Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
A Volkswagen Santana 2000 in heavy rain in Beijing. Note the cool Xiali sedan in the background on the right. This vehicle belongs to the fire prevention and control (消防) department of the police, so it is a bit of…
Here we have a dark red Dodge Caliber, seen on the streets of east Beijing. The Caliber was dusty but otherwise in very good shape.
A very neat Mitsubishi Outlander police car in Beijing, capital of China. The first-generation Outlander was manufactured by Beijing-Jeep. This odd arrangement dates from the days of Daimler-Chrysler, which also held a stake in Mitsubishi. Chrysler had the long-running Beijing-Jeep…
A Lamborghini LP 560-4 with a LP 570-4 Superleggera front-bumper conversion body kit, seen in front of my favorite Pepper Lunch restaurant in Beijing, capital of China. The speedy Lamboo was painted in yellow and stood on matte gray wheels.
A Rolls-Royce Ghost with an embassy license plate in Beijing. In China, the first three numbers on an embassy plate indicate the country. In this case, 121 stands for the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Rolls-Royce likely belongs to Cambodian King…
A wondrous white Volkswagen Sharan V6 MPV, seen in the east of Beijing, capital of China. The good Sharan was in a perfect shape and completely original, down to the wheels.
A somewhat tired-looking MG7, seen in the eastern suburbs of the Chinese capital, Beijing. The good MG was painted in a very British shade of green and fitted with shiny silver alloys.
The Brabus G800 is a monster, and this particular example is a monstrosity. But it is still very cool. It is painted in yellow and black, with a dark gray grille. The headlights are especially interesting. They are partially covered…
A very sweet 996 Porsche 911 Targa, seen in central Beijing. Incredible A·YC911 license plates are from Zhejiang province. The good 911 is wrapped in a semi-shiny orange wrap. The original color seems white, see bumper.