Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
A very striking Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI, seen by reader Ulrich in Shanghai in 2016. The great Golf is a work of art. It is painted in a very shiny pink with contrasting bumpers, mirrors, door handles, and other trim.…
Another badass Nissan Patrol for the collection. I saw this one in 2016 in Beijing, it was a bit dusty but a clean Patrol is not really a good Patrol. These cars need to be dirty and full with mud!…
Trans is a hot topic these days, with talks about weightlifting and whatnot more. But among China’s toy makers, trans is okay. Just check out this pretty toy set, a Transformers clone called Super · Trans. The set included five…
A pretty Tianma Fengchi KZ6490E SUV, seen in the great city of Jinan in Shandong Province in 2017. The Fengchi was in reasonable shape, getting a bit old, needing some love. But happily it was largely original, with the factory…
A wild Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, seen in Guangzhou in China’s Guangdong Province. The sporty German convertible was fitted with an after-market body kit that looks both cheap and cool. The new body parts make the Porsche look so…
A Toyota Camry sedan, seen in the far east of Beijing a couple of years ago. The good Camry was sadly in a pretty sad shape, with fading black paint and lots of cracks and dirt. Even the license plate…
A pretty Renault Scenic, seen in Beijing in spring 2016. The cool French MPV was in une bonne forme for its age, painted in a light green shade of green and fitted with the sporty factory 5-spoke wheels.
A black Volkswagen Magotan sedan, seen near Volkswagen’s former China headquarters in Sanlitun District in Beijing. The Magotan is a China-only sedan produced over several generations since 2007. The Magotan in the photo is a first-generation car, which was based…
A Honda Odyssey, seen in Beijing in 2016, with Liaoning Province license plates. The Honda MPV was in great shape, painted in a classy dark green, with the original wheel covers still on the car.