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and lands with the C10 medium SUV. First impressions are the seats are spongy-comfy, you sit very high, the cabin is utterly minimalist with a large centre screen and digital driver display, and on the move this SUV’s impressively smooth and quiet, if riding too firm. Tesla Model Y rival? Not on this first try. inch effort.
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The seamless clamshell hood closes to a slit where the rectangular projector LED lights peek out from the far edges of the curved nose. The LED tail lights, which replicate the rectangular design of the headlights, have a horizontal light bar with a small square pattern running the full width of the hands-free lift gate.
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