Chery Australia has simply launched Tremendous Hybrid plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants of its beforehand petrol-only Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 SUVs, and now the following mannequin within the lineup is about to go with out petrol choices altogether.
The Chery Tiggo 9 Tremendous Hybrid is due in Australia within the third quarter (July to September) of 2025, and it has now been confirmed that it’s going to solely be out there on this PHEV guise – a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol powertrain, out there abroad, received’t be supplied right here at launch.
Talking on the native launch for the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 Tremendous Hybrids, Chery Australia chief working officer Lucas Harris confirmed to CarExpert that the model will “solely introduce the Tremendous Hybrid variant of Tiggo 9” and outlined a number of the explanation why.
“Frankly, I feel it’s a greater automobile. We, as a worldwide enterprise, are far more targeted on transferring in direction of new vitality, which is clearly Tremendous Hybrid and BEV (battery-electric automobile),” he mentioned.
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“The Tremendous Hybrid Tiggo 9 efficiency is outstanding, I feel we’ll have the ability to value it – like our different merchandise – very competitively, and to have the ability to ship nice worth.
“I’m simply unsure that in our lineup, when you take a look at all the best way from Tiggo 4 proper by means of to Tiggo 9, it doesn’t make sense in that lineup to introduce an (inside combustion) Tiggo 9.”
Chery Australia hasn’t confirmed efficiency, vary or economic system figures, however has confirmed the native Tiggo 9 Tremendous Hybrid will use a turbo 1.5-litre engine mated with a three-speed Devoted Hybrid Transmission, just like the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8.
For context, the petrol powertrain out there abroad includes a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, paired with an eight-speed Aisin automated transmission, with drive despatched to all 4 wheels.
“If we had been to introduce (the petrol) hypothetically, it in all probability would find yourself being priced very equally to a Tiggo 8 plug-in hybrid, for instance,” Mr Harris advised CarExpert.
“By which case, it doesn’t make a lot sense, and the driving expertise in these Tremendous Hybrids is simply so significantly better than any ICE automobile. I simply don’t assume it could add any depth to the product vary by providing too many fashions.”
Pricing for the Tiggo 9 has but to be confirmed, although the smaller Tiggo 8 Tremendous Hybrid is priced from $45,990 to $49,990 drive-away.
The Tiggo 9 Tremendous Hybrid is due to this fact anticipated to be costlier, probably round $55,000, though it might nonetheless considerably undercut rivals such because the Mazda CX-80 P50e (priced from $76,245 earlier than on-roads) and the Kia Sorento PHEV (from $84,660 earlier than on-roads).
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