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Seemingly every other month a new manufacturer from China appears on UK shores, and we’d forgive you if these unfamiliar names are blending into one amorphous mass. So what should we make of this latest brand?

Aion (pronounced “a-on”, rather than “ion”) is part of the Guangzhou Automobile Group, or GAC, which is one of the largest carmakers in China, and the first to sell a million electric vehicles. It’s also worked extensively with the likes of Toyota and Honda over the years, so is well familiar with the demands of western motorists. Aion as a brand has existed for five years or so, and sells in other parts of the world.

The Aion V is its first UK car, although it’ll be following up with several more over the next couple of years. The V is a C-segment electric SUV, which means it’s a rival for lots of well-established cars, including the BYD Sealion 7, the Skoda Enyaq, the Volkswagen ID.4, the Kia EV5 and many more. However, Aion says that such is the space inside, it’s more akin to a D-segment car, referencing particularly the BMW X5.

To buy, the Aion V costs from around £36,450 and comes packed with kit as standard. For extra swank, you can add the Premium Pack for £1495, which gets you various extras that we’ll delve into below.

On paper, it’s a lot of car for the money, and one that’s sweetened by an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty, eight years of free servicing, eight years of roadside assistance and eight years of MOTs, all included.

It all sounds too good to be true. Read on to find out whether that’s the case.