Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
A beautiful BMW Z4 3.0si roadster, painted in white with a black top. She is looking speedy with lowered suspension, a black grille, a racy bumper, and big, wide wheels with gold alloys. So low it kisses the asphalt. The…
It is summer in Beijing, so we need a convertible to cruise through the traffic jams. Happily, here we have one: a very clean first-generation Chrysler Sebring, painted in gold with a beige top.
A rough ‘n rugged Toyota Land Cruiser J60, seen on a car market in Beijing. The old ‘Cruiser looked somewhat sad and was seemingly abandoned, covered with a thick layer of dust.
This little red beauty is not a Jeep. This instead is a Jinpeng X5, not to be confused with the BMW X5. The Jinpeng X5 is a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV), a very popular segment in China at the moment.
This has to be the best Toyota Crown Royal Saloon 3.0 Twin Cam 24 that I have ever seen, in China or elsewhere. The great Japanese sedan was in incredible shape inside and out, and completely original.
A Ford Tempo GL sedan, seen on a car market in the far south of Beijing. The old Ford seemed sadly abandoned, but was in reasonably good shape. A bit of work and a bit of love is all it…
A very clean W140 Mercedes-Benz S500, seen in the far west of the Chinese capital, Beijing. The big S was in great shape, smooth in paint, and completely original down to its wheels.
This is a Peugeot 207 CC, the successor of the Peugeot 206 CC we saw earlier on. It was based on the 207 CC hatchback, which was a daringly styled car, especially at the front with that odd lip and…
A Mazda 626 hatchback, seen on the road in the far north of Beijing. The good Maz’ was painted in purple and in reasonable shape, but it needed some love and care.