About China's Coolest Cars
Here’s a Neta GT, seen early in the morning in south-central Beijing. The Neta GT is a rare Chinese electric sports car with a long hood and giant headlights. This is the RWD version, with 231 hp and a 190 km/h top speed.
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This is the Mazda EZ-6, seen in southern Beijing earlier this summer. The EZ-6 is a new liftback sedan based on Chinese technology. It is a good-looking car, it looks expensive, especially in this classy Flowing Gold color scheme with dark gray alloy wheels.
This is the Xpeng G7, a Chinese electric SUV. I met the G7 in western Beijing earlier this summer. It was brand new, with the dealer sticker still attached to the windscreen. The G7’s design is interesting, quite daring, and busy to the eye. But it somehow works.
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Here’s a BYD Qin Plus DM-i, seen in central Beijing earlier this summer. BYD is China’s best-selling car brand, and the Qin Plus DM-i is BYD’s best-selling car. It is part of BYD’s Dynasty Series. Let’s have a closer look.
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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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This is the Avatr 07 SUV, seen in the parking lot of a robotics company in west Beijing. The electric SUV looked impressive, with its sheer size and its wild headlights. It is painted in Gravel Black with a gray interior. Continue reading “Avatr 07: A Chinese Electric SUV With Daring Looks”
Here’s a cool Honda Odyssey. I met it in the parking lot of a bank in Beijing’s Fengtai District. The MPV is in perfect time-capsule shape, painted white with slightly darkened windows and a matching roof box, and fitted with the original wheels.
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Here’s a Hongqi HS3 SUV, as seen on the road in south Beijing. The HS3 is a popular gasoline-powered SUV. The traditional Hongqi hood ornament runs from the hood into the middle of the grille.
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Here’s a BYD Song L EV, a new fully-electric liftback SUV. I met the new Chinese EV on a hot summer day in Beijing near Tiananmen Square. ‘EV’ is part of the model name. The Song L EV has a maximum of 417 hp and a maximum range of 662 kilometers.
Here’s an incredibly cool Honda S2000 sports car, seen at an out-of-the-way parking lot in the far north of Beijing in September 2018. The S2000 was in fantastic shape, almost like new, with shiny paint and wheels. Continue reading “Honda S2000 Is A High-revving Japanse Sports Car In China”
