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Premium Chinese firm’s flagship aims to wow with super-fast charging
MURRAY SCULL
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
Given the firm’s long-standing presence in Europe, it’s curious that Changan’s UK arrival has taken this long – but it’s a development we should welcome. On the one hand, it has let other brands defin
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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
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