Mercedes-Benz SLK 280 IS A Pretty Roadster In China

Here’s a Mercedes-Benz SLK, seen at the parking lot of a Mercedes dealer in Beijing in 2018. The roadster looked great, painted white with pretty multi-spoke alloy wheels.
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World

Here’s a Mercedes-Benz SLK, seen at the parking lot of a Mercedes dealer in Beijing in 2018. The roadster looked great, painted white with pretty multi-spoke alloy wheels.

Here’s an absolutely perfect Beijing Jeep Cherokee XJ 2.5E Super Space, seen in Beijing in 2015. It looked factory fresh, with super smooth paint and the original decals on the doors. The suspension is raised a little bit and the…

Here’s a Beijing BJ40e, seen in Beijing in the summer of 2024. The vehicle was brand new, just out of the factory, and yet without license plates. The Lava Red color works great on the SUV.

Here’s a Shuanghuan Laiwang MPV in Beijing in the summer of 2014. The vehicle was in reasonable shape. It had seen some life! Busts on the bumpers, faded paint, and it had steel wheels instead of the factory alloys. Still,…

Here’s a BYD Sealion 07 EV in the Chinese capital Beijing. It was brand new, and yet without license plates. The Sealiaon EV is an electric SUV-coupe launched in 2024. It looks great in black, with black-gray 20-inch wheels and…

This is a Buick Sail sedan, seen in Beijing in 2018. The Sail was in perfect shape, painted silver, and fitted with the original sporty wheel covers. It also has rare white license plates.

Here we have SouEast Freeca DN6440-III, seen in the far east of Beijing in 2016. The Freeca was one of my favorite late 1990’s cars in China. It just looked so cool, with a two-tone color body, big bumpers, and…

Here we have a beautiful Hyundai Galloper II Exceed V6 Wagon with black license plates. I met this great car at a small repair shop far outside the eastern section of the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing in the early…

This is a Fiat Palio Weekend, seen in the autumn of 2014 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The small Italian wagon was in great shape and painted in fiery red, which was a factory color. It had the original wheel…