About China's Coolest Cars
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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A super speedy Acura NSX, seen at a car repair shop in Shunyi District in Beijing in 2016. The good Acura was in a good overall condition but it looked a bit dirty and a bit tired, like it had been ignored for a time too long. Happily, mechanics were working on the car while I was there, so I guess it came back on the road again.
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Here we have a Denza EV, seen in Beijing in 2016. The good Denza was painted in a shiny shade of white with darkened windows. The signature grille was shiny too, whereas the wheels were of a darker gray. The Denza EV is rare in Beijing so I was very happy to see this one in my own street.
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A beautiful but abandoned Mazda RX-7 sports car, seen inside a compound in Shunyi District in north Beijing in 2016, not far from a Saturn SL sedan. The Mazda was sadly in a pretty bad shape, loaded with dust and dirt and with lots of damage to the bodywork. The old blue 辽·A license plate of of northeastern Liaoning Province.
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