Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
A flashy Suzuki Alto Happy Prince, seen in central Beijing in 2003. The good Suzuki was slightly modified with a new bonnet, red painted wheels, red mirrors, red light units, a new grille, fake shark fin antennas on the roof,…
I have always loved fuzzy factory decals on all sorts of vehicles in China. The best such decals can be found on electric scooters, especially on scooters made in until 2015 or so. Today, somewhat sadly, most Chinese scooter makers…
A red Volkswagen Polo sedan, seen parked at a charging station in Beijing in 2017. Well, Volkswagen still doesn’t make an electric Polo even today, so we can be sure our red car is in the wrong lot. Happily, it…
Welcome to Black License Plate Mania In Beijing Part 2 (Part 1 here), where we look at cars with black license plates in the Chinese capital. Also see this tag for more detailed reviews of other black-plated vehicles. On the…
An enormous Hummer H2 SUV, owned by Beijing SWAT, was seen in Beijing in 2012. It has a white police license plate and SWAT livery. The H2 looked totally badass with a giant bull bar, side bars, a light bar,…
A white Great Wall Hover Limousine, seen on the road near Bedaihe in Hebei province, with a flagpole on the front fender. The big limo has yellow commercial-vehicle license plates from Liaoning province.
Here we have a Geely Meirenbao sports car, seen in Beijing in 2015. It was totally original, bar for strips on the front bumper. It is rare to see these cars without lots of ugly modifications.
An ultra rare Beijing Jeep BJ2022JL prototype, seen in Shanghai in 2014 by Antoine Chalendard. The BJ2022JL was one of the many proposals for a successor to the BAW BJ212 army utility vehicle. The BJ2022JL was designed and developed by…
An advertisement for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, seen in a residential compound in Beijing in 2009, shows a brown example with sporty five-spoke alloys. It is always interesting to see carmakers advertise their most expensive offerings in such a way, even…