About China's Coolest Cars
A very nice Saab 9-3 2.0T Vector, seen in the beach city of Beidaihe in 2017. The good Saab was in a fine shape, painted in a classy shade of silver, with darkened windows and the 5-twin-spoke alloys that were exclusive for the Vector trim level.
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This little pretty brown car is a real Jonway UFO, seen in Beijing in 2017. And that was very special. These never sold in big numbers in the Chinese capital, and lots of them have since been scrapped. Happily, this example was in a very fine shape, albeit covered with dust and some dirt. Continue reading “Jonway UFO FD6392C Is Not A Toyota In China”
A Chery Riich M1 hatchback, seen in Beijing in 2015. The M1 was painted in a classy shade of dark red and fitted with steel wheels, which is always cool. The Riich M1 seemed to be in a fine shape. Front design still looks kinda crazy after all those years, with the gigantic headlights flaking a tiny grille.
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Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 2 (Part 1 here), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. Also see this tag for more detailed reviews of other black-plated vehicles. On the first picture a Shanghai-GM Buick Lacrosse with 京A·31029.
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A dusty Toyota Avalon sedan, seen on a cold but sunny winter’s day in December 2017 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The big Toyota was in a reasonable shape, with some paint damage and a few scratches here and there.
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A beautiful black Nissan Cima sedan, seen in Beijing, capital of China, in 2017. The big Nissan was parked near a crappy-stuff mall I visited a lot and it looked somewhat out of place amidst the many small and cheaper cars. Note the special 7-reflector units inside the headlights, seen on the top-left of the unit, a feature the Cima was famous for.
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An enormous Hummer H2 SUV, owned by Beijing SWAT, seen in Beijing in 2012. It has white police license place and SWAT livery. The H2 looked totally badass with a giant bull bar, side bars, and a light bar and a police light bar on the roof.
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Back in 2012 I paid a visit to a Chery dealer in Beijing. I visited lots of dealers in those days for various consultancy jobs I had. I didn’t always have enough time to take photos but that day I was really happy to see this pretty Chery Cowin 2 liftback sedan. It was painted in black with a gray interior, fitted with the factory standard five-spoke sporty alloys.
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A true piece of Chinese automotive history is what we have here. This is a very early Geely Haoqing JL6360E1, seen on a car market in Beijing in 2012. The good Geely was in a reasonable shape for its age , with the original dark green paint and sporty 10-spoke wheels.
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A white Great Wall Hover Limousine, seen on the road near Bedaihe in Hebei province, with a flagpole on the front fender. The big limo has yellow commercial-vehicle license plates from Liaoning province.
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