About China's Coolest Cars
A pretty Renault Megane Classic, seen near a Subaru dealer in the far north of Beijing. The good Megane was in perfect shape, with a smooth body and flawless paint, completely original and without any damage, rot, or rust.
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One of the most interesting things about life in Beijing is the unpredictability and spontaneity of the place – its honestly a city where you’ll rarely meet the same people or have the same experiences day-to-day. This also applied until fairly recently to the car-scene in the city, and what brings us to this Lancia Thema, one of the most interesting and unique cars I came across in China’s capital.
A Beijing EV200 electric car, seen in a BAIC BJEV dealer in Beijing in 2016. The small EV looked nice in white, with minuscule wheels, blue detailing, and a bright red interior. Handily, the price was displayed on a display on the roof: 116.900 yuan, and after paying I could go home with that very car at that very moment. But I didn’t.
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Here we have a majestic Mercedes-Maybach S400 4Matic, seen in the far north of Beijing in early 2016. The big Benz’ was a bit dusty but seemed fairly new, painted in a sombre black with the almost-sporty gray multispoke wheels.
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A beautiful light blue Jaguar XJ Sport V8, seen in Beijing some six years ago. The Jag’ was in very good shape but sadly missed the Jaguar hood ornament. The five spoke alloy wheels were factory standard. A strikingly pretty car yet nobody seemed to notice. And I noticed, for the first time, the odd indicator situation, with similarly shaped indicators on the front part of the bumper and on the side.
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A Hongqi H7 sedan, seen in Beijing in the early spring if 2016. The Hongqi H7 has a distinctive clean design with a large shiny grille and large headlights. The multispoke ally wheels are factory standard. Some 99% of all H7’s sold was black. I have seen some white ones, but never one in blue or red or any other color.
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A Peugeot 307 SW, seen in Beijing in the great year of 2016. The car stood parked on the side of the road with its front bumper scraping the sidewalk. The Peugeot was had was a bit dusty with some bad spots on the body, but overall in a reasonable shape.
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An early W124 Mercedes-Benz 280E with black license plates, seen at a small car repair area in north Beijing in 2016, not far from where I found a Volvo 960 sedan. The good Mercedes was in dire need of a good cleanup bit in a great overall shape, fitted with the ultra cool wheel covers that were especially designed for the W124.
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A very pretty yet very dusty Volvo 960 sedan, seen at a small car repair shop in north Beijing in 2016. The good Volvo was dirty and dusty with partially deflated tires, but overall in a fine shape. License plates are of Sichuan Province, some 1800 kilometers by road. That’s like a super market run in a Volvo, is it not?
Here we have a pretty Longci Tricycle, a 3-wheel electric vehicle with five doors. It looks brilliantly cool in red-white two tone paint, with a bull bar, a sun roof, a roof rack, a shiny grille, and a large single windshield wiper.
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