Chery could also be rolling out the Jaecoo and Omoda manufacturers this 12 months in Australia, however it hasn’t forgotten its namesake model.
The Chinese language model will launch its fifth SUV mannequin through the second half of 2025, with the Tiggo 9 set to fit in above the present Tiggo 4 Professional, Omoda 5 (quickly to be renamed C5), Tiggo 7 Professional and Tiggo 8 Professional.
Chery Australia hasn’t confirmed native specs for the Tiggo 9, although this car spied testing by a CarExpert reader seems to be the ‘international’ Tiggo 9 provided in markets like Africa, Russia and the Center East.
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This differs from the Chinese language-market Tiggo 9 in its grille, entrance bumper and C/D-pillar design. In markets just like the UAE, Chery additionally quotes a shorter 2800mm (as a substitute of 2820mm) wheelbase.
World Tiggo 9 fashions additionally characteristic a special dashboard design with a ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster and 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen, whereas the Chinese language Tiggo 9 options twin 12.3-inch screens.
The Chinese language-market Tiggo 9 shares its inside and exterior designs with the Jaecoo J8, which was launched right here in June.
Each variations of the Tiggo 9 are due to this fact intently associated to the Jaecoo J8, and it stays to be seen whether or not Chery will specify its new flagship SUV otherwise to its Jaecoo sibling.
The J8 is priced from $49,990 drive-away and accessible in both front-wheel drive Monitor or all-wheel drive Ridge variants, each with a five-seat structure.
Each are powered by a 183kW/385Nm turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine mated with an eight-speed computerized transmission.
Within the UAE, Chery quotes outputs of 187kW and 390Nm for the Tiggo 9, and presents a 3rd row for seven seats in complete.
Relying in the marketplace, the Tiggo 9 and J8 are additionally accessible with a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
This combines a 115kW/220Nm 1.5-litre engine with a three-speed transmission and a 165kW/390Nm electrical motor, for complete system outputs of 280kW and 610Nm.
For the Chinese language-market Tiggo 9 PHEV, Chery claims electrical vary of 106km on the CLTC cycle.
It could be uncommon for the Tiggo 9 to not supply a 3rd row of seating domestically, given the smaller Tiggo 8 Professional comes with seven seats.
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Right here’s how the Tiggo 9 compares to Chery’s present Australian-market flagship:
| Tiggo 9 (international) | Tiggo 8 Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 4810mm | 4720mm |
| Width | 1925mm | 1860mm |
| Top | 1741mm | 1705mm |
| Wheelbase | 2800mm | 2710mm |
The Tiggo 8 Professional is presently priced from between $38,990 and $43,990 drive-away, which would depart room above this mannequin and probably beneath the Jaecoo J8 for the Tiggo 9.
The J8 is priced from $49,990 to $54,990 drive-away – successfully mid-spec mid-size SUV pricing for a big SUV, albeit one missing a 3rd row of seating.
