About China's Coolest Cars
Here’s a Toyota bZ3X, a pure electric mid-size SUV for the Chinese EV market. I met the bZ3X near a Toyota dealer in north Beijing, painted in Pure Snow White with five-spoke aero-blade wheels.
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Here’s a Xiaomi SU7 15th Anniversary Limited Series, seen at a car market in east Beijing earlier this summer. The Xiaomi SU7 15th Anniversary Limited Series is a special edition of the SU7 sedan to celebrate the 15th birthday of Xiaomi Corporation, the parent company of Xiaomi Auto.
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This is a Nissan N7, a China-only electric sedan based on Chinese technology. The Nissan N7 has 218 hp on the front wheels and a CLTC range of 510 kilometers. It costs $19.6K.
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Here’s an Avatr 06, a pretty Chinese sports sedan. It has eye-catching headlights and a Huawei lidar on the roof. The White/Black car in the photos is the EREV version, with a combined range of 1250 kilometers.
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Here’s a Yuanhang H8, seen near a Yuanhang shop in east Beijing. The H8 is a rare but powerful electric SUV. It has AWD with 670 hp and 745 Nm. The car in the photos is painted in Snow Top White and fitted with dark gray 20-spoke alloy wheels.
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This is a Wuling Air EV, seen in a residential area in south Beijing. The bizarre machine looked like it had time-traveled from a faraway future. The Air EV is a 30 kW rear-wheel drive car with a 300-km range.
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This is a Deepal S05, a Chinese electric crossover. I met the Deepal in a residential area in the far south of the Chinese capital, Beijing. It had been raining the whole afternoon, so the S05 looked a little muddy.
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This is a Zeekr MIX, a crazily cool Chinese electric MPV with a daring design and an innovative interior. It is an RWD car with 422 hp. The MIX in the photos is painted in Emerald Blue/Black and fitted with the standard alloy wheels.
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Here’s an SRM E3L, a brilliantly utilitarian, fully electric ‘Cybervan’, seen at a car market in southern Beijing. The E3L was brand new, painted in Feather White, and fitted with ultra-cool steel wheels.
Here’s a Neta GT, seen early in the morning in south-central Beijing. The Neta GT is a rare Chinese electric sports car with a long hood and giant headlights. This is the RWD version, with 231 hp and a 190 km/h top speed.
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