It’s solely been two days for the reason that Chery Tiggo Cross was launchedhowever already bookings of the entry-level SUV has, ahem, crossed the 1,000 mark. Chery Malaysia opened registrations of curiosity for the automotive again in early Could, and we are able to anticipate order-taking to have kicked off quickly after.
Patrons had been possible swayed by the extraordinarily aggressive pricing, which compares favourably towards rivals Lively Perodua, Proton X50 and Honda WR-V. The 1.5 Turbo petrol mannequin is priced at simply RM88,800 on-the-road with out insurance coverage, and even the 1.5 Hybrid CSH sneaks underneath the RM100k mark at RM99,800, making it the most affordable hybrid in Malaysia.
Primarily a truncated model of the Tiggo 7 Professionalthe Tiggo Cross is 195 mm shorter at 4,318 mm lengthy, making it 73 mm longer than the Ativa, 12 mm shorter than the X50 and 78 mm longer than the WR-V. Naturally, provided that it’s primarily based on a C-segment SUV – albeit with torsion beam rear suspension as an alternative of multilinks – its 1,830 mm width and 1,670 mm top trump all of them.
Energy comes from a 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine from the Omoda 5, producing 147 PS and 210 Nm of torque. It’s paired with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission, enabling the automotive to get from zero to 100 km/h in 10.3 seconds and delivering a mixed gas consumption determine of 6.3 litres per 100 km.
In the meantime, the hybrid mannequin will get the Chery Tremendous Hybrid (CSH) powertrain, pairing a 96 PS/120 Nm 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-pot with a devoted hybrid transmission (DHT) that comes with a 204 PS/310 Nm electrical motor. It’s considerably sooner and extra environment friendly in consequence, finishing the century dash in 8.9 seconds and consuming gas at 5.4 litres per 100 km.
Commonplace equipment consists of LED headlights, distant engine begin, dual-zone auto local weather management, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, twin 10.25-inch instrument and infotainment screens, wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, six audio system and a 360-degree digital camera system.
The Tiggo Cross additionally comes as customary with driver help programs reminiscent of autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management and blind spot monitoring, with the Hybrid CSH mannequin gaining lane centring help for Stage 2 semi-autonomous driving functionality.
GALLERY: Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Turbo in Malaysia
GALLERY: Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Hybrid CSH in Malaysia
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