Xiaomi SU7 Ultra: 1548 HP In An Electric Chinese Family Sedan

Here’s a Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, one of the most consequential and influential Chinese cars of this decade. The SU7 banged on the stage in late 2025, featuring a tri-motor powertrain with 1548 hp.

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Xpeng X9 Performance Is A Speedy Chinese Electric MPV

This is the 2025 Xpeng X9 Performance, seen in Beijing. The giant machine looks more like a spaceship than a car, especially in this pretty Nebula White color, combined with darkened windows and gray aero wheels.

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Baojun Yep Plus Is A Cool Compact Chinese Electric SUV

This is the Baojun Yep Plus, seen in the late afternoon in Beijing. The Yep Plus looked great in Azure Blue with a white roof and tinted windows. The boxy SUV packs 102 hp, and it has a 402-kilometer range.

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IM L6: A Chinese Sports Sedan With 294 HP for $25.5K

This is an IM L6, a Chinese electric sports sedan with distinctive boomerang-shaped headlights. It has a lidar on the roof and a millimeter-wave radar under the license plate. I met the pretty sedan in the far south of the Chinese capotal Beijing.

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Wuling Mini EV 4-Door Version: 41 hp, 205-km range, yours for $6.450

Here’s a Wuling Mini EV 4-Door Version, parked next to a sports court in southern Beijing. The electric mini car was brand new and looked super cute & cool, painted in Sweet Coffee and fitted with “five-spoke” black and white wheel covers.

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Changhe Beidouxing X5E Panel Van Is A Reworked Suzuki

Here’s a Changhe Beidouxing X5E panel van, spotted in a car-repair area in the far north of Beijing, the capital of China. The Beidouxing 5E panel van is directly related to the Suzuki Wagon R+. It features a 55 kW electric motor and a range of 268 km. It looks great in white, and it had to, because white was the only color Changhe offered.

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Avatr 12: An Electric Super Sedan With 547 hp for $46K

An Avatr 12 fastback sedan, parked alongside the road in central Beijing. The Cloud Purple machine looked mighty impressive, for its sheer size, tech, and gigantic 21-inch alloy wheels. Continue reading “Avatr 12: An Electric Super Sedan With 547 hp for $46K”

BMW i3 e-Drive 35L Is A China-only Electric Sedan

This is a BMW i3 e-Drive 35 L, seen parked along the roadside in Beijing, capital of China. The BMW i3 is a China-only long-wheelbase fully-electric variant of the BMW 3-Series L. This BMW i3 sedan should not be confused with the BMW i3 hatchback.

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