About China's Coolest Cars
A very clean Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed, seen in the far south of the Chinese capital Beijing, in a day with a lot of stink in the air. But the beauty of the Alfa just made that all go away.
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A somewhat sad fifth generation Toyota Celica liftback, seen on a car market in south Beijing. The poor car was covered in a thick layer of dust and dirt but seemed otherwise perfectly salvageable.
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So hot it hurts; this BMW Z4 3.0 si coupe in a spicy kind of red, standing right under Beijing’s summer sun, almost exactly at noon.
This gray little fellow is a Hafei Saibao, a small sedan designed by none other than Pininfarina. Does it show..? I think it does. The overall design is certainly better than other Chinese sedans of that period, but some details seem odd, such as the lights and the far-too wide wheel arches.
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A fine white Citroen always makes my day, and this one even more. This is a relatively rare Citroen Fukang 2008, a sporty variant of the Citroen Fukang AXC, only offered in the year 2008.
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This big blue barge is the Roewe RX8, a large seven-seat SUV from China with lots of horsepower. It looks impressive, with a super sized grille and lot of bling.
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This massive machine is a G. Patton Super SUV, a Chinese American beast based on the Ford F450 Super Duty. It looks like a tank, with a massive grille, ultra wide fenders, matte black ‘kevlar’ paint, and giant off-road tires.
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This little red racer is the Arcfox Lite, a cool looking two-seat electric city car. It was launched on the Chinese car market last year, but they are a very rare sight on the road.
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This big black barge is a Volkswagen Santana Vista 1.8, the last of the Brazilian Volkswagens in China. The Santana Vista was the successor of the Santana 3000, which in turn was the successor of the Santana 2000.
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This is a very special car: a Yunbao YB6470, a China-made Y30 Nissan Cedric wagon. I found this beauty parked on a small road in south Beijing, looking perfectly fine for its age, and painted in a sweet kind of wine red.
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