[0:00] This is the new Cherry Tigo 4 and it's a
[0:02] car that I personally would not buy, but
[0:05] it's one I'll actually end up
[0:06] recommending to lots of people. Here's
[0:08] why.
[0:12] Now, before people start commenting
[0:14] that, uh, Matt, I would pay you to say
[0:15] nice things about their car. Uh, not
[0:17] true, because if I was being paid, I
[0:19] wouldn't be saying things such as this.
[0:21] If you know where to look, bits of this
[0:22] car feel really cheap. Look at this.
[0:24] Ooh. And when you shut the rear door,
[0:27] the boost vibrates.
[0:30] And that's not the only vibrating thing
[0:32] on this car. The rear view mirror on
[0:34] this car wobbles like crazy. Watch this.
[0:36] Look at it.
[0:39] It's terrible. This is not paint. If you
[0:42] look closely, you'll see it's a wrap.
[0:45] Look, look, look, look at that. Look,
[0:47] look. A badly done wrap. Looks like
[0:50] they've taken it to Yiannise. Sorry,
[0:52] Yanni. Only joking. There's no lights
[0:54] for the vanity mirrors. Then there's
[0:56] this bit of trim here. I don't know why
[0:58] it's not smooth like this bit. Look,
[1:01] it's like there should be an end cap on
[1:02] it, but there's there's just not to save
[1:04] money. Also, what are these switches
[1:07] for? Look, they're clearly for a sunroof
[1:09] that's not there. You do get the sunroof
[1:11] in other markets, but I don't know why
[1:12] in this market they just didn't have a
[1:14] different panel there. Once again,
[1:15] saving money. Thing is, the Chinese are
[1:18] pretty smart. They're saving money in
[1:20] areas that only a geek like me will
[1:23] spot. The benefit is that this car is
[1:25] insanely good value for money. starts
[1:27] from under £20,000. This range topper
[1:30] under £22,000. It's so new. There's no
[1:32] carow discount yet, but in a few months
[1:34] there will be one. And it could be up to
[1:36] two grand, which means this range could
[1:38] be under 20 grand, which is nuts. So,
[1:40] make sure you get a car out, see what
[1:42] offers are available on this car by
[1:44] following the links in the description,
[1:45] the pin comment, and whatever is
[1:47] appearing on the screen right now. And
[1:49] in some ways, this car does actually
[1:51] feel expensive. I do not know of a car
[1:53] at this price point that has Posh gas
[1:57] struts for the bonnet. And then there's
[1:59] the engine that you're getting for your
[2:01] money. This car has way more power than
[2:03] its similarly priced competitors. So,
[2:06] we've got a 1.5 L petrol engine, hybrid
[2:08] system, 200 horsepower. That's the same
[2:10] amount of horsepower as a Mark 5 Golf
[2:13] GTI had. Let's see if it is as quick as
[2:15] one from naugh to 60 mph. Here we go. 3
[2:17] 2 1 go.
[2:19] Oh, bit of wheel spin. Oh, here we go.
[2:23] What's it going to do? No, it's not as
[2:25] fast as the Golf. 9.6.
[2:27] What's it done with all its power? It's
[2:29] actually supposed to do 0 to 60 in 8.9
[2:32] seconds. Let's change the mode. Sport
[2:35] mode. Here we go.
[2:39] Yes, that's it. That's it. We got the
[2:43] petrol motor doing something now. Wow,
[2:45] what a difference. 7.9 seconds. Not as
[2:48] quick as a Mark 5. Golf GTI. That's 6.9
[2:52] seconds, but significantly quicker than
[2:54] I got in a Renault Capture, which is
[2:56] about the same money. That car took 9.2
[2:59] seconds to 60. I mean, it does make a
[3:01] racket when you're accelerating in
[3:03] sports mode, but
[3:05] okay, let's see if it stops as well as
[3:07] it goes. So, brake test from 60 mph and
[3:09] then I'm just going to do a full
[3:11] emergency stop. We're looking at around
[3:13] 35, maybe 34 m. 3 2 1.
[3:19] Hey, felt good. 36 m. So, that's all
[3:22] good. And there's something else I need
[3:23] to show you that's good. You see, a lot
[3:25] of journalists compare this car to the
[3:27] likes of a Volkswagen Tacross and a
[3:29] Renault Capture because it's in a
[3:31] similar price point, even though it
[3:32] undercuts those cars. But in terms of
[3:35] size, like the length
[3:38] and the width, it's similar in
[3:41] dimensions to cars from the class above,
[3:43] such as a Volkswagen T-Rock. You're
[3:46] getting a lot of car for your money. You
[3:48] could also argue that you're getting a
[3:50] lot of cars for your money. You see,
[3:52] it's almost like the designers came up
[3:54] with a mood board with various other
[3:57] cars on there to give them inspiration,
[3:58] but rather than just using them for
[4:01] ideas, they just took the various parts
[4:02] of the cars and brought them together.
[4:04] I'll show you what I mean. Now, the
[4:05] front is like a DS7. This part is very
[4:09] much like the previous generation
[4:11] Volkswagen T-Rock, while this bit is
[4:14] more Tiguan. Even the badge is a bit of
[4:17] a copy. It's like an Infiniti. Then
[4:19] there's this design element, which I'm
[4:21] sure I've seen on another car before,
[4:23] but I can't remember which one, so maybe
[4:25] you can comment if you recognize it.
[4:27] However, none of this will matter to
[4:28] buyers of this car. What will is whether
[4:30] it's an easy car to live with on their
[4:32] commute. This car is absolutely fine for
[4:35] people who aren't that into driving. But
[4:37] if you are, you may find it somewhat
[4:39] lacking. And here is why. the cornering.
[4:42] It's okay at first, but if you go a bit
[4:44] too quick, it starts to run out of ideas
[4:45] and push wide and get a little bit out
[4:47] of shape. Then when you floor the
[4:48] throttle, if you're in sports mode, you
[4:50] get this
[4:53] noise from the engine when you put your
[4:55] foot down. Then there's the steering,
[4:57] which you know when you like spill Coke
[5:00] or some soft drink over your computer
[5:02] keyboard and then the key sticks? the
[5:04] steering's like that when you first try
[5:05] to turn. It's like it's stuck and then
[5:06] you get past that bit and then the
[5:08] resistance that you have is the same no
[5:10] matter how much steering lock you apply.
[5:12] It's all a bit odd. Also, there's a bit
[5:14] of a dead zone in the steering. Look at
[5:16] that. I mean, look what
[5:21] So, this is not the sort of car that you
[5:22] derive any sort of driving pleasure
[5:24] from, but it's not so bad that it comes
[5:27] out the other side and just becomes a
[5:29] bit of a laugh to drive because it's so
[5:30] comical. a bit in the way that my Suzuki
[5:32] Jimny does. It's not bad enough to
[5:35] actually be good, if that makes sense.
[5:38] And to be fair, I do think that a
[5:39] Renault Capture does handle slightly
[5:41] better. And if you want to see my full
[5:42] in-depth video review of that car, click
[5:44] on the pop out banner appearing up
[5:46] there, scan the QR code on screen or
[5:48] follow the link in the description.
[5:50] However, handling isn't everything.
[5:53] Thing is, most people don't drive like
[5:55] me and they'll actually be impressed the
[5:57] moment they sit in this car because
[5:58] they'll go, "Wait a minute. The interior
[6:00] of this is way posher than you'd expect
[6:01] for this price point. In fact, you got
[6:03] soft touch materials here on the door.
[6:05] I've got a Kier EV5 in at the moment.
[6:07] It's twice the price of this and you
[6:08] don't have that on that car. In fact,
[6:10] all the materials here feel good. It's
[6:13] solid. It looks nice. The infotainment
[6:16] screen is sharp, clear, it's easy to
[6:18] use. And oh, why am I pressing home when
[6:22] I'm already in home? I love it to press
[6:23] that button there. Look. And yeah,
[6:27] however, the screen itself is a little
[6:29] bit far away. So, you do have to lean
[6:30] forward to operate it. The digital
[6:32] drivers display that is clear as well.
[6:34] It's simple. And I like the fact that
[6:36] you have separate controls from the
[6:37] climate. You can do it through the
[6:38] screen, but you can do it through this
[6:40] panel as well. Shame it's not physical
[6:41] buttons and it's just like touch
[6:42] sensitive buttons. And this is a bit
[6:44] odd. Look. So, you think that's going to
[6:46] be a slider, but it's not. If you slide
[6:48] it, the whole thing gets confused. Look,
[6:50] I'm sliding it. It's getting confused.
[6:51] Look, it's getting confused. What you
[6:53] actually have to do is just tap the big
[6:55] one or tap the small one.
[6:58] Why didn't they just do it like that?
[6:59] That just freaks your brain out. Other
[7:02] than that though, everything is fairly
[7:03] logically laid out. However, word of
[7:05] warning, if you have the entry-level
[7:06] car, you don't get this faux leather
[7:08] interior and you get a plastic steering
[7:09] wheel. The switch gear feels nicely
[7:12] damped. There's decent storage and
[7:15] everything feels solid. This range
[7:18] hopping car has 50 watt wireless
[7:20] charging. Decent cup holders. More
[7:22] storage under here. You got your USBs
[7:24] and stuff down there as well. Look,
[7:26] decent size glove box. And the door
[7:28] bins,
[7:30] they are big.
[7:33] The seating position is good as well.
[7:35] And there's enough adjustment in the
[7:37] steering wheel. The only thing that's
[7:38] lacking is the fact that no model gets
[7:41] lumbar support for either the driver or
[7:43] the passenger.
[7:45] I think this car is fine with people
[7:46] with families. Look, knee room's good.
[7:48] Head room's good. The floor is almost
[7:50] completely flat. There's plenty of foot
[7:52] space. If you need to carry three people
[7:54] at once, you can do so. Jump in, guys.
[7:57] So, as with all cars this size, you
[8:00] know, shoulder room is tight, but even
[8:02] the people Yeah. on the either side of
[8:05] me, head room and knee room is fine.
[8:07] >> Yeah.
[8:08] >> All righty. Jumping out. It's got enough
[8:09] space back here as well to fit a baby
[8:11] seat. It's a bit of a faf the location
[8:12] of the ISOIX. a bit high up, but once
[8:15] you've got your seat in position,
[8:16] there's plenty of room even for a bulky
[8:17] rearfacing seat. So, that is all good.
[8:19] What's not so good is that it doesn't
[8:21] feel quite as plush in the back as it
[8:23] does in the front because here, look,
[8:24] you got hard plastics on the door tops.
[8:27] Although, do you know what? A Volkswagen
[8:28] Tiguan is just the same. And this is a
[8:31] bit cheaper feeling here. And this panel
[8:32] here, it looks like it's going to have
[8:34] climate control behind it, but it's just
[8:35] blanked out because the ignition's not
[8:37] on. No, it's a shiny plastic. And why
[8:39] are why this day and age you only have
[8:40] one old school USB here in the back? I
[8:44] don't know. And there's other areas you
[8:45] see a little bit of costsaving. Listen
[8:47] to this.
[8:50] Not that or the fact that the window
[8:52] doesn't go all the way down. It's that.
[8:54] Listen to that.
[8:56] That's quite noisy. In fact, I wonder
[8:58] what the anti-pinch function is like.
[9:00] Will it take off your child's finger?
[9:03] No, it won't. Nothing to worry about.
[9:05] It's just noisy. Sorry Jerry for
[9:08] doubting you. Last thing to know,
[9:10] armrest, couple of cup holders aren't
[9:12] covered, but given the price point, we
[9:14] do not care. But there is something we
[9:16] do care about because this car needs a
[9:18] bit easier to drive in town, doesn't it?
[9:19] Cuz that's where most people are going
[9:20] to use it. So, this car is fairly easy
[9:23] to navigate in tight spaces. Look, we
[9:25] scoot through this gap. No problem. It's
[9:26] cuz you sit quite high. Visibility is
[9:28] generally good. Big door mirrors, decent
[9:31] back window. Fine. What's not so fine is
[9:34] the suspension can feel a little bit
[9:36] lumpy. It's not terrible, but when
[9:38] you're driving over uneven surfaces, it
[9:41] does get a little bit jiggly. One thing
[9:43] I can't fault though are the brakes. So,
[9:45] on quite a few Chinese hybrids and EVs,
[9:48] they can be a little bit grabby, but
[9:50] these ones aren't, which is good.
[9:52] There's another area that this car is
[9:54] good, and it's the maneuverability. Now,
[9:56] if you compare the turning circle to
[9:58] cars of a similar price, like a Scoda
[10:01] Kamik, it's not quite as good, but this
[10:03] is bigger. It's the same size as a
[10:04] Volkswagen T-Rock. If I press this
[10:06] button, I can get up 360 degree view,
[10:09] and then I can see the way I'm turning.
[10:12] Gives me a good idea of whether I'm
[10:13] going to get round in one go. Yeah.
[10:15] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[10:18] All good. That is a good feature,
[10:20] though, isn't it?
[10:22] Been able to do that. Look either side
[10:24] of the car. That's nice. If you're the
[10:26] kind of person that likes to lease their
[10:27] vehicles, this car will not be for you
[10:29] because at the moment the leasing price
[10:31] over three years works out to about
[10:33] £17,000.
[10:35] So, you may as well buy it because the
[10:36] depreciation over that period will just
[10:38] be £9,000. However, better leasing deals
[10:41] will come through. And to make sure
[10:42] you're up to date, head to car wow,
[10:43] follow the link in the description or
[10:45] the pin comment. But there's an
[10:46] alternative. You see, for the same money
[10:48] as an entry level one of these, you
[10:49] could get yourself this used 30,000 mi
[10:52] 2-year-old Volkswagen T- Rockck on Car
[10:54] Wow. But when you buy used, you always
[10:56] need to keep your wits about you. That's
[10:58] why I recommend you do a car vertical
[11:00] used car history check. And here's an
[11:02] example of a VW T-Rock, which has a
[11:05] dodgy past. Look, it's got questionable
[11:07] mileage. It's got photos of accident
[11:09] damage as well. So, you can either walk
[11:10] away from the car and reject it or use
[11:12] that information to negotiate a lower
[11:14] price. If you want to head to Carver
[11:15] Vertical now, follow the link in the
[11:16] description of this video or scan the QR
[11:18] code or click on the pop out banner and
[11:20] use the code car wow for 20% off. Now, I
[11:24] want to show you some cool features on
[11:25] this car which are quite surprising
[11:27] considering the price. There's this
[11:28] little icon there in the door and what
[11:30] that does is light up if it senses that
[11:31] a car is about to pass you or a cyclist.
[11:33] Here's how it works. So, there's a car
[11:35] coming past. I want to get out. Oh, I'm
[11:36] just going to get out now. But, oh no,
[11:38] I'm not going to because that just
[11:40] flashed because there's a car coming.
[11:42] There's a handy USB up there. so that
[11:44] you can plug in a charging point for
[11:47] your dash cam rather than having like
[11:49] wires like dangling all across the
[11:51] place. This hybrid can be super
[11:53] efficient. When I was being sensible, I
[11:54] achieved 56 MPG. Cherry gives you a
[11:57] 100,000 mi 7-year warranty, but it's
[12:00] actually an extra year on top, 8 years
[12:02] for the battery. It's very simple to
[12:04] turn off all the annoying driver
[12:05] assistance systems. You can just quickly
[12:07] swipe down on the screen and then just
[12:10] dab away at them like that. Oh, go away.
[12:12] Yeah. Yeah. just go away.
[12:15] You also get a reasonable amount of boot
[12:17] space for your money. 430 L though. This
[12:20] is a bit odd. Look, there's a hump there
[12:23] cuz of the battery. Will it affect how
[12:27] many suitcases I can fit in? Let's go.
[12:36] That will be five. But there's something
[12:38] else you need to know about the boot.
[12:39] You see, when you fold the seats down,
[12:41] you get a bit of a lump there. I'm going
[12:44] show you the problem with that. When
[12:45] you're trying to push things through
[12:47] like that,
[12:48] it's a bit more problematic
[12:57] as you can see. And that's not all.
[12:59] Look, this boot doesn't actually open
[13:01] that high. It's all right for me. Look,
[13:02] cuz I'm I'm not the tallest. Lewis,
[13:04] look, it's crushing his gelled hair.
[13:06] He's not happy. So, where does that
[13:09] leave us? Well, while I personally
[13:11] wouldn't buy one, and I wouldn't
[13:12] recommend it for people who are into
[13:14] cars and driving, for the vast majority
[13:16] of people who just want something that
[13:17] is insanely good value for money, this
[13:21] is hard to ignore. And that's why I'll
[13:23] be recommending to many people that they
[13:25] should go right ahead and buy a Cherry
[13:28] Tig 4. I hope you'll enjoyed the video.
[13:30] If you did, give it a like. Let me know
[13:32] what you think of my verdict in the
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