About China's Coolest Cars
A stealthy Bentley Continental GT, seen in Beijing in 2012. The big ‘Ben was wrapped in a matte black wrap, and further dressed up with darkened windows and multi-spoke matte gray alloys.
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A perfect Porsche Boxster, seen in Beijing in 2018. The Porsche was in a superb shape, looking nearly new. The first generation Porsche Boxster is a real rarity in China, as it wasn’t officially sold here.
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An early Chery Tiggo SUV, seen in Beijing in 2014. The Tiggo was still in use but looked a little old and tired, with lots of dust and busts. It also has a very old license plate.
The Chery Tiggo was an extremely important car for Chery. It put the brand on the map and it was exported to dozens of countries around the world, under various names.
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A blue JMC Yuhu 7 pickup truck, seen in east Beijing in 2019. The Yuhu 7 is an impressive pickup with JMC’s signature ‘stormtrooper’ front, a design JMC uses on many of their pickups and vans. This particular example is painted in a nice shade of dark blue and fitted with gray alloys. Note the truck behind the Yuhu 7, that’s a JMC too!
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This is the Nissan Lannia, a compact sedan that is only sold in China. It is a car aimed at a young audience, and therefore it comes with a daring and rather different design. Pretty or not pretty, it is certainly special.
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A super sweet Hafei Baili HFJ7090, seen in Fangzhuang District in Beijing in 2012. The good Baili was in a reasonable shape but in dire need of some love and maintenance. It was painted in an 80’s style shade of beige with gray bumpers and with steel wheels.
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A black Hongqi CA7202E3 Century Star taxi, seen in central Beijing back in 2012. Hongqi taxi’s have always been very rare in the capital, most were used to ferry passengers back and forth to the airport. Continue reading “Hongqi CA7202E3 Century Star Is A Luxurious Taxi In China”
A bright red Ford Capri sporty car, seen seemingly abandoned in the underground parking lot of the Ikea on the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing. At the time, parking at Ikea was free, no matter how long you parked there, so a lot cars were parked there ‘long term’, or dumped. The poor Capri was dusty and looked like it hadn’t moved for ages.
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It doesn’t happen everyday; meeting two old Skoda station wagons in Beijing, at the same time, standing together, at a stone throw from Volkswagen’s China headquarters in the Sanlitun area in Beijing.
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A gray black Ford SVT Raptor in China, seen on a bridge in the sun in the Sanlitun embassy area in Beijing. The Raptor looked mighty as always, and the owned had glued an extra Raptor badge on the bonnet.