The Buick Sail Was A German-American-Chinese Compact Sedan

A Buick Sail sedan, seen close to the Goldenport circuit in Beijing. The savvy Sail was in a reasonable shape, dusty and dirty but otherwise all right.
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World

A Buick Sail sedan, seen close to the Goldenport circuit in Beijing. The savvy Sail was in a reasonable shape, dusty and dirty but otherwise all right.

The Dongfeng Fengshen A9 is one of those large Chinese sedans that nobody has ever heard of, even in China, and that nobody buys. Too bad, because the Fengshen A9 is an interesting car.

A big fat pig in the back of a tricycle pickup truck, seen on a highway in the Beijing suburbs by our good friend Lao Wei, thank you for the pictures! The pig appear appears to be in good shape…

A very beautiful Jaguar S-Type 3.0, seen at the Goldenport racetrack in Beijing. The circuit is right on the left, behind the fence. The good Jag’ was painted in dark blue, standing on sporty multispoke wheels.

The Kunlun Hotel in Beijing is a good place to check out some proper metal. I went there on a sunny spring day and found a great deal of wheels, starting with this Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe.

This pretty white sled is the new Hongqi H5, a mid-size sedan for China’s iconic Hongqi brand. It looks more daring than any other Hongqi, and it has one of the largest grilles we have ever seen on any automobile.

This is the Renault Laguna Coupe. It is not an unpretty car. It is just… different. It is also French.

An incredible clean E39 BMW 530i, painted in a classic shade of white and fitted with sporty M-style alloys.

A pretty white Chevrolet Blazer SUV, seen on the street in Beijing. The good Blazer looked all right, clearly in need of some love and a good cleaning, but overall in fine shape.