About China's Coolest Cars
Here’s a Zeekr 001 FR, seen at the parking lot of a Zeekr shop in northern Beijing. The speedy FR had a damaged front lip. Zeekr calls the stealthy gray color “Lava Gray”. The 001 FR has 1265 hp and a 280 km/h top speed.
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This is a Ford Taurus GL sedan, seen in central Beijing in the cold winter of 2013. The American sedan was in reasonable shape, painted in dark green and fitted with factory-original wheel covers. It also had very old black Beijing license plates.
Here’s a Toyota Izoa EV, a super-rare electric car for the Chinese car market. I saw it in northwest Beijing in late summer. The Izoa EV, “EV” is part of its name, was a China-only electric hatchback.
I went to a Xiaomi shop in Beijing on a surprisingly hot summer afternoon. My primary target was the new Xiaomi YU7 SUV, one of the biggest hits in China this year. Immediately upon entry, I found this pretty YU7 painted in Titanium Gray with a Coral Orange Interior. Well, that was a good start, but it would only get better.
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Here’s a Lynk & Co 07 EM-P fastback sedan, seen on a hot summer’s day in the Chinese capital, Beijing. The stealthy color is called Fluent Gray, and it has the original factor-standard alloys. The owner applied an aftermarket window-tint film to make the side windows extra dark. Continue reading “Lynk & Co 07 EM-P: A Chinese PHEV With 300 kW”
Here’s a Deepal G318, seen on a very hot summer’s day in Beijing. The G318 is a large off-road-style SUV with an EREV powertrain. The car in the photos is painted in Canyon Black and fitted with the standard five-spoke alloy wheels.
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Here’s a Chery Fulwin 1.6 EFI, seen in a car dealer area in Beijing in 2018. The old Chery sedan was in perfect shape, painted in a light shade of gold and fitted with the original 5-spoke sporty wheels. The Chery Fulwin is based on the Seat Toledo Mk 1.
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I went to a HIMA dealer in China. HIMA is a car-making subsidiary of China’s tech company Huawei. I saw many great cars, from a 215 kW electric sedan to a 392 kW range-extender SUV. All the cars are loaded with tech and luxury.
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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This is a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, seen in a residential area in southern Beijing. The large SUV looked striking in Platinum White, with the extra-dark windows providing a sharp contrast.
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