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As good as it gets: The Chery Tiggo 9 is now Chery’s flagship vehicle in South Africa.

Chery Tiggo 9 sets the standard in Chinese class

The top-of-the-range PHEV offers luxury, power and unlimited kilometres, but does it give you the same feeling as the Omoda C9?

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Looks count: The BYD Shark (left), like the Ford Ranger (right), eats up the road. But for a head-turner the Shark wins the contest hands down. Photos: Supplied

Battle of the bakkies: A Shark or a Ranger?

The Shark has all the power and technology, but comfort wise, the Ranger is up there with it and offers more for the off-roader

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
The iCAUR V23 will be available in South Africa in 2026 and will be a customisable EV off-roader.

Chinese continue to run riot at Festival of Motoring

While VW announced a few new vehicles, and Tata reintroduced itself, it was the Chinese brands who stole the show

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Eye-catching: The Omada delivers on all it promises – safety, distance, luxury – and more. Photo: Supplied

Omoda C9 PHEV: Best plug-in hybrid under R1m

The Omoda C9 offers good looks, exceptional elegance, ferocious power and can easily get you more than 1 000km on one tank of fuel

  • Eyaaz
5 min read