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Jaecoo J7 SHS – First drive of the new ‘Super Hybrid’

Following the New Zealand arrival of the Jaecoo J7 SUV last year, the Chery Auto sub-brand has now launched a plug-in hybrid version, using what it calls a Super Hybrid System (SHS). It will be available in New Zealand from May 2025, priced from $49,990. Omoda Jaecoo will offer a warranty which covers the J7 SHS for eight years with no limit on the kilometres travelled. This also includes 12 months of roadside assistance, with the opportunity of extending this for a further seven years by completing servicing at authorised Jaecoo dealers. Unlike the...

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2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed Review

Bentley is embracing electrification, its ‘ultra performance’ hybrid making the Continental GT Speed the most potent and quickest model yet. Quite a way to spend a couple of days, roaring around in Bentley’s fourth-generation Continental GT Speed, convincingly the quickest production car the Brit has yet conceived. And while literally it does roar when set in the Sport mode, it’s not the famed W12 under the hood. In its place, an updated 4.0 twin-turbo V8 allied to a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Much of the time there’s no noise at all, for this can operate as an EV.  Bentley started out with...

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