were in dire need of a cleanup.
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A Cadillac CTS 3.6 Coupe, seen in central Beijing in 2019. And what a car it is! Cadillacs of this era were all about in-your-face bling, and the CTS has a lot of that, with the enormous grille shining like the sun. This example has proper bling colors too: silver with darkened windows and fitted with big silver alloy wheels.
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