About China's Coolest Cars
A Chevrolet Corsica LT sedan, as seen in the Chinese capital Beijing back in 2016. The good Chevy was in reasonable shape and still in use. It was dusty but otherwise all right, painted in a classy shade of wine red.
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This is a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 650-4 Roadster, as seen in the old Volkswagen Group China headquarters in the Sanlitun area in Beijing. The Murcielago LP 650-4 Roadster was a limited edition, with only 50 units produced from 2009 until 2010.
A Renault Scenic RX4, seen at a car market in east Beijing in 2014. The good RX4 was a bit dusty but otherwise in fine shape. The Renault Scenic RX4 was a 4×4 off-road version of the first-generation Scenic MPV.
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Here we have a Li L8, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing. The L8 is the second-largest Li SUV and it is an impressive machine. It looks luxurious, high-tech, and huge. Even so, it is pretty slippery with a drag coefficient of only 0.297 Cd. Li likes factual color names, not the poetic stuff that other car makers do. The L8 that I saw is painted in a color simply called ‘Gold’.
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A beautiful BMW 330 Ci, as seen on a car market in the west of the Chinese capital Beijing. The speedy Bimmer was a bit dusty but otherwise in great shape, painted in Titanium Silver and still rolling on the original alloy wheels.
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A sinister Nissan Cedric (Y33), as seen on a car repair market in east Beijing. The big Japanese sedan looked great, painted black with a body kit, darkened window, drift tires and wheels, and black license plates.
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A massive Norinco VP11 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, as seen on a police equipment show in Beijing in 2012. The huge machine was parked in a tiny booth in the exhibition hall, there was barely enough space to walk around it.
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Check out this Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI in central Beijing in 2014. The big SUV has a wild body kit and green headlight lenses. It also has darkened windows, side steps, and strangely wide wheels.
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Back in the spring of 2010, I went to the great Chinese megacity of Chongqing for work. When I had time off, I went out to check cars. Not far from the banks of the Yangtze River, I bumped into a flock of Chinese police cars. The vehicles were unattended, just how I liked it, so I had a good look around.
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This interesting machine is a Haval M2, as seen early in the morning at a car market in Beijing. The M2 was in fine shape and painted in a color called Titanium White. The chrome was shiny as new and the alloys are original.
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