Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Here’s a Changhe Beidouxing X5E panel van, spotted in a car-repair area in the far north of Beijing, the capital of China. The Beidouxing 5E panel van is directly related to the Suzuki Wagon R+. It features a 55 kW…
Here’s a Lynk & Co 900 EM-P, seen parked on the roadside in Beijing, the capital of China. The 900 is a massive SUV with an advanced PHEV powertrain with 725 hp. The car in the photos is so new…
Here’s an ultra-rare Rolls-Royce Phantom Spirit Of Ecstasy Centenary, seen at a rather mundane parking lot in the east of the Chinese capital, Beijing. The enormous Rolls-Royce looked massively brilliant.
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.