About China's Coolest Cars
A Chery eQ1, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The Chery eQ1 is a cool and almost cute electric mini car. Design is interesting, with enormous headlines, with blue lenses, dominating the front. The body is painted in a dual-color scheme, with the top part always in white.
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A very special find! This is a rare Mercedes-Benz W124 E-Class stretched limousine, with six doors and painted in a wine red shade. The black 京·04405 license plate is very old and very rare.
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A first generation Nissan Fuga sedan, seen on the outskirts of Beijing in 2019. The good Fuga was painted in a light shade of black and seemed to be in a fine shape, albeit a bit dusty and dirty.
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A BYD F6, seen in the outskirts of Beijing in 2019. The vehicle was in a fine shape; painted in silver and just a little dusty, without any big dents or rust. The license plate is interesting, both 6 and 8 are lucky numbers in Chinese culture. So is this a lucky BYD? Q stands for company-owned car.
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Back in 2004 I visited my first Beijing Auto Show. Then the show was still held at the China International Exhibition Center in the center of the city, so I could go by bicycle, a 15-minute ride from my home. In 2004 Geely was just starting to make its mark in China. They had a small booth inside the exhibition hall and a much larger booth outside, where I spend quite some time checking out all the new cars!
A majestic Kia Enterprise sedan, seen at the 2004 Beijing Auto Show. The enormous Korean limousine carried VIPs and stopped right at the front door of the main exhibition hall. Later I was told the VIP was none other than the president of Hyundai-Kia in China. The Enterprise has 京A·16162 black license plates.
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A Ssangyong Chairman W CW700L limousine, seen on a car market in east Beijing in 2017. The good Chairman was in a reasonable shape but clearly in need of a little love. Note the bricks at fore and aft the front wheel, perhaps the handbrake wasn’t working…?
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A very pretty Shanghai SH760A, seen on a local auto show in Beijing in 2012. The classic Chinese sedan was in a perfect shape, painted in a period shade of yellow-beige, with all the original chrome and white wall tires.
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A Foton SUP Conqueror pickup truck, seen at a dealer car show in Beijing in 2011. The SUP was dressed to the max, with shiny black paint, a matte gray grille, large sporty wheels, blue stripes on the sides, and wide side bars.
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This red beauty if a Buick Excelle HRV Sport, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The Buick was in a fine shape, painted in fiery red and fitted with the factory standard body kit. Yes, General Motors can be wild if they really want to.