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Car review: Denza D9 dances around rivals with decent pace and driveability

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ST20241008_202471700189 Kua Chee Siong/ ctdenza11/ The Denza D9

Big and bold: With its faux shield grille merging with slim headlights, you might mistake the Denza D9 for a Toyota Alphard from a distance.

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SINGAPORE – For the well-heeled, a limousine may no longer be the vehicle of choice. Instead, it is the boxy minivan.

The Toyota Alphard/Vellfire paved the way some two decades ago in Japan and Hong Kong, where celebrities and billionaires preferring a nondescript but ultra-spacious mode of commute picked it over German luxe barges.

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