Posts Tagged ‘taxi’
Spotted in China: Hongqi CA 7202E3 Shijixing taxi
Published on January 30, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A very nice Hongqi CA 7202E3 Shijixing taxi seen here parked on a street in Beijing. The Hongqi (Red Flag) CA7202 series were based on the Audi 100 that was made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture in Changchun, Jilin Province. FAW, First Auto Works, is also the owner of the iconic Hongqi brand.
Spotted in China: Geely Englon TX4 taxi
Published on January 21, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Seen on a cold winter day in Beijing, this Geely Englon TX4 taxi. The TX4 is produced by Manganese Bronze Holdings / The London Taxi Company in Great Britain but since 2007 made in China as well, by Geely which sells it under the Englon-brand. Geely has a majority of shares in Manganese. Englon stands for ‘England-London’.
Taxi! Citroen Fukang gets There fast in China
Published on January 7, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
A Chinese taxi driver found his Citroen Fukang taxi a tad too boring and decided to sex things up with a neat aero-kit. Well, job well done. The good old Fukang is based on the Citroen ZX and was made in China by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture. Production finally ended in 2008, the Fukang has since been replaced by the c-Elysee.
Old Pic: a Police woman and a Hyundai Sonata Police car in China
Published on January 6, 2012 by Tycho de Feyter
Here we have a very nice old pic from a very sexy lady on a police equipment show in China with a Hyundai Sonata police car. It is 2002 and the first China-made Sonata is just launched on the Chinese car market, based on the facelifted 4th generation model.
China Toy Car: Beijing Taxi
Published on March 7, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
A very nice 1:43 model of a Beijing Beijing-Hyundai taxi, found it for 3 US dollar in the supermarkt in my street. The colors are fine, wheels as the real thing and scale well done. But the panel gaps are a bit on the wide side and Beijing Taxi’s don’t have blackened windows. Nevertheless, considering the price a nice addition to my collection.
