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Look out Suzuki Jimny! China’s iCar V23 is a cheap, capable, electric off-roader and it’s headed to Australia

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Chery’s rough and ready iCar 4×4 electric brand has been locked-in for an Australian debut. Later on, iCar will even hatch a compact 4×4 ute, says Autocar, which also revealed the Chery-owned car-maker will be forced to rename itself ‘iCaur’ because Apple owns the trademark for iCar. 2025 iCar V23.

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Kia EV3 price and spec confirmed: Sub-$50,000 drive-away pricing for BYD Atto 3 and Chery Omoda E5 hunter

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As we predicted , this new smallest of Kia EVs goes into battle wearing a sub-$50,000 price tag, undercutting the Hyundai Kona Electric ($54,000) and Renault Megane E-Tech ($54,990), and closely challenging the Chinese BYD Atto 3 ($39,990), Chery Omoda E5 ($42,990) and outgoing MG ZS ($39,990). Standard on all EV3s are a 12.3-inch

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Overhauled! 2025 GWM Haval H6 medium SUV lays down the challenge to 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV with advanced plug-in hybrid tech

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FYI, the cheapest PHEV on-sale in Australia is the $39,990 Chery Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid. Other new kit added to the entry Lux trim includes a gesture activated electric tailgate on the Hybrid version, six-way electric seats, two 12-volt power sockets (one extra), and auto folding heated mirrors.

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2024 Chery Omoda E5 Review

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Offered in two trim grades – BX and EX – the Chery Omoda E5 is now available from $42,990 plus on-road costs, both configurations offering a 430km WLTP driving range, 150kW/340Nm front-drive motor, and 61.1kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack. seconds on top of a long list of standard equipment.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV. Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. The Skoda equivalent of the Volkswagen ID.4 4 arrives around the middle of the year.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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But you won’t find a spare tyre, just a repair kit. In its class it’s well behind the best drives such as the Kia Sportage and Nissan X-Trail, but at first taste it also feels more composed than the fellow-Chinese GWM Haval H6, Chery Tiggo 7 and MG HS. It does expand out to 1440 litres with the rear seat folded. 2024 BYD Sealion 6.

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2024 GWM Haval H6 GT Ultra Review

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Essence AWD (wagon) from $36,990 drive-away and the Chery Tiggo 7 1.6 Both GT variants are well equipped across safety, tech and luxury kit including Comfort-Tek eco-leather seats, 10.25-inch The Ultra asks a $6500 premium over the other coupe-style H6 2.0 GT Lux front-wheel drive listed from $40,990 drive-away.

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