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The original Holden Camira fell to bits during my preview drive in outback Queensland and, much more recently, the Chery J1 set a howling new personal low in motoring. I'm not surprised the Chery ...Read more
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The Chery J11 also scored zero in ANCAP's pedestrian tests due to a front-end that "is not friendly to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users." At the other end of the spectrum, the incoming ...Read more
The Chery J1 only managed three stars and was criticised for a "considerable injury risk" in the latest test, which follows a previous two-star effort by the Great Wall ute at the end of 2009. ...Read more
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