Car review: Jaecoo pulls off cool coup with J6

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Jaecoo J6 AWD electric crossover.

The J6 attains a brisk pace on gravel almost as effortlessly as on tarmac.

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Christopher Tan

SINGAPORE – The sport utility vehicle (SUV) as an overweight, thirsty and smoky beast may be a popular stereotype, but one which is not entirely baseless.

While most present-day cars which wear the SUV label cannot be driven on anything but tarmac, those which can still tend to be overweight, thirsty and, if they are older, a little smoky.

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