Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
This is a cool Mercedes-Benz 230 E. I met it at a car repair market in south Beijing in 2024. The good old Benz looked great in dark blue. It had lowered suspension and was fitted with period AMG alloy…
Look at this! A beautiful Toyota Land Cruiser BJ70V in China, seen in the summer of 2018 at a car market in Beijing. Its fiery red color matches the Tesla billboard behind the vehicle. The Toyota was in super shape…
Here we have a super cool Nissan Petrol 4800 VTC SGL pickup truck, seen at the parking lot of a residential area in Beijing in 2018. The big Nissan ute looked brilliantly badass, painted in beige with red stickers and…
Welcome to Black License Plate Mania in Beijing Part 12 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11) where we look at cars with black license plates in…
This is a Haima 2, seen in the cold winter of 2018 in the far east of Beijing. The Haima was dusty but in good shape, painted in a striking shade of yellow, and fitted with utilitarian steel wheels.
A Kia Opirus with diplomatic license plates. I met it in the northeast of the Chinese capital Beijing in the autumn of 2014. The Opirus was painted black, like almost all of them were, and fitted with the original 10-spoke…
Here we have a Suzuki Wagon R, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in 2022. The good Suzuki has been modified to the max. It has lowered suspension, sporty wheels, a body kit, a new grille and hood, fog lights,…
This little red beauty is a Chery eQ, an early Chinese electric car. I met the eQ in the summer of 2024 in Beijing. It was still in use and looked like it was perfectly maintained. The color name is…
Here we have an Audi A7L 45 TFSI quattro. I saw it in south Beijing in the summer of 2024. The big Audi is painted in Arctic Black, with darkened windows and aero-style alloy wheels. The A7L is not related…