About China's Coolest Cars
A BYD D1, seen in Beijing in the summer of 2023, parked alongside the road and fitted with the Beijing city’s green NEV license plates. The BYD D1 is quite a special car. It is a purpose-built model for ride-hailing services, developed by BYD in cooperation with Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi.
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A very dusty Chevrolet Celebrity MPFI V6 sedan, seen in the Tongzhou District in east Beijing. The celebrated Celebrity was sadly in a sorry shape and abandoned. It was dirty and full of bruises and dents, and the roof was under a heavy rust attack. Most parts however seemed original, except for the odd logo on the grille.
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A dark black Toyota Prius (XW20), seen in the beautiful summer of 2024 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The good Prius was in fine shape, painted in metallic black, and fitted with the original six-spoke alloy wheels.
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A beautiful Geely Meirenbao sporty car in central Beijing in the late summer of 2012. At the time, the Meirenbao was still a common sight in the Chinese capital. It was painted bright red and fitted with big ‘and shiny after-market alloy wheels.
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In 2014, I visited two second-hand supercar shops along Wuzhong Road in Shanghai. This road is home to many car-related businesses, and one of the shops I visited is still around today. The shops sold all sorts of very expensive supercars.
The first car that I saw was an open-top Lamborghini. It looked like a Murcielago SV from the outside, but there was a problem: Lamborghini only made the SV coupe, they never made an SV Roadster.
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A pretty Nissan 350Z sports car, as seen in the Sanlitun embassy district in east Beijing in 2013. The good Nissan was in great shape, painted in a fiery red color which Nissan called Redline.
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This is a BYD Seal, one of China’s best-known electric sedans in the world. And for some good reason. The BYD Seal is a highly advanced electric vehicle that sells for a surprisingly low price. I saw this ‘Aurora White‘ example on a rainy summer day in south Beijing.
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This is the Chery Explorer 06, as seen in the parking lot of a car market in Beijing. It had just been unveiled at the time, so I was surprised to see one out in the open that soon. It has an interesting design, with split headlights and an enormous black-gray grille with the CHERY name in capitals.
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This is a Fiat Ottimo, seen on a hot summer morning in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Ottimo was in good shape, painted in a classy color called Sapphire Blue, and fitted with the original multispoke alloy wheels.
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This is a Fiat Viaggio, as seen on a rainy morning in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Viaggio was in perfect shape, painted in a classy color called Coral Red, and fitted with the original multispoke wheels.
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