About China's Coolest Cars
The Chinese EV market is booming, with new brands launching every day. But not all survive, competition is fierce, prices are down, and consumers can choose between trillions of cars and brands. One brand that didn’t make it was SiTech. I met a white SiTech DEV1 in Beijing.
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This is the Hongqi HS7, a large Chinese SUV. The HS7 is an impressive car, with an enormous grille with a lot of shine. The typical Hongqi hood ornament runs over the hood and into the center slat of the grille. The car that I met was painted in Hongqi black, with dark windows and gray wheels.
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The Hongqi CA770 is China’s most iconic classic car. I met this beautiful unrestored example at a local car show in Beijing in 2010. The enormous Chinese state limousine was in perfect shape. Painted in black, of course, with all the chrome bits in place, two flag poles, and the original white wall tires and shiny wheel covers.
Here we got a cool FAW Weizhi V2, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in the summer of 2018. The fine V2 was bit dirty but otherwise in a fine shape, painted in blue with the original six-spoke wheels. License plate is from Henan province, a cool seven hours away by road.
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One you don’t see every day: a Besturn B90 sedan, seen parked on the pavement in Beijing in the summer of 2018. The good Besturn was in a good shape, fresh from a wash it seemed, painted in white with its big grille shiny in the sun.
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A Jumpal CX65 crossover wagon, seen in front of a Jumpal dealer in Tai’an in Shandong Province in the summer of 2018. The CX65 was brand new from the factory and looked quite nice in white with sporty gray-black wheels.
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Let’s get back to the story right away: I got a tip from a friend about two Hongqi state limousines gathering dust at a parking garage in north Beijing. Last time I discussed the first car, now it is time for the second. Sadly, it was in a worse shape than the first. Happily, I met the owner.
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A mighty Hongqi CA770 state limousine, seen in a parking garage in a northern suburb of Beijing in 2011. There were two CA770’s at the location. In this story car #1. The CA770 was covered with a thick layer of dust and dirt but otherwise in a savable condition.
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A mighty Hongqi CA770G state limousine, seen in a hutong in central Beijing back in February 2012. Sadly, the great Chinese limo was in a pretty bad shape, with rust and cracks all over. Still, in 2012 it was not beyond repair. Hongqi is a Chinese automotive brand owned by First Auto Works (FAW).
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A Hongqi CA7180A2E, seen in 2011 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Hongqi was in a great shape. Painted in black with slightly darkened windows and a gray license plate frame. These frames were a popular after-market accessory in the 2000’s.
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