About China's Coolest Cars
A red Xiali TJ7100 sedan, seen near the Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing in 2009, parked next to a white Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL. The good old Xiali was a bit dirty and dusty but otherwise in a fine shape.
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A fiery red Heico Sportiv Volvo C30, seen on a local auto show in Beijing in 2010. It looked absolutely brilliant and there was another one nearby.
The show was in a small sports stadium. Just previously, there had been a travel exhibition at the same venue, and the backdrops were still there! The red C30 stood in front of Greece.
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A horse-drawn carriage in Beijing. Until about 2010 it was quite normal to see these in the capital in summer, bringing in fruit and vegetables from the nearby countryside and selling it straight from the cart. On warm these in the weekends you could see them on many a street corner.
And they came all they way to within the Second Ring Road! This picture was taken near Dongsi Shitiao in 2009. Sadly, today horse carts are no longer allowed inside the capital. Note the Changan-Ford Fiesta sedan in the background!
A very pretty Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL, seen near the Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China. The great Mercedes was in super shape and painted in white, a rather rare color for the S-Class in China.
A green Citroen Elysee VIP taxi, seen in the great city of Nanjing in Jiangsu province in China. The Elysee VIP was a long-wheelbase variant of the Citroen Elysee series, which was an updated Citroen Fukang, which was based on the Citroen ZX.
The Elysee VIP was made from 2005 until 2010 by Dongfeng-PSA. It was extended by 16 centimeters and powered by a 105 hp 1.6 liter four-cylinder petrol engine. The VIP version was a popular taxi due to the extra space in the back. When I visited Nanjing way back in 2012 these long Citroen limousines were all over the place!
This little wine red beauty is a Volkswagen Citi Golf. The great VW was in good shape. Sure is was dusty, but was is not in the capital? The Volkswagen badge up front was made of metal and thus a bit rusty.
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Here we have a red ‘n pretty Daewoo Racer STi, seen at a temple complex in Beijing in 2020. The good Daewoo was sadly in a pretty bad shape and seemed abandoned.
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Pink cars always look good. Proof: Check this pink Hyundai Coupe. Without pink, nobody would see it. Now we do. It is a wrap and the original color was white; note the areas around the door handle and mirror stalk.
The second generation Hyundai Coupe was made from 2002 until 2008, with facelifts in 2005 and 2007. Our pinkie is a pre-facelift example. The Coupe was sold in China from 2004 until 2007. It was available with a 140 hp 2.0 and with a 170 hp 2.7 V6.
They were quite popular and quite a few are still around today, most of them modified in one way or the other.
The China-made Ford S-Max was a slow seller and is therefore a rather rare sight on the road. But here we got one! A silver example that seemed somewhat abandoned, looking very dusty and with a deflated rear tire.
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This is the Infiniti Q50 S, a sporty variant of the Q50 sedan for the Chinese market. It comes with a racy body kit, giant 19-inch wheels, darkened windows, darkened head light visors, and winglets in the bumper.
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