Review of the Chery Tiggo 9 Pro PHEV

Kyle Kock for CAR takes a look at the new Chery Tiggo 9, which was recently unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show.

- Kyle Kock

If you’ve been keeping up with the Chery line-up, then you’d know that in the short time they’ve been back in South Africa there’s been constant updates to Tiggo 4, Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8. The culture of fast and continuous improvement is not going to change as the Wuhu-based manufacturer has lifted the veil off the first of many new models headed our way, the Tiggo 9 Pro PHEV.

WHAT ARE WE DRIVING AND WHY IS IT SIGNIFICANT?

The all-new Tiggo 9 will slot in above the current range-topper, the Tiggo 8 Pro Max, when it arrives locally at the end of 2024. Riding on Chery’s new super hybrid power platform, the Tiggo 9 is 4 810mm long, 1 925mm wide and 1 741mm tall. To suit its status as the halo model for the Chinese brand, it’ll also be the largest product from the Chery stable available in South Africa and seat seven.

Although its profile shares similarities with the current Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8, those with a keen eye will notice that it rides on the largest rims we’ve seen on a Chery vehicle. The 20-inch multi-spoke items are wrapped in 245/50 rubber. To go along with the sleeker headlamps and taillights, Chery has also fitted the Tiggo 9’s doors with pop-out handles. Contrasting chrome trim borders the side windows and the lower edge of the doors.

Up front, the Tiggo 9 features a massive eight-sided grille, finished in chrome, of course, with more chrome trim flanking it on either end. The width of the new vehicle is especially apparent when looking at it head-on.