About China's Coolest Cars
Here we have a pretty Geely Merrie Uliou MR7130X1, seen in Beijing in 2012. The little sedan was in a fine general shape but was missing a part of its grille. The sporty alloys are original. The Geely Merrie Uliou was based on the Geely Merrie hatchback, which was based on the Tianjin Xiali, which in turn was based on the Daihatsu Charade.
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A perfect Porsche Boxster, seen in Beijing in 2018. The Porsche was in a superb shape, looking nearly new. The first generation Porsche Boxster is a real rarity in China, as it wasn’t officially sold here.
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An early Chery Tiggo SUV, seen in Beijing in 2014. The Tiggo was still in use but looked a little old and tired, with lots of dust and busts. It also has a very old license plate.
The Chery Tiggo was an extremely important car for Chery. It put the brand on the map and it was exported to dozens of countries around the world, under various names.
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This is the Nissan Lannia, a compact sedan that is only sold in China. It is a car aimed at a young audience, and therefore it comes with a daring and rather different design. Pretty or not pretty, it is certainly special.
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A bright red Ford Capri sporty car, seen seemingly abandoned in the underground parking lot of the Ikea on the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing. At the time, parking at Ikea was free, no matter how long you parked there, so a lot of cars were parked there ‘long term’, or dumped. The poor Capri was dusty and looked like it hadn’t moved for ages.
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It doesn’t happen everyday; meeting two old Skoda station wagons in Beijing, at the same time, standing together, at a stone throw from Volkswagen’s China headquarters in the Sanlitun area in Beijing.
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A Brilliance BS4 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2013. The BS4 was painted in a bright orange with a black roof. Orange was not a factory color but this particular shade is being used by various traffic-related government services in China, so perhaps it is an ex-government car. License plate is from Hebei province.
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An Englon TX4 taxi, seen on a cold day in the winter of 2012 in Beijing, in front of a large shopping mall near the center of town. The Englon TX4 was based on the London Taxi International (LTI) TX4.
A very rare Peugeot 504 pickup truck, seen in south Beijing in 2012. The truck was unfortunately in a very sad state, covered with dust and dirt, tires deflated, and with all kinds of missing parts and other damage.
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A wondrous white BMW M3 with an ultra cool 京Y·YM399 license plate, matching the car’s type. The speedy Bimmer is further dressed up with darkened windows, black window frames, and a set of big black wheels. A very nice package indeed.
The E92 BMW M3 coupe was very popular in China; I must have seen hundreds. Power came from a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated B8 engine with 414 hp and 400 Nm, good for a 0-100 in 4.6 seconds. The price for the base model, there were lots of specials as well, started around 1.22 million yuan.
