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The second-generation Suzuki Ertiga has made its global debut at the 2018 Jakarta motor show. Measuring 4395mm long, 1735mm wide, 1690mm tall and riding on a 2740mm wheelbase, the Ertiga seats seven people across three rows. It's based on the Heartect platform underpinning the latest Baleno and Swift. Boot space is limited to 153 litres when all the seats are up. As a five-seater luggage volume increases to 550L, while storage jumps to 803L with both the second and third row folded.

When we're not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here's a handful of the articles, videos and social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand-new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

Chinese brand Wey has revealed its latest creation – the X – an autonomous electric SUV concept bound for the 2018 Beijing motor show. While full details are yet to be revealed, the company has confirmed the X features artificial intelligence (AI) along with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies.

With the ever-increasing price of painting a car, enthusiasts and businesses are looking at cost-effective options like car wrapping. To get an insight into how the job is done, we had a chat with Chris Anderson, a self-employed car wrapper. We spoke to him on the CarAdvice podcast – you can hear the full interview at the bottom of this article. CarAdvice: How long have you been car wrapping?

CarAdvice is home to a passionate audience, many of whom have plenty to say about the news, reviews and comparison stories as soon as they're published. Here are a few of the most interesting, intelligent or funny comments from this week on CarAdvice, along with the stories that inspired them. This week, Kia suggested it could change its seven-year factory warranty to a 10-year term if that's what is required to maintain industry leadership.