About China's Coolest Cars
Here is a beautiful Audi 100 S4, seen in the Dongzhimen area of Beijing in February 2013. I lived in the area at the time and had seen the Audi speeding by several times, but it was always gone before I had my phone out. Finally, one day, I found it casually parked on a bike lane, completely unattended.
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Here’s a WEY Gaoshan 9 MPV, seen at a car market in Beijing on a sunny spring day. The gigantic MPV looked great, with its super shiny grille, dual-tone color scheme, and sheer size. The Gaoshan 9 is 5.41 meters long…
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Today’s cool car in China is this pretty Buick Sail SR-V, which I saw at a car market in east Beijing in September 2019. The SR-V looked great in red, and still had its original stickers and wheel covers.
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This is a Fangcheng Bao Tai 3, seen in southern Beijing in the early evening of a windy spring day. The Ore Green SUV looked fantastic with its wild, in-your-face design. Time for an up-close inspection.
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This spaceship is actually a Li i6 SUV, seen in southern Beijing earlier this month. It had been a windy day with a light sand storm, so most cars on the street were covered in a thick layer of dust. Otherwise, the i6 looked perfect in Pearl White.
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This is a Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL Pullman stretched limousine, based on the W140 S-Class. I saw this great-looking limousine at a car market in East Beijing in 2017. It stood alone in front of an abandoned shop – seemingly abandoned. Happily, it seemed in reasonable shape.
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Here’s a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Springfield Edition, seen at a local car market in northern Beijing in the winter of 2019. It was cold, freezing, with snow on the endless hood of the luxury British limousine.
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The Volvo S90 sedan is still in production – but only in China – and only with a long wheelbase. In May 2025, the S90 got an update, with a redesigned grille, headlights, and bumpers. Earlier this month, I went to a Volvo dealer in Beijing to check it out.
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Here’s a Tank 400 Hi4-T, seen in the far south of the Chinese capital, Beijing. The color is Nebula Gray; some 90% of all Tank 400 buyers go for this stealthy shade. It also has a large roof rack and a ladder.
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Here’s a Fiat Viaggio S, seen in the far east of the Chinese capital, Beijing, parked next to a Hyundai Elantra taxi. The sporty Italian sedan was in great shape, with its bright red paint shining in the summer sun.
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