About China's Coolest Cars
A pretty Ferrari 458 Italia, seen on the parking lot of the Beijing United Family Hospital in 2016. The great Italian sportsmachine was painted in Ferrari red and covered with a thin layer of Beijing dust.
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A Dongfeng Xiaokang K07S minivan, seen on the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing by our good friend Lao Wei, thank you for the picture! The little Dongfeng has an interesting sticker on the window, saying B.P.R.D Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
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A cool Yema F12 SUV, seen in Beijing back in 2016. The Yema was in a fine shape, painted in black with the factory wheels. License plates are from Hebei Province. The Yema F12 was a wagon-like SUV manufactured from 2011 until 2014. This kind of ultra short production runs were very common at Yema.
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An Opel Zafira MPV, seen in Beijing in 2016. The good Opel was dusty and a little dirty but otherwise in a fine shape, painted in a boring gray with sporty five-spoke wheels. The Zafira was a compact MPV that was hugely popular in Europe.
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A beautiful Jaguar X-Type 3.0 sedan, seen in the far east of Beijing in 2016. The Jaguar was in a great shape and looked fantastic in dark red with dark gray five-spoke alloys. The Jag’ was parked next to a white FAW-Toyota Crown.
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A very nice Honda CR-V, seen parked on the pavement in my old compound in east Beijing. The good old Honda was in a very fine shape, painted in silver and fitted with an after-market bull and side bars. The 京H·G8585 license plate adds some extra cool.
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A third generation Ford Mustang 5.0 GT convertible, seen at a meeting of the ‘Mustang Club of China’ at FB Auto in 2016. The ‘Stang was in a great shape was clearly in very good hands, painted in white with a black convertible top and a red leather interior. The ultra cool body kit was standard.
Here we have a Denza EV, seen in Beijing in 2016. The good Denza was painted in a shiny shade of white with darkened windows. The signature grille was shiny too, whereas the wheels were of a darker gray. The Denza EV is rare in Beijing so I was very happy to see this one in my own street.
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A blue green Saturn S-Series SL sedan, seen inside a compound in Shunyi District in north Beijing in 2016. The good old Saturn was sadly in a pretty poor shape and was apparently abandoned a very long time ago. The paint was heavily damaged in places and the side mirror had almost broken off.
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A Chevrolet Traverse LT, seen on a car market in south Beijing. The gigantic American SUV was in a fine overall shape but a bit dirty and dusty and clearly in need of a little work and some love.
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