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Driving Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – available in three 1.6-litre turbo seven-speeddual clutch automatics – I tested the mid-spec Elite front wheel drive at $39,990drive-away and the top grade Ultimate all-wheel-drive at $43,990 drive-away –both stacked with features a panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, 360 degreecamera, power front seats and 18 smart driver assistance systems – all in acomfortable roomy five seat cabin with good luggage capacity, better thanaverage build quality five star...

Driving the new Chery Tiggo 7 Pro SUV today. Chery’s initial arrival here underan importer was marred by an asbestos recall and poor safety scores and iteventually left our market. However, after an absence of eight years it relaunchedlate last year as a factory backed franchise with the small Chery Omoda 5 SUV.The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, and goodness knows where they got that name from, ismarginally bigger to the Omoda 5. Three models – 1.6-litre turbo seven-speedautomatic - the Urban and Elite,...

I’m always amazed at the sentiment still shown for Holden despite the GeneralMotors brand ceasing local manufacture in 2017 and leaving altogether in 2020.Its easy to forget the Holden brand in 1958 held 50.3 percent of our total carmarket. So, it was sad news for Holden fans when the Echuca National HoldenMotor Museum closed its doors for the final time on April 15. Burns and Co.Auctions are selling off many desirable models and rare Holden parts andparaphernalia over two days May 18 and 19...

In the three months to March 31 petrol electric hybrid vehicles (or HEV’s) andbattery electric vehicles (BEV’s) continue to gain sales traction however HEVsremain the more popular choice representing nearly 12 percent of the market. Onthe other hand, sales of pure electric BEV’s in the quarter reached just 8.7percent share. Plug in hybrid vehicles or PHEV’s are clearly not in favour andonly gained 1.17 percent of the market. In the last 12 months we’ve seen anumber of new battery electric...

I spoke earlier of the Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV – the flagship of the threemodel Grecale range at $206,000 drive-away. Distinguished over the two lowergrades by four drive modes instead of three, height adjustable adaptive airsuspension, an electronic diff lock and larger brakes. What is surprising by thissomewhat conservatively styled SUV is how it can be driven on a light throttle ina very relaxed manner and the next minute offer a simply staggering performance– long legged it cruises...

Driving Maserati’s top seller, the Grecale SUV, now representing 75 per cent ofthe Italian sports manufacturers sales. In three models from $135,700 drive-away,starting with the GT, the Modena, then the flagship Trofeo, Italian for Trophy,which I’m driving today. The styling a little non-descript, perhaps lacking the flareyou expect from Maserati but it’s all about performance, this really is a real wolfin sheep’s clothing. Powered by a 3.0-litre turbo V6, a detuned version ofMaserati’s MC20...

A few months back I complained of the harsh ride quality on Mazda’s new CX-60SUV. I wasn’t on my own with the criticism and after numerous media andcustomer complaints Mazda adopted a production change from last October withsofter rear dampers with owners of vehicles built prior to this date offered theupgrade at no charge through their dealer network. It is understood that somereplacement parts have already arrived, and some customer vehicles havealready received the upgrade with more...

A new Honda Accord is due here in a few weeks – the second longest runningautomotive nameplate in Honda history first arrived here in 1977 however inrecent years sales of the longstanding run-out model have dropped to a trickle.The all-new 11 th generation model will feature a more advanced hybrid powertrainto the outgoing petrol/electric drivetrain. Longer, sleeker and with a widerfootprint the new Accord will feature Honda’s first integration of Google servicesand is expected to be more...

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