About China's Coolest Cars
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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A very cool BAM Beijing BJ2023C, seen in Beijing in 2015. The badass BAM was in a great shape, painted in a dark green shade with a a white convertible top and fitted with black factory wheels. The air vents on the bonnet were a popular after market accessory but they are totally fake.
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A brilliant first generation E12 BMW 520i, seen on a car market in Beijing in the winter of 2019. It is only the second E12 I ever saw in China, after a red 528. The good Bimmer was in a fine shape for its years, largely original and with the original black paint still feeling smooth. The alloys are from a much newer BMW 5-Series but they looked pretty nice under the 520i.
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A pretty Y31 Nissan Cedric Brougham VIP V6, seen on the parking lot of my apartment complex in Beijing in 2010. At the time, there were three of these Nissan Cedric sedans that I regularly saw on the lot. They looked very similar and had very old license plates. This one is 京C·P1889. Earlier on I posted about another the 京C·Q0773. I will post about the third Cedric soon.
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