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The Australian
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Australian
Chery Tiggo 7 review: Australia's cheapest plug-in hybrid SUV tested
Bargain hunters looking for a cut-price plug-in hybrid SUV might have just found 'the one'. The Chery Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid is Australia's most affordable PHEV, with a staggering start price of just $39,990 drive-away for the base model Urban, while the more richly-specified Ultimate is $43,990 drive-away. That positions it some $20,000 less than a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, and it even undercuts the aggressively priced BYD Sealion 6 PHEV (from about $45,000 drive-away). It doesn't miss on equipment either, with standard inclusions like LED lighting, 18-inch alloy wheels, twin 10.25-inch screens inside, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, power driver's seat adjust and more. The pricier one adds different wheels, a panoramic glass roof, heated and ventilated front seats, driver's seat memory settings, a wireless phone charger and a surround-view camera system. MORE: 'Fed up': Dangerous driving crisis 2025 Chery Tiggo 7. Picture: Thomas Wielecki That's in addition to the full host of active safety tech you'd expect, including autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping, adaptive cruise control and even speed sign recognition and a driver monitoring camera system. Thankfully, there are no incessant unnecessary chimes, and the safety systems are pretty well considered. Start price of just $39,990. Picture: Thomas Wielecki This five-seat SUV is spacious and well appointed inside, though taller occupants might find the passenger front seat a little high. The back seat is comfortable and spacious enough for adults, and there are the requisite child seat considerations (ISOFIX x2, top-tether x3). It has a decent boot that is big enough for a family's worth of suitcases, but sadly misses out on a spare wheel, making do with a tyre repair kit instead. The powertrain comprises a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine teamed with a grunty electric motor, and they both employ a single-speed hybrid transmission to send power to the front wheels only. There's no AWD model available. It has a claimed EV driving range of 93km from its 18.3kWh battery pack, which is going to do the job for the majority of commuters to get to work and back in full EV mode. It can drive up to 120km/h in EV when the battery charge is above 30 per cent. Once you deplete the battery to a certain point (typically around 20 per cent) it will employ the petrol engine and run in HEV (hybrid) mode, using the engine when it's necessary, or employing the electric motor to keep things moving, or using a combo of both. And it is a very smooth and extremely quiet operator. MORE: Tiny detail exposes huge China takeover plan Spacious. Picture: Thomas Wielecki Well appointed. Picture: Thomas Wielecki I didn't get to do a full EV range test, but most vehicles at the launch event got at least 75km of EV driving before the engine kicked in, and when it did, the efficiency was impressive. With a 'depleted' battery in HEV mode, I saw a displayed average fuel consumption of just 4.5L/100km. While that's clearly higher than the claim, it should still mean a theoretical full-fill distance of at least 1000km. Now, if you're an enthusiastic driver, this one mightn't tick the box for you. It is rough riding over bumps, and the steering is light and hard to judge despite having some nibbly feedback at times. MORE: Wild call to end tax breaks for utes All the mod cons. Picture: Thomas Wielecki The tyres fitted to the Tiggo 7 aren't great, considering they need to harness so much pulling power at the front axle, and while there are adjustable settings for the regenerative braking, it has a pedal feel that is unnatural when you're trying to cruise along in traffic. If you want, there's a clever cruise control system that can start, stop and steer for you, but I found it too unnatural. The brand offers a seven-year, unlimited kilometre warranty for the vehicle, and eight years/unlimited km for the battery pack. Servicing is every 12 months/15,000km, and there's a seven-year capped-price plan, too. As a commuter car it could be a very cost-effective option. But it may also be worth considering the seven-seat Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid, which is just a bit pricier but delivers a better drive and more practicality. 3.0 stars Now, if you're an enthusiastic driver, this one mightn't tick the box for you. Picture: Thomas Wielecki Chery Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid PRICE: From $40,000 to $44,000 drive-away ENGINE: 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cyl plug-in hybrid, single-speed auto, FWD OUTPUTS: 105kW/215Nm engine, 150kW/310Nm e-motor FUEL USE: 1.4L/100km BATTERY: 18.3kWh RANGE: 93km EV (NEDC) TOWING: 750kg maximum SPARE: None
Daily Mirror
23-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Hackney shooting: 'Gang member ordered pina coladas while scoping out restaurant'
The alleged assassination plot in Dalston, east London, led to a nine-year-old girl being shot in the head while she dined at a restaurant with her family A suspected gang member ordered three pina coladas while scoping out a "planned assassination" at a Turkish restaurant, a court heard. A nine-year-old girl who was dining with her family was shot in the head by a stray bullet aimed at three men outside the building. She survived, but jurors heard how she now faces "physical and cognitive difficulties throughout her life" after the bullet became lodged in her brain. The gunman fled on a Ducati Monster motorbike and has not yet been identified, but 33-year-old Javon Riley stands accused of four counts of attempted murder linked to the attack in Dalston, Hackney on May 29 last year. Mustafa Kiziltan, Kenan Aydogdu and Nasser Ali, who were seated with others at a pavement table outside the busy restaurant, were also left with bullet wounds. Prosecutors claim Riley carried out surveillance ahead of the hit, played a role in handling the weapon and acted as the escape driver. Prosecutor James Mulholland, KC, described the shooting as a "planned assassination" in a long running rivalry between two gangs; the Tottenham Turks and the Hackney Turks. Giving evidence at the Old Bailey, DC Martha Bourne told the jury Riley was using five different phones, including one "clean" phone to contact his family. He lived with his partner at an address in Tottenham but also rented a flat in Farnborough, Hampshire. The Ducati used in the shooting was stolen in November 2021 from Wentworth Hill, Wembley, and later fitted with a false number plate, jurors were told. DC Bourne described it as a "loud, powerful" motorbike. Jurors were also shown images of a burnt out Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan Juke found after the shooting. The two cars were reported stolen on May 17, 2024, and were also fitted with false plates. CCTV footage captured the stolen bike moving through Hackney on May 2, the court heard. Four days later, Riley is alleged to have carried out reconnaissance on Evin restaurant in a Range Rover, driving past on four separate occasions, the court heard. DC Bourne said Riley's account was used at a shop opposite the restaurant on that date. She said he also went to German Kraft Beer opposite the restaurant and purchased a hot chocolate with coconut milk, three pina coladas, a Bacardi and an apple juice for £46.85. His table was at the front window of the bar giving a view of Evin restaurant. Riley, of Green Street, Enfield, denies four counts of attempted murder and an alternative charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent relating to the girl. The trial continues.
The Advertiser
23-07-2025
- The Advertiser
Second man pleads guilty to murder over home invasion shooting of Zachery Davies-Scott
TWO weeks after Gino Ricardo Delpiero admitted to executing Zachery Davies-Scott in front of his family at Heddon Greta in 2022, a second man has pleaded guilty to murder over the bungled home invasion shooting. Talon Dean, 26, beamed into Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday via audio visual link from jail where Mr Davies-Scott's mother and father watched as he pleaded guilty to his role in the 25-year-old's senseless shooting death. Mr Davies-Scott, known to many as Donnie, was shot dead in his home in Traders Way about 10.50pm on December 27, 2022. Detectives have been told a group of people forced their way into the home and executed Mr Davies-Scott in what is alleged to have been a "home invasion gone wrong". A 52-year-old woman also sustained minor injuries after attempting to fight off the alleged intruders. Other family members home at the time - including two children, aged two and four, and Mr Davies-Scott's pregnant partner - witnessed the shooting, but were uninjured, police have said. The group fled the scene in a white SUV, and detectives in February, 2023 seized a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander at Boolaroo. Homicide Squad detectives under Strike Force Roslyn have since arrested and charged five people over Mr Davies-Scott's death, including charging four men with murder and a woman with hindering the investigation. Two of the men - Dean and Jarryd Nickerson - were arrested and charged within the space of a few days in late October and early November 2023, while Delpiero was arrested at Elermore Vale in January, 2024. Delpeiro earlier this month became the first person to plead guilty to murder, admitting he was the gunman who shot Mr Davies-Scott during the home invasion. Delpiero claimed he had "no intention to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm on the unfortunate victim", but acknowledged he was guilty of murder on the basis that he had participated in an armed robbery during which Mr Davies-Scott had died, the court heard. Delpiero and Dean will both appear in NSW Supreme Court in September to get a sentence date. Nickerson has not entered a plea to murder and will next appear in Newcastle Local Court next week. A fourth man, 45-year-old Mathew Robert Houghton, was arrested earlier this year and charged with murder, detectives alleging he was part of a joint criminal enterprise to murder Mr Davies-Scott, assisting the group before and after the home invasion. It had been nearly two-and-a-half years after the alleged murder and more than a year after the last of the accused killers were charged when detectives raided a house at Lambton on May 15 and arrested the 45-year-old. During the search, police allegedly seized a replica pistol, knuckle dusters, prohibited drugs and a stolen vehicle. Houghton's matter is next listed in September for prosecutors to finalise the charges against the 45-year-old. A fifth person, Sarah Jane Stackman, pleaded guilty to hindering the investigation into Mr Davies-Scott's murder and was last year ordered to serve a 15-month home detention order. Stackman, acting out of loyalty to Nickerson, who the court heard was her "on-and-off-again partner", had admitted to lying to police and hiding potential evidence from investigators. The court heard Stackman had moved Mr Nickerson's clothing, instructed others to help remove clues that he had been at her house and deleted possible evidence from her phone between June 2023 and when she was arrested in January 2024. TWO weeks after Gino Ricardo Delpiero admitted to executing Zachery Davies-Scott in front of his family at Heddon Greta in 2022, a second man has pleaded guilty to murder over the bungled home invasion shooting. Talon Dean, 26, beamed into Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday via audio visual link from jail where Mr Davies-Scott's mother and father watched as he pleaded guilty to his role in the 25-year-old's senseless shooting death. Mr Davies-Scott, known to many as Donnie, was shot dead in his home in Traders Way about 10.50pm on December 27, 2022. Detectives have been told a group of people forced their way into the home and executed Mr Davies-Scott in what is alleged to have been a "home invasion gone wrong". A 52-year-old woman also sustained minor injuries after attempting to fight off the alleged intruders. Other family members home at the time - including two children, aged two and four, and Mr Davies-Scott's pregnant partner - witnessed the shooting, but were uninjured, police have said. The group fled the scene in a white SUV, and detectives in February, 2023 seized a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander at Boolaroo. Homicide Squad detectives under Strike Force Roslyn have since arrested and charged five people over Mr Davies-Scott's death, including charging four men with murder and a woman with hindering the investigation. Two of the men - Dean and Jarryd Nickerson - were arrested and charged within the space of a few days in late October and early November 2023, while Delpiero was arrested at Elermore Vale in January, 2024. Delpeiro earlier this month became the first person to plead guilty to murder, admitting he was the gunman who shot Mr Davies-Scott during the home invasion. Delpiero claimed he had "no intention to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm on the unfortunate victim", but acknowledged he was guilty of murder on the basis that he had participated in an armed robbery during which Mr Davies-Scott had died, the court heard. Delpiero and Dean will both appear in NSW Supreme Court in September to get a sentence date. Nickerson has not entered a plea to murder and will next appear in Newcastle Local Court next week. A fourth man, 45-year-old Mathew Robert Houghton, was arrested earlier this year and charged with murder, detectives alleging he was part of a joint criminal enterprise to murder Mr Davies-Scott, assisting the group before and after the home invasion. It had been nearly two-and-a-half years after the alleged murder and more than a year after the last of the accused killers were charged when detectives raided a house at Lambton on May 15 and arrested the 45-year-old. During the search, police allegedly seized a replica pistol, knuckle dusters, prohibited drugs and a stolen vehicle. Houghton's matter is next listed in September for prosecutors to finalise the charges against the 45-year-old. A fifth person, Sarah Jane Stackman, pleaded guilty to hindering the investigation into Mr Davies-Scott's murder and was last year ordered to serve a 15-month home detention order. Stackman, acting out of loyalty to Nickerson, who the court heard was her "on-and-off-again partner", had admitted to lying to police and hiding potential evidence from investigators. The court heard Stackman had moved Mr Nickerson's clothing, instructed others to help remove clues that he had been at her house and deleted possible evidence from her phone between June 2023 and when she was arrested in January 2024. TWO weeks after Gino Ricardo Delpiero admitted to executing Zachery Davies-Scott in front of his family at Heddon Greta in 2022, a second man has pleaded guilty to murder over the bungled home invasion shooting. Talon Dean, 26, beamed into Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday via audio visual link from jail where Mr Davies-Scott's mother and father watched as he pleaded guilty to his role in the 25-year-old's senseless shooting death. Mr Davies-Scott, known to many as Donnie, was shot dead in his home in Traders Way about 10.50pm on December 27, 2022. Detectives have been told a group of people forced their way into the home and executed Mr Davies-Scott in what is alleged to have been a "home invasion gone wrong". A 52-year-old woman also sustained minor injuries after attempting to fight off the alleged intruders. Other family members home at the time - including two children, aged two and four, and Mr Davies-Scott's pregnant partner - witnessed the shooting, but were uninjured, police have said. The group fled the scene in a white SUV, and detectives in February, 2023 seized a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander at Boolaroo. Homicide Squad detectives under Strike Force Roslyn have since arrested and charged five people over Mr Davies-Scott's death, including charging four men with murder and a woman with hindering the investigation. Two of the men - Dean and Jarryd Nickerson - were arrested and charged within the space of a few days in late October and early November 2023, while Delpiero was arrested at Elermore Vale in January, 2024. Delpeiro earlier this month became the first person to plead guilty to murder, admitting he was the gunman who shot Mr Davies-Scott during the home invasion. Delpiero claimed he had "no intention to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm on the unfortunate victim", but acknowledged he was guilty of murder on the basis that he had participated in an armed robbery during which Mr Davies-Scott had died, the court heard. Delpiero and Dean will both appear in NSW Supreme Court in September to get a sentence date. Nickerson has not entered a plea to murder and will next appear in Newcastle Local Court next week. A fourth man, 45-year-old Mathew Robert Houghton, was arrested earlier this year and charged with murder, detectives alleging he was part of a joint criminal enterprise to murder Mr Davies-Scott, assisting the group before and after the home invasion. It had been nearly two-and-a-half years after the alleged murder and more than a year after the last of the accused killers were charged when detectives raided a house at Lambton on May 15 and arrested the 45-year-old. During the search, police allegedly seized a replica pistol, knuckle dusters, prohibited drugs and a stolen vehicle. Houghton's matter is next listed in September for prosecutors to finalise the charges against the 45-year-old. A fifth person, Sarah Jane Stackman, pleaded guilty to hindering the investigation into Mr Davies-Scott's murder and was last year ordered to serve a 15-month home detention order. Stackman, acting out of loyalty to Nickerson, who the court heard was her "on-and-off-again partner", had admitted to lying to police and hiding potential evidence from investigators. The court heard Stackman had moved Mr Nickerson's clothing, instructed others to help remove clues that he had been at her house and deleted possible evidence from her phone between June 2023 and when she was arrested in January 2024. TWO weeks after Gino Ricardo Delpiero admitted to executing Zachery Davies-Scott in front of his family at Heddon Greta in 2022, a second man has pleaded guilty to murder over the bungled home invasion shooting. Talon Dean, 26, beamed into Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday via audio visual link from jail where Mr Davies-Scott's mother and father watched as he pleaded guilty to his role in the 25-year-old's senseless shooting death. Mr Davies-Scott, known to many as Donnie, was shot dead in his home in Traders Way about 10.50pm on December 27, 2022. Detectives have been told a group of people forced their way into the home and executed Mr Davies-Scott in what is alleged to have been a "home invasion gone wrong". A 52-year-old woman also sustained minor injuries after attempting to fight off the alleged intruders. Other family members home at the time - including two children, aged two and four, and Mr Davies-Scott's pregnant partner - witnessed the shooting, but were uninjured, police have said. The group fled the scene in a white SUV, and detectives in February, 2023 seized a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander at Boolaroo. Homicide Squad detectives under Strike Force Roslyn have since arrested and charged five people over Mr Davies-Scott's death, including charging four men with murder and a woman with hindering the investigation. Two of the men - Dean and Jarryd Nickerson - were arrested and charged within the space of a few days in late October and early November 2023, while Delpiero was arrested at Elermore Vale in January, 2024. Delpeiro earlier this month became the first person to plead guilty to murder, admitting he was the gunman who shot Mr Davies-Scott during the home invasion. Delpiero claimed he had "no intention to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm on the unfortunate victim", but acknowledged he was guilty of murder on the basis that he had participated in an armed robbery during which Mr Davies-Scott had died, the court heard. Delpiero and Dean will both appear in NSW Supreme Court in September to get a sentence date. Nickerson has not entered a plea to murder and will next appear in Newcastle Local Court next week. A fourth man, 45-year-old Mathew Robert Houghton, was arrested earlier this year and charged with murder, detectives alleging he was part of a joint criminal enterprise to murder Mr Davies-Scott, assisting the group before and after the home invasion. It had been nearly two-and-a-half years after the alleged murder and more than a year after the last of the accused killers were charged when detectives raided a house at Lambton on May 15 and arrested the 45-year-old. During the search, police allegedly seized a replica pistol, knuckle dusters, prohibited drugs and a stolen vehicle. Houghton's matter is next listed in September for prosecutors to finalise the charges against the 45-year-old. A fifth person, Sarah Jane Stackman, pleaded guilty to hindering the investigation into Mr Davies-Scott's murder and was last year ordered to serve a 15-month home detention order. Stackman, acting out of loyalty to Nickerson, who the court heard was her "on-and-off-again partner", had admitted to lying to police and hiding potential evidence from investigators. The court heard Stackman had moved Mr Nickerson's clothing, instructed others to help remove clues that he had been at her house and deleted possible evidence from her phone between June 2023 and when she was arrested in January 2024.
New York Post
21-07-2025
- New York Post
Reckless hit-and-run driver strikes 3 women after pre-dawn NYC clash: cops
A hit-and-run driver rammed into three women after a pre-dawn Bronx clash over the weekend, cops said Monday – as the NYPD released footage of the reckless motorist swerving onto the sidewalk. The unidentified motorist, behind the wheel of a blue Mitsubishi Outlander, got into a fight with a group gathered on East Tremont Avenue near Puritan Avenue in Schuylerville around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, police said. He then drove onto the sidewalk, striking three women, 27, 31 and 40 — all of whom are strangers to him, cops said. Advertisement 3 The Mitsubishi Outlander struck the three women at East Tremont Avenue near Puritan Avenue in Schuylerville, cops said. NYPD All three were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition. Surveillance footage released early Monday begins as the callous SUV driver goes off the sidewalk and back onto the street, before swerving onto the opposite sidewalk – moments after someone is shown darting from the vehicle's path. Advertisement Details on what sparked the dispute remain unclear. 3 The three women, 27, 31 and 40, were hospitalized in stable condition. The NYPD also released an image of the driver, described as a man with a heavy build, last seen wearing a black shirt, black-colored pants, white sneakers and wearing a red baseball cap. Advertisement 3 The reckless driver was still on the loose Monday. NYPD Anyone with information on the hit-and-run is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at or on X @NYPDTips.
Otago Daily Times
19-07-2025
- Otago Daily Times
ATM heist: Father, daughter say cash gone
A father and daughter who looted almost $200,000 from an ATM claim $159,000 of the cash, which police are still searching for, has been spent. Jessie-Lee Daniela-Ranford and James Lindsay Ranford have said they used the stolen funds on drug debts, rent, vehicles and tangihanga (funeral expenses). Last year's heist was carried out by Daniela-Ranford, a former Armourguard employee, who enlisted the help of Ranford, her now terminally-ill father, to act as her getaway driver. Police have only been able to reclaim about $34,000 of the stolen money. The pair were due to be sentenced in the Hamilton District Court last month and, despite questioning, both denied knowing where the money was. At their sentence indication hearing earlier this year, a police prosecutor believed it may be buried somewhere on Coromandel Peninsula. Judge Glen Marshall adjourned the case to give them time to recall where the money was, suggesting that if they could it would keep them out of prison. This week, they returned to court on their burglary charges and, through affidavits, said they'd spent the money on debts, rent, vehicles and tangihanga. The heist On May 31 last year at 4.16pm, Ranford, 60, and his daughter parked outside Yukedas Party and Gift Store in Hillcrest. The pair had slightly altered the registration plates of their Nissan Tiida by changing one of the numbers. Dressed in all black, 26-year-old Daniela-Ranford, of Te Awamutu, got out of the car with her hood up. She walked into the store and went straight to an ATM. Daniela-Ranford entered two codes, which she had learned during her time with Armourguard, and removed five cash canisters containing $50 and $20 notes, court documents stated. She then got into the back seat of the car and Ranford took off "at high speed", heading east along Clyde St. A short time later, the Nissan was set alight on Holland Rd, Eureka, on the outskirts of Hamilton. The pair was later captured on CCTV at Z petrol station in Hautapu in a Mitsubishi Outlander, registered in Daniela-Radford's name. 'Desperation and irrational thinking' At their sentencing, a police prosecutor said the burglary had caused significant harm to the community. "I do find it quite hard to believe that the money has just evaporated on various debts and things and it would be the police submission that a sentence of imprisonment is appropriate," she said. But Daniela-Ranford's counsel, Jaiden Manera, pushed for 60% in discounts so the end sentence would fall within a range where home detention could be considered. He submitted that his client was the sole caregiver of her two children and if she was sent to prison it was "unclear what the childcare arrangements would be". She also had a clean criminal history, was subjected to childhood deprivation, qualified for a youth discount and was genuinely remorseful. "It is clear that this offending is out of character for Daniela-Ranford and, of course, it has all the hallmarks of desperation and perhaps irrational thinking," he said. "This offending has had a tremendous impact on her personal life ... and has been a real wake-up call for her." She would also agree to pay a maximum of $40,000 in reparation, he said. 'It's been spent' Defence counsel Shelley Gilbert said Ranford, who lives in Hamilton, has terminal stage 4 bladder cancer, but no one was able to give a timeframe as to when he would go into hospice care and he remained on medication. Although a pre-sentence report recommended the pair should be jailed, Gilbert said a clinical psychologist's report stated that prison would be "inappropriate" for Ranford, given his condition. "Ranford would be a model home detention detainee and hoped to spend his remaining time with his grandchildren and daughter," she said. "As to the money? It has been spent. "Is that acceptable? No, and Ranford does not suggest that it is." He had bought $1500 to court as reparation but had earmarked that for his funeral, and Gilbert asked the judge to allow him to keep it for that purpose. "His particular concern is for his daughter. "If he could do anything to take [the offending] back ... if he could bring the money here today, he would have." Judge Marshall accepted what the pair had stated in their affidavits - that at the time, there were tangihanga that the money went towards and "considerable debts" for Ranford's substance abuse. As for Daniela-Ranford, she admitted she'd received $40,000 but said she had spent it on debts and rent. "It still is somewhat puzzling how so much money went so quickly," the judge said. However, given their respective circumstances, he agreed neither should go to jail. He sentenced both to 10 months' home detention and ordered them each to pay a reparation of $20,000 in instalments. Ranford was also disqualified from driving for 12 months. - By Belinda Feek, Open Justice reporter of NZ Herald
