Chery is about to break new ground with its flagship Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid.
The large seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV (PHEV) is now available to order and will soon arrive in Australian showrooms as the Chinese brand’s most expensive model.
However, it still promises to maintain the company’s value-driven philosophy by offering top-notch features at the same price as entry-level competition.
Before it lands locally later this month, we were able to test the Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid last week during an exclusive flying visit to Chery’s global headquarters in Wuhu, China. So let’s take a look at this.
How much does the Chery Tiggo 9 cost?
The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid hits local showrooms in one model class: the fully equipped Ultimate, which costs $59,990 plus on-roads.
| Model | Price before on-road costs |
|---|---|
| 2026 Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid Ultimate AWD CSH | $59,990 |
That puts it below the related Omoda 9 (from $61,990), but it also puts it in direct competition with entry-level versions of large seven-seat SUV rivals like the popular Kia Sorento S AWD (from $54,380), the Hyundai Santa Fe AWD (from $56,650) and the hybrid Toyota Kluger GX (from $62,410) – all of them Prices do not include on-road costs.
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What does the Chery Tiggo 9 look like inside?
The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid ushers in a new era of interior design for the Chinese brand, with a modern, clean and stylish aesthetic in the cabin.
While the overall layout of the dashboard is a simple two-piece T-shaped configuration, there are more interesting textures, shapes and highlights throughout the interior, such as the raised stitching in the door panels, mood interior lighting strips and a mix of black and charcoal trim.
Chery has also moved away from pushing two equal-sized screens together for the instrument cluster and infotainment touchscreen, as is the case with smaller SUVs like the Tiggo 4 and Tiggo 7.
Instead, the Tiggo 9 features a 10.25-inch display in front of the driver, easier to read through the steering wheel, and a large 15.6-inch floating-table-style multimedia display on the center console.
The infotainment screen is huge and high-resolution, but it doesn’t feel like Chery just put a big-screen TV in a tiny living room.
Instead, it offers an intuitive menu structure to access the tons of features, with customizable widgets and ventilation control shortcuts at the bottom.
The center console area is defined by a chrome ring that surrounds the center vents, with matching accents around the cupholders and the array of physical controls alongside them, which include a dial for multi-mode drive settings, an electric handbrake, windshield defoggers and one-touch buttons to activate hybrid or full EV mode.
Both front seats have a business class feel with extendable legrests, offering a good balance between lateral support and overall comfort.
The massage function is particularly pleasant on a long holiday road trip, as is the seasonal heating and cooling.
And those in the middle row enjoy generous legroom, as well as rear air vents and USB sockets on the back of the center console.
However, the third row doesn’t offer as much space as some other seven-seat competitors and is best reserved for small children or occasional use.
| Dimensions | Chery Tiggo 9 |
|---|---|
| length | 4800mm |
| Width | 1930mm |
| Height | 1730mm |
| wheelbase | 2750mm |
| Loading capacity | 148 l (2nd and 3rd row of seats folded up; measured up to the roof) 448L (3rd row folded, measured to cargo area cover) 819L (3rd row folded, measured to roof) 2065L (2nd and 3rd rows folded, measured to roof) |
What’s under the hood?
The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid is powered by the company’s most advanced – and complex – plug-in hybrid powertrain to date.
| Specifications | Chery Tiggo 9 |
|---|---|
| Motor | 1.5 liter 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine |
| Engine performance | 105 kW / 215 Nm |
| Electric motor outputs | Front: 75 kW/170 Nm + 90 kW/220 Nm Rear: 175 kW/310 Nm |
| System outputs | 315 kW / 580 Nm |
| battery | 34 kWh lithium-ion |
| transmission | Dedicated hybrid transmission (3DHT) |
| Drive type | Four-wheel drive |
| Weight | 2220kg (together) |
| 0-100 km/h (claimed) | Not specified |
| Fuel consumption (claimed) | 1.4 l/100 km (NEDC) |
| Electric range (PHEV) | 170 km (NEDC) |
| Max. AC charging rate (PHEV) | 6.6 kW (Type 2) |
| Max. DC charging rate (PHEV) | 71 kW (CCS2) |
| Fuel tank capacity | 70L |
| Fuel requirements | 95-octane premium unleaded |
| CO₂ emissions | 32g/km (NEDC) |
| Braked towing capacity | 1500kg |
It combines a 1.5 liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and three electric motors that deliver impressive results such as: B. a combined maximum power of 315 kW and 580 Nm torque, a purely electric range of 170 km and the ability to travel up to 1,250 km without refueling or topping up the battery.
Power is transmitted to all four wheels via a 175 kW electric motor on the rear axle and two additional electric motors – one on the front axle with 75 kW and another with 90 kW, embedded in the world’s first three-speed hybrid automatic transmission.
The 34 kWh lithium-ion battery can be charged up to 71 kW with a DC fast charger.
How does the Chery Tiggo 9 drive?
Even if you agree with the saying “you only get what you pay for,” the Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid will surprise you with more than you bargained for.
The asking price of $60,000 is a big jump for the brand on paper, but after a few hours behind the wheel on public roads in China and at Chery’s test track, it clearly retains the brand’s value-driven ethos.
Compared to its competitors, it’s actually a bargain. And yet it never feels cheap and cheerful.
Instead, it can be so much more – a supremely efficient long-distance cruiser, a guilt-free all-electric city commuter and a surprisingly quick beast given all its electric-petrol wizardry.
First and foremost, however, it is a solid suburban family car. It’s comfortable, quiet and allows for effortless acceleration when running on battery power alone. When slowing down, regenerative braking feels natural.
The three-speed transmission shifts smoothly and largely invisibly when changing gears, and the 1.5-liter gasoline engine only kicks in when the battery charge level falls below 25 percent or when you request maximum power.
However, it is a large car, both physically and in terms of mass (over 2.2 tonnes on the scales), which it cannot hide when cornering due to the slow, lifeless steering and tendency to roll over if the tires are put under too much strain.
However, our test car was a Chinese model, which has a softer and more comfort-oriented suspension setup than the Australian versions.
We will therefore reserve the final assessment of its dynamic character until we have the opportunity to test drive it on site in the next few weeks.
What do you get?
Chery has equipped the Tiggo 9 with everything it can do.
Highlights of the 2026 Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid Ultimate equipment:
- 20-inch alloy wheels
- Tire repair kit
- Panoramic sunroof (tilting/sliding roof) with electric sun protection
- Electric tailgate
- Heated, electrically folding exterior mirrors
- Automatic LED Headlights – Projector Type
- Automatic high beam
- LED taillights
- Acoustic glass (windshield, front door)
- Puddle lights
- Approach entry and takeoff
- Automatic Parking Assistant (APA)
- 360 degree all-round view camera
- Leather upholstery
- 6-way power adjustable front seats
- Thigh support extension
- Heating
- ventilation
- massage
- Heated and ventilated second-row outboard seats
- Heated premium steering wheel
- Electric tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
- 10.25-inch driver instrument cluster
- 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen
- 14 speakers Sony sound system including 2 speakers in the driver’s headrest
- Satellite navigation
- Head-up display (HUD)
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (wired + wireless)
- 50W wireless phone charger
- Intelligent voice control (Hello Chery)
- Color-selectable ambient lighting
- Dual-zone automatic climate control with second-row vents
- Electric windows with automatic up/down function
Is the Chery Tiggo 9 safe?
The Tiggo 9 has yet to be tested by ANCAP or Euro NCAP.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Adaptive cruise control
- Blind spot monitoring
- Driver monitoring system
- Lane keeping assistant
- Emergency lane departure warning
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Safe exit warning
- Traffic jam assistant
- 10 airbags including front center, knee airbags for the driver
- Surround view camera
- Parking sensors front, rear and side
How much does the Chery Tiggo 9 cost to run?
The Tiggo 9 comes with a seven-year, unlimited mileage vehicle warranty and an eight-year, unlimited mileage warranty on the high-voltage battery.
Chery also includes up to seven years of roadside assistance and seven years of premium service.
Maintenance is required every 12 months or 15,000 km. The prices are as follows:
| service | Price |
|---|---|
| 12 months/15,000 km | $299 |
| 24 months/30,000 km | $349 |
| 36 months/45,000 km | $299 |
| 48 months/60,000 km | $349 |
| 60 months/75,000 km | $299 |
| 72 months/90,000 km | $1291.31 |
| 84 months/105,000 km | $287.84 |
CarExperts opinion on the Chery Tiggo 9
The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid is perhaps the Chinese brand’s most expensive model to date, but also the most compelling.
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It is large and spacious, offers plenty of comfort and state-of-the-art security systems and offers more than you expect in terms of performance and efficiency.
It certainly begs the question of why you should pay more for less, like some of its seven-seat SUV rivals.
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