Chery Tiggo 7 Plus (2024) - Chinese mid-size SUV

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How much does the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro cost?

The Tiggo name has long been associated with Chery SUVs, including the previous unloved J11 that was sold in Australia a decade ago and known as the Chery Tiggo in its home market.

In fact, the Chery Tiggo was the Chinese brand’s first SUV, dating back to 2005 and serving as a precursor for the Tiggo 3 small SUV.

Today, the Tiggo name represents a family of Chery SUVs, and the 2023 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (or Tiggo 7 Plus, as it’s known in China) is an upmarket export-ripe version of the second-generation Tiggo mid-sizer that first hit the market in 2020.

The Tiggo 7 Pro received a major facelift in China last year, and this will be the one that’s on track to launch in Australia in the second half of 2023. It will sit above the smaller Chery Omoda 5, and below the larger Tiggo 8 Pro that’s also heading here.

The Tiggo 9 seven-seat family SUV is under consideration for launch Down Under too.

Importantly, the latest upgrade for Tiggo 7 Pro includes a move up from the previous 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine (108kW/210Nm) with CVT transmission – as seen in the Omoda 5 – to a larger-displacement 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo (145kW/290Nm) coupled to a seven-speed dual-clutch auto.

To be competitive in Australia, the Chery Tiggo Pro 7 will need to match up closely with the MG HS (from $32,990 drive-away) and Haval H6 (from $33,900 drive-away).

What equipment comes with the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro?

The 2023 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro we’re driving here is known as the Flagship and, well, as the name suggests, it’s fully loaded with pretty much everything you could ask for and more given the price, which in China is less than $30,000…

Not only is there a panoramic roof but it’s also a tilt/slide sunroof complete with blind.

Other premium features include an electric tailgate, keyless entry/start, a head-up display, 64-colour ambient interior lighting and eight-speaker Sony stereo.

While the seats are upholstered in imitation leather, up front they have full electric adjustment with both heating and ventilation.

The Flagship is fitted with 19-inch alloy wheels whereas all other versions run with 18-inch rims.

In China the car only comes with a three-year/100,000km warranty but in Australia it should emulate the Omoda 5 in offering seven-year/unlimited-kilometre coverage, seven years of free roadside assistance and a seven-year capped-price service plan.

How safe is the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro?

High-series versions of the 2023 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro come with Level 2 semi-autonomous driving assistance with adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assistance.

Warnings are available for lane departure, forward and rear collision, side warning when reversing, and door opening. There is also traffic sign recognition and tyre pressure monitoring.

All models get six airbags including front and side airbags up front, and curtain airbags front and rear.

Rear seats get ISOFIX child seat attachment points.

So far, the car doesn’t have an ANCAP safety rating and the Pro version has not gone through an equivalent test.

However, Chery has pledged that every car it launches in Australia will be at a top-level five-star ANCAP standard.

What technology does the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro feature?

All 2023 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro models get a 12.3-inch digital instrument display screen, which blends into a 12.3-inch infotainment system.

A reversing camera is provided on the two lowest-spec models in China, but on the Premium and Flagship versions the driver gets a 360-degree surround-view camera.

The Flagship also adds an integrated dashcam.

The infotainment system comes with Baidu CarLife and Apple CarPlay phone integration in its home market. A wireless phone charging pad is also included at this level.

Powered by Chery’s Lion operating system, the touch-screen is reasonably easy to navigate around, despite our system being purely in Chinese. An icon that looks suspiciously like the Microsoft Windows button gets you in to further options.

Voice activation is available for many controls, meaning you don’t actually have to use the screen all that much. A mobile phone app and on-board modem allows for a digital key, vehicle monitoring and other functions.

On the outside, the Flagship model gets six cameras and four ultrasonic radars to help with sensing what’s around the car.

Perhaps the biggest surprise given the price point is the head-up display, which shows satellite navigation prompts as well as other information such as speed.
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