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AT the same time as a whole new marque (Lepas, left) is launched, fellow Chery-owned brand Jaecoo has added a fresh seven-seat flagship to its line-up in the form of the Jaecoo 8. The Skoda Kodiaq and

A spacious interior is obviously a prerequisite here, but we also expect an upmarket feel, easy access and a sizeable, well-shaped boot. Seven-seat SUVs are often private buys, so pricing and finance

With EVs in particular, less is often more. With no engine noise, driving a fast EV slowly yields much the same experience as driving a slow EV fast. Driving fast can be fun, something Hyundai’s N mod

IT’S THE NEW FLAGSHIP PLUG-IN hybrid seven-seater from Chinese newcomers Chery – rivalling the Peugeot 5008 and Skoda Kodiaq. The numbers are impressive – up to 2,021 litres of bootspace, 422bhp, 0–62

Kia’s been on an incredible run of form, but the new EV5 meets its match in the crowded field of established electric family SUVs

WHY WE RAN IT To find out why Jaecoo is one of the UK’s fastest-growing brands When the Jaecoo 7 arrived with me, my aim was to discover the secrets of its success and to see if one of them is being a