About China's Coolest Cars
Here’s a Fiat Palio, seen in Beijing on a hot summer day in 2018. The Forest Green hatchback was a little dirty but otherwise in fine shape, with the original wheel covers and fitted with rare white Beijing license plates.
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This is an Hoxid ID7, seen on a rainy day in the far south of Beijing, capital of China. The Hoxid ID7 is a three-wheeled low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) with four doors and four seats, a somewhat unusual configuration.
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Here’s an Aion Hyper HT, seen in China after a rainstorm. The Night Shadow Black SUV-coupe looked neat, with oversized headlights, aero wheels, and a lidar on the roof.
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Here’s a BMW 325i Touring, seen on a car market in east Beijing. It looked absolutely fantastic, painted in Titanium Silver Metallic and fitted with 10-spoke alloy wheels. The BMW E46 Touring is a very rare car in China. The owner made a few changes, including a red air intake in the bumper and red air vents in the hood.
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An Avatr 12 fastback sedan, parked alongside the road in central Beijing. The Cloud Purple machine looked mighty impressive, for its sheer size, tech, and gigantic 21-inch alloy wheels. Continue reading “Avatr 12: An Electric Super Sedan With 547 hp for $46K”
Here’s a Haval Raptor, seen on a hot summer’s day in Western Beijing. The compact SUV looked great in Moon Embrace White, with black trim and dark gray alloy wheels. The Raptor has a 238 hp 2.0 turbo under the hood, and it has four-wheel drive.
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Here’s a Hongqi H6, seen on a muddy parking lot in Beijing. The H6 is a sporty sedan with a low-slung design. Like many newer Hongqi models, it has a modern interpretation of the classic Hongqi hood ornament, running from the hood into the shiny grille. It is painted in Charming Night Black with a Graphite Black interior.
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Here’s a beautiful Honda Accord sedan, seen in Beijing in the autumn of 2018. The Accord looked perfect for its age, painted white with the original wheels, and featuring very special white Beijing license plates.
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Here’s an Onvo L90 SUV, seen at a parking lot in northern Beijing. The L90 had just been launched when I saw it, so it was brand new, with a temporary license plate number behind the front window.
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Here’s a Toyota Izoa EV, a super-rare electric car for the Chinese car market. I saw it in northwest Beijing in late summer. The Izoa EV, “EV” is part of its name, was a China-only electric hatchback.
