CT5 TIME TO GO RETAINS TOP SPOT

There were five categories within the test looking at build quality, ease of use, functionality, performance and quality, involving a total of 23 different test stages. At each test stage, chargers were awarded points and the charger with the most points overall was pronounced ‘sehr gut’ and awarded the win.

The CT5 TIME TO GO charger scored 428 out of a possible 460 points, scoring maximum in the quality stages, with KÜS commenting that CTEK remained at the forefront of battery charging.

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