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The 2025 Cars.co.za Awards, sponsored by Absa, are in full swing! 39 finalists have been selected and thoroughly tested by our 20 judges. Represented in 13 categories across a wide spectrum of pricing and segments, the Cars.co.za Awards are by far the most comprehensive car awards in South Africa.
While the finalists will be announced at our Gala Awards Evening on the 28th of February 2025, we filmed 13 comparison tests across our categories with four motoring journalists.
In this film, Ciro De Siena tackles the Family Car Category, where the finalists include the new Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4TSI R-Line, Kia Sportage 1.6 CRDi GT Line Plus and the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max 2.0TGDi 390T Executive AWD.
While we wait for the winner to be announced, Ciro De Siena conducts an in-depth test of all three cars back-to-back at the Gerotek Test Facility, and gives us our opinion on which one he would take home.
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Chery beat them all!
Let's not look at the brand, but what the car can offer
110 kw and I pay 3/4 of a million! hahahahahahahahahahaha f*ck off!
Tick tock! One month to go…
😂We called for him and he came back 🎉😍🎉😍🙏🙏👌👌👌now I can watch cars reviews again that make sense
@CiroDeSiena Isn't the firm ride caused by the low profiled tyres of the Tiguan and Sportage? You will mos expect that from a 19" and 20" rim??
Tiguan is the best looking, best built quality and smoothest to drive. Defintily my pick if I had to get one
Great review and once again the Tiggo 8 rates well
I look @ this Prices and I look @ Honda CRV pricing. And I laugh.
Good cars and liking these car comparisons
Amazing review. But you should have tested the third row seating as well
i guess i got the bad chery tiggo 8 pro max.. the seats got torn within a year.. and engine light comes on most of the time especially when you full throttle trying to overtake.. yesterday I opened the sunroof, then it started shaking and making weird noses. I bought the Car last year October when they first arrived and I am on 4000km, I went to cape twice with it from Durban, I also drove to Eastern Cape several times.. But I am really not happy,and it is under warranty but I a not getting help, the seats are getting terrible. I do not want to lie I enjoy the car but the frustration, I think its not worth it. You keep talking about Chery's comfort, eish, ayy I do not know about that BUT ONE THINK I CAN TELL YOU I AM STARTING TO REGRET BIG TIME.. I WISH I COULD SHARE PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELVES
Ciro raak nou oud jong ❤
Chery Tiggo grill triggers some serious trypophobia.
Good
Wow thank you for an honest answer Cherry
what an unfair family category comparison 1.4 petrol vs 1.6 diesel and 2.0 petrol 7-seater
What is the age restriction for your OnlyPrams? 😄
That resale value argument must not be swept under the carpet
I have to say, it's a cool experience to see a chery 8 pro max in real life, they are absolutely stunning
The Chinese brands are exposing this market leaders indeed ,we have been ripped off for years 😅
700k for a 1,4 😢
Almost 1mil for a full spec tiguan 1.4 with turbo. Nope and nope again volkswagen. They are milking the cow dry now.
The Chinese are clever in limiting you to 3 trims and all they have to worry about is the different colour. Optional extras should be for like special items not everyday things. I think Ciro needs to get a different pram to test.
Would be nice to see the Omoda C9 included in this. Same engine as the Tiggo 8 but stunning design.
Except these are cars most families can't afford.
Spare wheel under the car of the Cherry. No thank you. Seats and interior looks cheap as well.
That jump from 700k to 900 is insane
Thanks Ciro, great review. Not a fan of Chinese cars at all. However, eventhough much more expensive, all three these cars have a better interior than the new BMWX3. Cant wait for you to do that review.
VW Touareg (2017) to Chery Tiggo 8 AWD and very satisfied indeed ! Impressive performance and ride quality and comfortable as can be …not so much with fuel consumption though…
It really is a high tech car and takes a while to get familiar with all the features and buttons that defers from German cars
After sales services top notch at my local dealer
Very happy customer !!
Great review Chiro like always ….just one thing you’ve got wrong is that the Chery does come with Adaptive cruise control
This is, overall, a great review. Well done!👏
Why did you not use Tiggo 7 pro for this comparison. It’s basically the same car as the Tiggo 8 Pro but only a 5 seater and cost is even less money.
I can’t stand the current gen of VW interiors. The way the piano blacks are used just feels cheap AF.
Kia excellent value for money
VW and the other Germans are going to lose so much market share worldwide if they persist with the options….
Make it simple….base, medium , top spec….done.
Buying a VW is always a compromise….you can never get the model you need , in the colour you need , speced as you wish……
I have bought plenty and there is almost always a compromise….
For me, the Tiguan in the R-Line variant is the best-looking car. It's a shame that all the features need to be bought. Also, the boot capacity rating is with the rear seats all the way forward, which is also quite silly. Rear USB charging ports are also an optional extra, which is an absolute scam at that price point.
If only the Tiggo 8 Pro Max came in a black interior option for the 2.0L engine I would rather go for that, but being 30 years old I am just not ready for a cigar lounge interior. Other than that it is by far the best car for the money in this category.
The Kia looks like a great car, but I am not a fan of the triangular design themes.