About China's Coolest Cars
About China's Coolest Cars
This is a Foton Fengjing i7 painted in White Jade, seen in northern Beijing in the summer of 2025. The Fengjing i7 is a new fully electric minivan with six seats, a 110 kW motor, and a $13.7K price tag.
I went to an Xpeng shop in China. The reason for my visit was the new Xpeng P7, one of the wildest mainstream Chinese cars ever. Happily, the shop had a Rhythm Yellow example on display right behind the door.
This is a Ford Taurus GL sedan, seen in central Beijing in the cold winter of 2013. The American sedan was in reasonable shape, painted in dark green and fitted with factory-original wheel covers. It also had very old black…
Here’s a Chery Fulwin 1.6 EFI, seen in a car dealer area in Beijing in 2018. The old Chery sedan was in perfect shape, painted in a light shade of gold and fitted with the original 5-spoke sporty wheels. The…
Here’s a Beijing BJ90 SUV, spotted in north Beijing earlier this year. The BJ90 has a big V8 under the hood, and at the time, it was one of China’s most powerful and most expensive cars. But it was not…
Here’s a Galaxy M9, seen at a Galaxy dealer in Beijing. The big PHEV SUV was brand new and still had the protective plastic wheel covers from the factory. The M9 is 5.2 meters long and packs serious power.
Here’s an Avatr 06, a pretty Chinese sports sedan. It has eye-catching headlights and a Huawei lidar on the roof. The White/Black car in the photos is the EREV version, with a combined range of 1250 kilometers.
Here’s a Yuanhang H8, seen near a Yuanhang shop in east Beijing. The H8 is a rare but powerful electric SUV. It has AWD with 670 hp and 745 Nm. The car in the photos is painted in Snow Top…
This is a Deepal S05, a Chinese electric crossover. I met the Deepal in a residential area in the far south of the Chinese capital, Beijing. It had been raining the whole afternoon, so the S05 looked a little muddy.