Shown at the Beijing Auto Show in April, powered by a plug-in hybrid powertrain, Chery has divulged clearer details of its flagship Tiggo 9 Pro South Africa looks set to get in 2025. Already updated On-sale from 25 September in China, the Tiggo 9 Pro, which had in fact been revealed as far back as 2022 but now benefits from a series of updates, rides on Wuhu’s ubiquitous T1X, but with measures of 4 820 mm in overall length, a width of 1 930 mm, height of 1 710 mm and wheelbase of 2 820 mm. ALSO READ: South Africa-bound Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV makes debut in Beijing Compared to the seven-seat Tiggo 8 Pro, the Tiggo 9 Pro measures 100 mm longer, 70 mm wider and five millimetres taller with its wheelbase receiving a 110 mm extension.
Although unveiled with the aforementioned plug-in hybrid powertrain Chery claimed allows for a combined range of 1 400 km based on the Chinese CLTC combined cycle, initial specification confirms an all-petrol line-up with a choice of five or seven seats. Petrol or plug-in hybrid According to Chery China’s website, the variants in question comprise three trim levels; Comfort, Luxury and Premium, all motivated by the same 2.0 T-GDI engine as in the Tiggo 8 Pro Max .
For the Tiggo 9 Pro though, the unit has been uprated from 187kW/390Nm to 192kW/400Nm, the same outputs sister brand Omoda’s incoming C9 develops. In the Comfort and Luxury, the unit is paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch, whereas in the Premium, an Aisin-sourced torque-converter eight-sp.