Chery has given the Tiggo 9 PHEV a world premiere at Auto China 2024, which opens in Beijing today. At Chery Group’s just-concluded launch event, the company also unveiled a new slogan for its Tiggo SUV range: Conquer with you, Guard for Love.
The Tiggo 9 PHEV is a clean and handsome large SUV, and the design team deliberately kept things simple. Based on the “Conquer” and “Guard” concepts, the Tiggo 9 PHEV sports a very striking “Saturn’s Ring” grille design (illuminated Chery logo as usual) and very clear sides.
The profile features a daylight opening with a chrome frame and a subtle accent on the rearmost pillars. A tornado line and just a “light catcher” panel at the bottom – that’s all. These multi-spoke wheels are 20-inch wheels that go very well with the luxury look. At the back there’s a full-width LED light strip, dual pipes and a very large PHEV emblem that looks like an afterthought.
In terms of size, the Tiggo 9 is 4,810 mm long, 1,925 mm wide and 1,741 mm high. Compared to the Tiggo 8 Pro, which is not a subcompact car, it is 88mm longer, 65mm wider and 36mm higher. There is an option for a third row of seats for seven adults, Chery says.
Inside, the flagship of the Tiggo range is equipped with plenty of plush materials and the show car is covered in cream and blue leather. Unlike what we’ve seen from Chery so far with the Mercedes-Benz-style connected screens, the screens here are visually separated, and the middle one is a large 15.6-inch 2.5K HD screen. The seats are “3D stitched”.
Under the hood is a PHEV powertrain that combines a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission and Chery’s “3DHT” electric motor. The ICE produces 235 hp/385 Nm, while the engine is good for 221 hp. Chery claims fuel consumption of 5.2 liters per 100 km in Chinese WLTC mode, which equates to a range of over 1,400 km.
The Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV will be available alongside pure ICE versions in the fourth quarter of 2024. Does the name Tiggo 9 sound familiar? It was also déjà vu for this author when he photographed a large SUV with the same name at Auto Shanghai 2023. However, this was a pure ICE car with a different interior, so the look we see here could either be a PHEV-specific design or a final update for the Tiggo 9 range.
What do you think of the Tiggo 8 Pro’s big brother?
GALLERY: Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV at Auto China 2024
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