About China's Coolest Cars
Here’s a Geely Merrie hatchback, seen in Beijing in 2016. It was in fantastic shape for its age, with the insurance stickers on the windshield going back to 2003! The Merrie is completely original, down to the wheels and even the mud flaps. A real time capsule on the road.
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This is a Geely Boyue REV SUV-coupe. I saw it earlier this year at a Geely dealer in the far southwest of Beijing. The Boyue REV has a range-extender electric powertrain, good for a maximum range of 1525 kilometers.
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Here’s a Jiyue 01, seen in southern Beijing. The Jiyue 01 is a full-electric SUV with 544 hp. It looked racy, with a low front spoiler, huge wheels, and darkened lights and windows. The 01 is a rare car, as the Jiyue brand existed only for a few years.
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Here’s a Zeekr 007 GT, seen in central Beijing. The 007 GT is one of many new Chinese electric station wagons. It packs 422 hp on the rear wheels, and it has a 650-kilometer range.
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Here’s a Galaxy M9, seen at a Galaxy dealer in Beijing. The big PHEV SUV was brand new and still had the protective plastic wheel covers from the factory. The M9 is 5.2 meters long and packs serious power.
Here’s a Geely Emgrand RS 1 Million Edition, seen in the south of Beijing earlier this summer. The car in the photos is painted in Ice Crystal White, with darkened headlights and windows, and “1 Million” badges on the front fenders.
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This is the Geely Panda Mini Karting, a special edition of the Geely Panda Mini. I met this Flying Pink example at a Galaxy dealer in north Beijing, parked next to a Geely Panda Mini Knight.
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Here’s a Geely Englon TX4. I met it at a car market in south Beijing in 2016. The TX4 looked like a charm, painted in blue with a shiny grille and the taxi sign above the windshield.
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This is the Geely Meirenbao, China’s first sports car. I met this brilliant red example in the summer of 2023 near Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei Province. The Meirenbao was in good shape, a bit dusty and busted, but otherwise okay, and fitted with the original six-spoke alloy wheels.
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This is a Geely Galaxy E5, seen in south Beijing in 2024. It is painted in a pretty gray color called Streamer Silver. It has slender, darkened headlights, sporty aero wheels, and darkened windows. The charging port is on the right front fender.
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