BMW M5 listed & priced in China
Published on February 12, 2012 by W.E. Ning
The BMW M5 has been listed & priced on the China car market. The 560hp and 680nm strong sportsmachine is imported and expensive, 1.88 million yuan or 286.000 USD. The M-models are becoming more popular every year in China, especially the M3 is doing well. The last-gen V10 was the first M5 BMW sold on the Chinese market. The standard BMW 5Li is made in China by the Brilliance-BMW joint venture. Via: Chetx.
A very pink Hello Kitty Volkswagen Passat from China
Published on February 12, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Pink cars are good and pink cars from China are even better, so today we proudly present a very pink Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat Hello Kitty edition. The once boring car was painted pink, no wrap here, and sexed up further with a load of extra chrome, most notable around the wheel arches and on the door handles. All very nice indeed, but the interior is even better:
The mad Buick Regal matte orange Taxi from China
Published on February 12, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have another interesting Buick Regal-project from a mad man from the great city of Qingdao in Shandong Province. It loox like a taxi but it is not, the taxi sign is just for fun. It loox like a Buick Regal GS but it is not, it is in fact just a standard 2.0. How did this all happen? See below:
Spotted in China: the Hongqi CA770G
Published on February 12, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have an extremely rare car from China, this is the 1985 Hongqi CA770G, based on the iconic Hongqi CA770 which was based in the Chrysler Imperial C69/C70. The original CA770 was made from 1966 to 1981, only 847 were made. This Hongqi CA770G however is even more rare, only 25 (!) were made from 1985 until 1988. Instead of a Chrysler engine it had a Ford 5.7 liter V8, good for 154kw and 382nm.
Only for China: the 12 meter long Brabus 60S limousine
Published on February 12, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Meet madness! This is the 12 meter long Brabus 60S limousine, based on the Mercedes S-class and powered by a Brabus-tuned 5.5 liter V12 that poops out 517hp and 830nm. The Brabus 60S has a wheelbase of over 7 meters and all luxury a entrepreneur can wish for…
The mighty Koenigsegg Agera arrives in China
Published on February 12, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
The brilliant Koenigsegg Agera has arrived at FFF Automobile in Beijing, FFF is a supercar-broker that also sells Pagani’s and hyper-SUV’s imported from the USA. This Agera is the very first in China and will go around the auto show circuit before it will be sold, likely for at least 25 million yuan or 3.7 million USD.
Spotted in China: Jinan-Fumin ‘Elderly Vehicle’
Published on February 11, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Time now for a very strange vehicle from China. This is the Jinan-Fumin ‘Elderly Vehicle’ Elderly as in old people, who can drive this sorta small cars in China without a driving license. This particular example was covered under a thick layer of dust which could mean the elderly in question moved to the big islands in the sky, or to Hainan.
Spotted in China: a very Pink Suzuki Alto Happy Prince
Published on February 11, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a Suzuki Alto Happy Prince in pink. The Alto Happy Prince was a sporty version of the Suzuki Alto, made in China by the Chang’an-Suzuki joint venture. The Happy Prince had to appeal to young ‘n cool men, offering it in pink was so very much beside the point. Still, that was exactly what Suzuki did… Fortunately not many pinkies were sold, most of ‘m went in cool blue. See for more on this interesting car my earlier post on the Happy Prince.
Spotted in China: Yunque-Subaru GHK7071A Sports-4
Published on February 11, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Yez it was my lucky day, here we have yet another special Chinese car. This is the Yunque-Subaru GHK7071A Sports-4. Yungque-Subaru was a joint venture between the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation and Subaru Motors. They made the second generation Subaru Rex for the Chinese market from 1998 until 2003. It was sold as the Yungque-Subaru GHK7071A, the Sports-4 was a sporty edition that debuted in 2000.
Spotted in China: Nanjing NJ6400 Encore
Published on February 11, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Another fine catch today in Beijing. This is the Nanjing NJ6400 Encore. The NJ6400 was basically a rebadged and slightly reworked Mk1 Seat Ibiza. Nanjing Yuejin Automobile bought the production line from Seat in 1997, shipped everything to China and restarted production at the Nanjing-Soyat subsidiary.
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