About China's Coolest Cars
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.
Continue reading “Wuling Mini EV 4-Door Version: 41 hp, 205-km range, yours for $6.450”
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.
Continue reading “Changhe Beidouxing X5E Panel Van Is A Reworked Suzuki”
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”
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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This is the ORA Good Cat, seen on a warm spring day in Beijing, the capital of China. The Good Cat looked brand new, painted in Pink Coral/Black, with five-spoke alloy wheels, and darkened windows.
Continue reading “ORA Good Cat: A Cool EV With143 HP And A 401 KM Range”
This is a Foton Fengjing i7 painted in White Jade, seen in northern Beijing in the summer of 2025. The Fengjing i7 is a new fully electric minivan with six seats, a 110 kW motor, and a $13.7K price tag.
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Here’s an Onvo L90 SUV, seen at a parking lot in northern Beijing. The L90 had just been launched when I saw it, so it was brand new, with a temporary license plate number behind the front window.
Continue reading “Onvo L90: Battery-Swap SUV With A 575 KM Range And 599 HP”
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.
Continue reading “Zeekr 001 FR: 1265 HP, 0-100 in 2.02 Seconds”
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.
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.
Continue reading “Zeekr 007 GT Is A Sporty Chinese Electric Wagon With 422 HP”
