About China's Coolest Cars
A Subaru Impreza WRX STi, seen at the Goldenport race track in Beijing in 2017. The speedy Japanese sedan was painted in Subaru-blue and fitted with the obligatory golden alloy wheels.
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A Mercedes-Benz SLK200 Kompressor, seen in Beijing in 2012. The sporty Merc’ was made sportier with a nice body kit including a front spoiler and side skirts. It had darkened windows and stood on five-spoke gray alloy wheels.
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A Volkswagen Sagitar sedan, seen on a car market in Beijing in 2013. The Sagitar was wrapped in an interesting matte black wrap with glitter bits inside.
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A Volvo 740 GL, seen in the Dongzhimen area in Beijing in 2013. The Swedish sedan was in a reasonable shape but in dire need of some love, maintenance, and a proper cleanup.
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A fourth generation Dodge Caravan minivan, seen in Beijing in 2018. The Caravan was in a great shape for its years, painted in black with darkened windows and with the original factory wheels. This Caravan was manufactured in China by SouEast under a deal with Chrysler.
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A pretty BAW Zhanqi BJ2033CHB1 utility vehicle, seen in Beijing in 2017. The good Zhangqi was painted in wine-red, which looked very nice, and in a fine overall shape. The wheels were factory standard, the bull bar and side bar were factory options.
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A Hyundai Equus sedan, seen at a car-inspection facility in Beijing in 2017. The Hyundai was a bit dusty but otherwise in a good shape, painted in black with a lot of chrome and darkened windows.
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A Fiat Siena sedan, seen in Beijing on a heavy snowy day in February 2015. The fine Fiat was partially covered in show but otherwise in a remarkable good condition, painted in a light beige brown color and fitted with the factory original gray wheel covers.
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A Toyota Camry is the definition of beige; unobtrusive, boring, and ordinary. Still, this Camry XV10 made my kind of greedy. I met it in Beijing in 2015, and the whole car appeared to be in a super shape. I’ve always loved the aerodynamically shaped mirrors, useless but somehow very cool.
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