Various Cool Cars In China Part 1

Car spotting is a busy business. Taking good photos takes time. And time, we never have enough. Sometimes, when on the road, we are happy to snap one or two pics of a cool car. To show you all these vehicles, we start a new series: Various Cool Cars In China (VCCIC). This is Part 1, with various cars seen in Beijing in the summer of 2016.

We begin with a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG with matching license plates. The G-Class was mightily popular in the late 2000s and 2010s. The big SUV was big on power, with a 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 571 hp and 760 Nm. IT had a 210 km/h top speed, and 0-100 took 5.4 seconds.

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Honda Civic With Black License Plates In China

Here’s a nice Honda Civic sedan with black Beijing license plates. I met it in the far east of Beijing in the hot summer of 2016. The good Honda was in fine shape, painted white with darkened windows and sporty six-spoke alloy wheels.

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Geely Galaxy E5: A Cheap Chinese Electric SUV

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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Saab 9-3 Cabriolet Is Special Swede In The Beijing Winter

This is a Saab 9-3 Cabriolet 2.0T Vector, seen in the winter of 2018 in the Sanlitun embassy district in the Chinese capital, Beijing. The Swedish convertible is painted in Espresso Black with a black top.

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Mercedes-Benz S 500L With Black License Plates In China

Here’s a brilliant Mercedes-Benz S 500L, seen at dusk on a cold day in the winter of 2016 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The big Merc was in perfect shape, painted in Arctic White and fitted with black Beijing license plates.

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The Lutom Chaowei Is A Fantastically Cool LSEV In China

Here’s a Lutom Chaowei, seen at a market in the great city of Taian in Shandong Province in 2018. The fantastically cool LSEV looked almost new, with a large blue Lutom logo on the grille, and fitted with an interesting luggage rack on the roof.

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