About China's Coolest Cars
A pretty Volkswagen New Beetle, seen in east Beijing in 2014. The jumpy Beetle was wrapped in a matte pink wrap, and further dressed up with a black Volkswagen badge, a black roof, dark-gray wheels, tinted windows, black mirrors, and cartoon-wrap side skirts.
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A very different Volkswagen New Beetle. It is wrapped in a classy orange-yellow-brown leopard wrap. The wrap extends all over the car, including mirrors, bumpers, and the door handles. Continue reading “Volkswagen New Beetle Is A Leopard In China”
A very pink Volkswagen New Beetle, seen in central Beijing on a cold winter’s day. The good Beetle is painted in a very neutral shade of pink. It isn’t shiny, and neither is it matte.
This gray monster is a real Volkswagen New Beetle RSi, one of only 250 examples made, and the only one in China. I found it in October 2016 on a car-repair market in Dongba, in the far east of Beijing. The great Beetle was dirty and dusty, and apparently abandoned.
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