1. Zeekr X
For me, there’s only one winner here. A young brand, hot with design originality, has just gone and smashed it out the park again. Price, performance and appearance are all on song. It’s a marvel.
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2. Neta GT
Major credit for being the first Chinese coupe since the Brilliance BC3, I think the Neta GT looks awesome. Sure, it’s slightly off on the proportions and we’re not sure how the quality is going to be, but they’re carrying the torch for boldness in young brands.
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3. XPeng G6
It was a show for bright orange cars and XPeng’s new baby didn’t disappoint. Looks every bit as futuristic as you’d hope, even down to the egg-shaped body, but the interior is a very pleasant place to be as well and that architecture should make it bloody good.
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4. Polestar 4
Lack of rear window aside, the Polestar 4 is quite a looker. Not only that, the interior is a wonderful place to be, even in the back which is super comfortable. If it goes and handles anything like the Polestar 2, it’ll be a very complete car.
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5. JAC Yiwei 3
Left-field choice this, but the Yiwei 3 is a really handsome car in the metal. Proportions are strong, it looks both taut and cute at the same time, and it’s spacious too. May also come with a sodium battery too, which is no bad thing.
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6. Exeed Sterra ES
Incredibly handsome and a welcome move to full electric for one of China’s perennially hybrid brands. Looks pretty good inside too. Hopefully, it goes as well as it looks.
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7. smart #3
Honestly, I just really like it. The #1 was a brilliant car to drive and the #3 looks like it’ll pick up on that and go a bit better too. The Brabus version obliterates the 0-100 kph sprint in just 3.6 seconds and it’ll do the Elk test at over 82 kph. And it comes in orange so bonus point.
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8. Hongqi L5
In a world going fully electric, it’s somehow amusing that the flagship car of the entire country is going with a four-point-something-litre V8. A giant of a vehicle with classic looks, you’d climb over your best mate just to have a ride in one of these.
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9. Yangwang U9
Any car with four electric motors, that does 0-100 in 2 seconds, and can play a game of hopscotch, must have a place on this list. Yeah, its brother can moonwalk and float but I love supercars and that isn’t changing.
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10. HiPhi Y
HiPhi’s Y gets the nod here, just pipping the NIO ES6 to the post. Why? Because it’s a smaller, cheaper version of the X that still has gullwing suicide doors and that gives it personality. The ES6 is a handsome car, much like the ES6, but I’d love just a touch more differentiation.
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Top 3 Concepts
iCar GT
About time Chery got serious about EVs and while they may not have needed a new brand to do it, the iCar GT looks both sexy and cool in equal measure.
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BYD Song L
Possibly the most attractive BYD ever made. Great proportions, visually sharp and dynamic, and the blacked-out A-pillar really hides the fact that it’s somehow still an SUV. Big likes for this.
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Neta GT Speedster
Totally unexpected, and chances are it’ll bankrupt the company since almost nobody in China buys cars like this, but they went there and gave it luminous orange upholstery and space for a pair of helmets too. Awesome.
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