Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
An Opel Astra hatchback, seen in Beijing in 2016. The compact family car was in a fine shape, painted in a light shade of silver with a black grille and black trim. Sadly, the front right wheel cover was missing,…
A black Audi A6 sedan with white license plates, seen in Beijing in 2015. The big Audi was in a fine shape with darkened windows and the original allow wheels, which looked nice and shiny for their age. White license…
An E100 Toyota Corolla sedan with diplomatic license plates, seen on a small car repair market in north Beijing in 2015. The good Toyota was in a pretty bad shape and appeared to be abandoned.
Here we have a majestic Mercedes-Maybach S400 4Matic, seen in the far north of Beijing in early 2016. The big Benz’ was a bit dusty but seemed fairly new, painted in a sombre black with the almost-sporty gray multispoke wheels.
An early W124 Mercedes-Benz 280E with black license plates, seen at a small car repair area in north Beijing in 2016, not far from where I found a Volvo 960 sedan. The good Mercedes was in dire need of a…
A very cool Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 3.0L, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in 2016. The Pajero Sport was in great shape, painted in a dark shade of green, with gray bumpers and wheel arches, and with the original alloy…
A Saab 9000 CD in China, seen in central Beijing in 2016. The sweet Swedish sedan was in a reasonable shape, dirty and dusty, painted in black, with darkened windows and non-standard sporty alloy wheels.
A Jaguar S-Type 3.0 sedan, seen in the far far east of Beijing in the spring of 2016, on a slightly polluted bit otherwise fine day. The Jag’ looked fantastic, painted in a dark green shade and fitted with the…
A classy Land Rover Freelander V6, seen in the spring of 2016 in China. The rough Rover was in a great shape, painted in gold with black trim, and fitted with the original factory standard 3-double spoke alloy wheels.