The Chery Tiggo 9 The range will be expanded, and a new, cheaper front-wheel drive variant will hit local showrooms in May 2026.
The Elite slots in under the existing Ultimate, with less power, fewer features, but a lower price.
The price for the seven-seat large SUV is $52,990 before on-road costs$7,000 less than the all-wheel-drive Ultimate.
In contrast to the related Jaecoo J8, the Tiggo 9 is only offered with a plug-in hybrid drive in Australia.
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The Elite has a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 105kW of power and 215Nm of torque, as well as two front-mounted electric motors with 75kW/170Nm and 90kW/220Nm, like the Ultimate.
However, the rear electric motor with 175 kW/310 Nm is omitted, so the total output of the system drops from 315 kW and 580 Nm in the Ultimate to 225 kW and 450 Nm.
A smaller 19 kWh lithium-ion battery is also used (instead of 34 kWh). The electric range therefore drops from 170 km to 90 km in the milder NEDC cycle, and the DC fast charging power drops from 71 kW to 41 kW.
It uses less energy (15.6kWh/100km versus 19kWh/100km) while fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are a breeze – it consumes 1.3L/100km and emits 35g/km on the combined cycle, up from 1.4L/100km and 32g/km.
The braked towing capacity remains unchanged at 1,500 kg, while the curb weight drops from 2,220 kg to 1,985 kg.
The Tiggo 9 Elite loses the following features of the Ultimate:
- Semi-autonomous parking assistant
- Side parking sensors
- Head-up display
- Leather upholstery
- Ventilated front seats
- Massaging the passenger seat
- Heated and ventilated second-row outboard seats
- Heated steering wheel
- Auto-dimming rearview mirror
It also switches from a 12-speaker Sony sound system to an eight-speaker setup and from 20-inch alloy wheels to 19-series models.
The standard equipment also includes the following:
- Automatic projector LED headlights
- Automatic high beam
- Panoramic sunroof
- Rear privacy glass
- Electric tailgate
- Windshield wipers with rain sensors
- Approach entry and takeoff
- 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
- 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Satellite navigation
- Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- 50W wireless phone charger
- Color-adjustable ambient lighting
- Faux leather upholstery
- Electric tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
- 6-way power adjustable driver’s seat with 4-way power lumbar support and memory
- 6-way electrically adjustable passenger seat
- Heated front seats
- Dual-zone automatic climate control with vents in the 2nd and 3rd rows of seats
- Surround view camera
- Parking sensors front and rear
- Adaptive cruise control
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Driver monitoring system
- Blind spot monitoring
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Safe exit warning
- Traffic jam assistant
- Tire repair kit
- Tire pressure monitoring
The Tiggo 9 is Chery’s closest competitor to the larger BYD Sealion 8 as well as the more expensive plug-in hybrid versions of the Kia Sorento and Mazda CX-80.
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