Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Here’s a Nissan Paladin 20th Anniversary Edition, seen in southern Beijing earlier this year. The Pearl White SUV looked fantastic, fitted with cool stickers and sporty five-spoke alloy wheels. It is a special edition to celebrate China’s entry into the…
Here’s a cool Buick Sail SR-V, seen in Dongba District in Beijing in 2017. The little wagon looked a bit dusty but was otherwise in fine shape, largely original and fitted with rare white Beijing license plates. The Sail is…
Here’s a Jaguar XKR, seen at the Tuning Tribe dealer area in western Beijing in January 2016. It was cold and dusty, but the spectacular British sports car didn’t seem to care. The XKR looked fantastic in British Racing Green,…
Here’s a super cool R129 Mercedes -Benz 300 SL, seen at a car market in the far north of the Chinese capital, Beijing. The speedy Benz looked fantastic, finished in Blue-Black Metallic (Blauschwarz), paired with light grey plastic “Sacco” panels. It…
A super pretty Nissan Cefiro V6 sedan, seen at the Lido Hotel in northern Beijing in June 2015. It was part of a small fleet of four Cefiros, which was a fantastic sight. All four were in great shape and…
Here’s a beautiful E36 BMW 318i, seen in November 2019 at a second-hand car market in Beijing. The Bimmer was in perfect shape, finished in Montreal Blue and fitted with its factory alloy wheels. The E36 is extremely rare in…
A beautiful V8-powered Hongqi Qijian CA7460L2 stretched limousine, seen at a car market in western Beijing in December 2019. It was cold, but I got all sweaty when I saw this super rare Chinese-American machine. The shop’s owner was a…
This is a Hongqi CA7180A2EL1 stretched limousine, seen in the far north of Beijing in March 2012. The gentleman cleaning the car was the driver, waiting for his boss to come back from his business. Initially, he completely ignored me…
The Voyah Taishan is a typical Chinese luxury SUV: gigantic, high-tech, in-your-face, and loaded with bling. I saw this Gilded Purple example in southern Beijing in the spring of 2026. There’s much to tell: