Here’s one area in which Chery hopes to score significantly against the European establishment – and perceived interior quality is certainly very high, with soft-feel plastics abound and rather good economics too.
The Summit car I tested is the higher of two available specifications, and still only £21,995. There are no options other than paint, with all but white costing £500, so everything you see in pictures is what you get.
That includes proper buttons for windows and mirrors, an array of them on the centre console, including an approximation thereof for heating and ventilation, plus digital instruments and a touchscreen to take care of the rest – including turning off the poor ADAS, a short pre-flight check before you set off.
The electrically adjustable, heated seats are tall and the steering wheel is almost round.
There’s lots of room in the back, plus a reasonably sized boot, at 430-1155 litres – although when you fold the rear seats, you don’t get a perfectly flat floor, and the 12V battery intrudes marginally into the volume too.
But with plentiful oddment storage, this a is straightforwardly spacious and well thought-out car.
There’s no automatic tailgate option on either trim level, which I have to say is great too: nothing’s as quick and easy as closing it yourself.
On paper, then, there’s rather a lot going for it.
