Chery QQ Car Reviews

Where do I start ? Lets take some positives.

The car is good attempt in automotive design.

The aerodynamics of Daewoo Matiz (Chevy Matiz), A small engine, Cute looks...similar to Mehran (Not to mistaken by alto)... Cute Looks.... Learner Drivers machine..

The car is tiny, but can accomodate..which is why its been marketed under the camouflagd name... Cherry QQ Comfortable.... Certainly not for a long haul with your family...unless you like aching knees, and overheated toes. Specially made uncomfortable, when our usual folks are smoking their hearts out.

I would not be so critical of the car though, had the price been placed correctly. This is why the Pakistani cars are never "Loved", and people perfer buying reconditioned Japanese builds rather than paying a fortune for cheap Tin and Plastic.

In general, I feel as people are becoming moreaware of their rights, they are also expecting value for their hard earned cash.

So, what will make me buy this car ?? better seats, ABS, a better braking system, CD player, Child Lock and a nicer ECM.

Plus:

1. Spacious, for a 800cc car. I've drove the Suzuki 800 before, and this QQ is really big in space. Once I was comfortable in the front, I went to the back, and my knees are not even rubbing the front seat back (I'm 1.78m). There are room to tuck in my feet too.

2. Power is so-so, but with the car weighing less than 0.9 ton, pickup is relatively brisk. Wouldn't say much about going fast on long distances, but for everyday cut-and-thrust traffic, it's pretty adequate. Those who say 800cc CMI probably didn't and wouldn't drive anything less than a litre.

3. Economy. Can't really verify but based on its capacity and its weight, I can safely say I can return smelly-smelly 20km/L!

4. Split rear bench. Can't all cars come with this? It really helps in increasing the versatility of an already small car. Maybe Kia can learn something from QQ and change theirs to 60:40 splits.

Minus:

1. The car is flimsy. Yes, flimsy. When you open the doors wide (you'll realise the QQ doors doesn't open as wide as you would want it), you'll see the hinge on the body starting to flex. Not a very safe sign here. Engine bay also presented its shoddy works, with just an L-shaped piece of metal holding on to the reservoir intake. All in, just one word - Flimsy. And provided you don't knock into anything, the car might not last a full 10 years out in the tarmac jungle.

2. Spongy seats. It reminds you of those cheap and thin 4" tilam. You feel every poke if someone sitting behind is pushing his/her knee into the front seat backs. It reminds you also of Osim massage chairs, only it's just plain irritating.

3. Sticky gears. The auto will come next year (as I was told), and the manual gear is a nightmare. It is stiff and sticky as if there were no lubricants inside. I know it's a new car, but the tightness is a killer for, say, a lady driver. I did have some reservations in shoving and yanking the gears, they're just not well-oiled at all.