About China's Coolest Cars
This interesting machine is a Haval M2, as seen early in the morning at a car market in Beijing. The M2 was in fine shape and painted in a color called Titanium White. The chrome was shiny as new and the alloys are original.
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This is a Karry Yousheng 2 minivan, seen at a parking lot in the west of the Chinese capital Beijing. The minivan was sexed-up to the max, with a body kit, wrapped in a shiny pink wrap, with darkened windows, a cargo box on the roof, and BBS-style alloy wheels.
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Here we have a Daihatsu Dario Terios, seen in Beijing with license plates that seemed as old as the car. The Dario Terios was in reasonable shape, painted dark blue and gray, and fitted with sidebars and original five-spoke wheels.
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A super pretty W220 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG, as seen on a car market in Beijing. The big Mercedes was in good shape, painted in Polar White, and fitted with the original AMG five-spoke alloy wheels.
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This is Voyah Free, an advanced Chinese SUV with an EREV powertrain. I met this great-looking example on a car market in east Beijing. It is painted in a classy color called Jade Green, with darkened headlights and a big old shiny grille.
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This is a BYD Seal, one of China’s best-known electric sedans in the world. And for some good reason. The BYD Seal is a highly advanced electric vehicle that sells for a surprisingly low price. I saw this ‘Aurora White‘ example on a rainy summer day in south Beijing.
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A Mercedes-Benz 220E sedan, seen on a car market in west Beijing in the great summer of 2023. The old E was painted in a beige shade, and it looked remarkably well for its age, with a smooth body, shiny chrome, no rust or large busts, and most of its original wheel covers.
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Here we have a Geely Icon, as seen parked on the road in the summer of 2023 in Beijing, China. The license plates are of Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital. The Geely Icon is a rather special car, an oddball, in the sense that it doesn’t look like any other Geely.
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This blue beauty is a Honda Fit Saloon, with black license plates, as seen in the far west of the Chinese capital Beijing. The Fit was in fine shape for its age. The paint was slightly fading, but I didn’t see any rust or busts, and it still had the original wheel covers.
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This is the Chery Explorer 06, as seen in the parking lot of a car market in Beijing. It had just been unveiled at the time, so I was surprised to see one out in the open that soon. It has an interesting design, with split headlights and an enormous black-gray grille with the CHERY name in capitals.
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