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”
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Honda Odyssey Is A Time Capsule With Black Plates In China
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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Hongqi HS3 Is A Popular Chinese Turbocharged SUV
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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BYD Song L EV Is A Sporty Chinese SUV
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.
Honda S2000 Is A High-revving Japanse Sports Car In China
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”
Qiyuan E07 SUV Is A Cool Chinese Transformer SUV Pickup Truck
Here’s a Qiyuan E07, seen earlier this summer in south Beijing. The Qiyuan E07 is an ultra-cool Chinese lifestyle SUV that transforms into a pickup truck. It has a mad design with a super-short hood and a long, stretched-out cabin. The front lights are hidden behind a darkened panel.
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Geely Englon TX4 Is A Chinese-British Taxi
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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Geely Meirenbao: The First Chinese Sports Car
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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Landwind X7 Was Not A Range Rover Evoque
Here’s a Landwind X7, seen alongside the road on a hot summer day in Beijing in 2018. The X7 was painted in Kunlun White, named after the Kunlun Mountains. It was in great shape, with darkened windows and the original multi-spoke alloy wheels.
Mercedes-Benz ML 320 SUV With Black License Plates
Here’s a Mercedes-Benz ML 320, seen in central Beijing in 2018. It is rare to see such a base-spec model in China; most are high-end or AMG. It was painted plain white, with black bumpers, and with black Beijing license plates.
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