Berichten in August 2012
Sanhe Classic Car Museum: Hongqi CA 72 State Limousine
Published on August 24, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a very rare and extremely beautiful Hongqi CA 72 state limousine, seen in the secret garage of the Sanhe Classic Car Museum in the great city of Chengdu. The CA 72 was made from 1959 until 1965 when it was replaced by the much better known Hongqi CA770. In 6 years only 198 vehicles were made, making this one of the rarest Hongqi’s of all. Hongqi (Red Flag) also made four parade cars based on the CA 72, bringing the total production number to 202.
BMW 3 Coupe is baby blue in China
Published on August 24, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A baby blue BMW 3-series Coupe seen in front of a Mini dealer in downtown Beijing. The blue is wrapped and does the gray Beijing sky a fine favor. The 3-Coupe is imported into China unlike the BMW 3Li sedan that is made in China by the BMW-Brilliance joint venture. Price for the Coupe starts at 428.000 yuan and ends at almost 1 million for the maniac M3.
Infiniti FX45 is matte-black in China
Published on August 24, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A very coolio Infiniti FX45, seen on a parking lot near a McDonalds that sits on the first floor of a shopping mall in Beijing. The mighty V8 powered FX45 loox very good wrapped in matte-black, the wrap goes all da way until the bumpers and the mirrors. This i like. I don’t like the rather boring standard alloys. Should be either shiny or black too!
Nissan GT-R blocks bicycle lane in Beijing
Published on August 23, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A basterd Nissan GT-R blocking the bicycle lane in my very own street in Beijing. Bu hao! The GT-R has no license plates which means it isn’t legally insured. Idea… The GT-R was parked only one hundred meters away from the location where I earlier found a BMW blocking my bicycle way.
Beijing-Hyundai Elantra Langdong hits the China auto market
Published on August 23, 2012 by Joey Wang
The new Hyundai Elantra Landong has been launched on the China auto market, price starts at 105.800 yuan and ends at 149.800 yuan. The new Elantra is called ‘Elantra Landong’ in China to differ this new car with two older Elantra’s that are still in production in China. All Elantra’s are made by the Beijing-Hyundai joint venture. The Elantra Landong debuted at the Beijing Auto Show in April.
FAW-Besturn B90 launched on the China auto market
Published on August 23, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The FAW-Besturn B90 as been launched on the China auto market. Price starts at 105.800 yuan and ends at 149.800 yuan. The Besturn B90 debuted in April on the Beijing Auto Show and is the biggest Besturn-branded car so far. Read more »
Spy Shots: new Volkswagen Santana shows its Ass in China
Published on August 23, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Bingo. Here we have the first spy shot of the ass of the new Volkswagen Santana for the Chinese car market. The new Santana will debut on the Guangzhou Auto Show in November and will be launched early next year. The ancient old Santana, in production since 1984, will however still not die, Volkswagen has confirmed it will continue! The new Santana will therefore likely be called ‘New Santana’, the Germans are very creative with names, just like they were with the ‘New Bora’ earlier on.
Spy Shots: Kia K7 will be made in China
Published on August 23, 2012 by W.E. Ning
Spy shots from the Kia K7 testing in China. The Kia K7 will be launched on the Chinese auto market next year. It will be made in China by the Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia joint venture. The Kia K7 replaces the Cadenza which is currently imported into China. . The China-made K7 will be powered by a 201hp 2.4 four-cylinder or a 270hp 3.0 V6. Price will start around 200.000 yuan.
Spy Shots: BMW 520Li and 525Li get a 2.0 Turbo in China
Published on August 23, 2012 by W.E. Ning
BMW will bring 2.0 turbo power to the made-in-China 520Li and 525Li, the latter being an all new model. The 520 gets 204hp, the 525 gets 242hp. The new 520Li will replace the current 520Li that is powered by a 177hp six-in-line engine. The 525Li however is an additional model that will be positioned above the current 523Li that is powered by a 204hp six-in-line. Read more »
Spy Shots: Volvo V40 T5 testing in China
Published on August 23, 2012 by W.E. Ning
New spy shots from the Volvo V5 T5 testing in China, it will arrive on the China auto market early next year as an import. Power will come from a 2.0 turbocharged 4-cylinder that poops out 240hp and 320nm. Geely is bringing in new Volvo’s fast, the V60 T5 was launched last month. Volvo still makes the S40 and S80L in China at the Chang’an-Volvo joint venture, a left-over from the days Volvo was owned by Ford. Via: Autohome.
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