About China's Coolest Cars
On a late afternoon on a sunny day, I went to downtown Beijing to visit a NIO experience store in a shopping mall, mystery-shopper style. I checked out the cars, the atmosphere, and the staff.
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Here we have an Aion Y Younger, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in the summer of 2024. It is painted in a light blue color called “Forever Young” (永远年青), which is a very cool name that matches the car’s moniker.
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A Renault Scenic RX4, seen at a car market in east Beijing in 2014. The good RX4 was a bit dusty but otherwise in fine shape. The Renault Scenic RX4 was a 4×4 off-road version of the first-generation Scenic MPV.
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Here we have a nice Yunbao YB6470, as seen on a car market in west Beijing. The big wagon was in great shape, the beige paint looked good and the chrome was nice and shiny.
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Here we have an Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.0, seen in the northeast of the Chinese capital Beijing. The drop-top Audi was in good shape, with a clean body and no signs of rust or rot. It was painted in a light shade of blue with a black convertible roof. And now a special word of welcome for a new fan of our website: 你好, 查总话交通!
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Sometimes, when walking through the older compounds in central Beijing, you can find something unexpected, something great, like a hidden treasure. This first-generation Fiat Uno was a fantastic discovery. It is the third Uno in China I know about, and the second that I saw myself.
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Here we have a Li L8, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing. The L8 is the second-largest Li SUV and it is an impressive machine. It looks luxurious, high-tech, and huge. Even so, it is pretty slippery with a drag coefficient of only 0.297 Cd. Li likes factual color names, not the poetic stuff that other car makers do. The L8 that I saw is painted in a color simply called ‘Gold’.
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A Volvo S60L sedan, parked alongside the road in China. The Swede looked great, washed, and well-maintained. It was painted in Electric Silver Metallic, a light color that looks very good on the S60.
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A beautiful BMW 330 Ci, as seen on a car market in the west of the Chinese capital Beijing. The speedy Bimmer was a bit dusty but otherwise in great shape, painted in Titanium Silver and still rolling on the original alloy wheels.
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A sinister Nissan Cedric (Y33), as seen on a car repair market in east Beijing. The big Japanese sedan looked great, painted black with a body kit, darkened window, drift tires and wheels, and black license plates.
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