Chery has unveiled the automobile that will spearhead its assault into the European market at the Frankfurt motor Show.
The Nissan Qashqai-sized SUV, called the Exeed TX, will introduce a brand new design language for the state-owned Chinese automobile maker. And it is destined for showrooms in Britain and the continent, although the brand is remaining coy as to when it will launch here.
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“We will be on sale in a matter of years with this automobile but I wouldn’t like to put a timeframe on it,” said research and development boss Ray Bierzynski.
The automobile on show in Frankfurt is a pre-production look of what customers will be used and is based on a new M3X platform which will be used in future for a seven-seat SUV and a saloon, and can accommodate hybrid and plug-in hybrid models.
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At the front there is a large grille linking LED headlights with a singular LED lighting strip spanning the front end of the car. It’s a similar set-up at the rear, with a singular LED strip across the large bootlid linking the tail-lights.
Two engines will be used – 1.5 and 1.6-litre petrols, while front and four-wheel drive versions will be available when the automobile goes on sale in China next year.