Chery Tiggo 8 Pro

For a premium midsize SUV of its class and price, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has a supremely spacious and luxurious interior, particularly in the first and second rows of seats. Everything in the cabin of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro feels sturdy and plush, with a high focus on quality. The Tiggo 8 Pro comes with a dual-tone black and walnut brown interior theme as standard, with the SUV getting a soft-touch leather finish for the middle layer of the dashboard, seats and door pads, all of which are finished in a theme of walnut brown. The black theme has been executed for the hard plastics on the upper and lower layers of the dashboard and door panels. 

Apart from the soft-touch walnut brown leather interior trim, another highlight which adds more richness to the cabin of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is the satin silver finish on the spokes of the steering wheel and a sleek layer running below the middle layer of the dashboard. Additionally, the door panels come with a brushed aluminium finish around the inner door handles, which makes the cabin feel even more premium and expensive. 

Q1 – What is the colour combination for the interior of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes standard with dual-tone black and walnut brown leather upholstery, with a soft-touch leather finish for the walnut brown parts.

Q2 – Does the interior of Chery Tiggo 8 Pro come with leather upholstery?

Answer – The Tiggo 8 Pro comes with leather upholstery as standard in the sole Premium variant in which it is offered. 

Passenger and boot space

The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro measures 4,722mm long, 1,860mm wide and 1,705mm tall, which is a fairly large size for a midsize SUV. Due to its long wheelbase, the Tiggo 8 Pro has ample space in the cabin, which explains its three-row seating arrangement. However, while the space levels in the first and second rows of seats are impressive, the same cannot be said about the third row, which is good enough only for small kids. 

To pamper the occupants seated within, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes with a host of features like a powered driver’s seat with memory function, heating and ventilation functions for the front seats and a powered tailgate. Adding more practicality to the cabin of the Tiggo 8 Pro are a decent number of cup holders in all three rows of seats, with the front and middle rows also having centre armrests for passengers and door pockets. 

Q1 – Is Chery Tiggo 8 Pro a seven-seater SUV?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is available as a seven-seater SUV as standard.

Q2 – Does Chery Tiggo 8 Pro come with a powered driver’s seat?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes with a powered driver’s seat with a memory function, with both the front seats featuring heating and ventilation functions. 

Comfort and entertainment

Modern-day SUVs are laying more emphasis on in-cabin tech with the help of new-age screens, and the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro follows the trend too. The driver’s cockpit of the Tiggo 8 Pro comes with a huge horizontal panel behind the steering wheel, which houses twin 12.3-inch full-TFT screens, one each for the instrument console and touchscreen infotainment system. The steering wheel itself is both tilt and telescopic adjustable and comes with buttons for audio, Bluetooth, cruise control and voice command functions. 

Besides these screens, the lower centre console of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Chery Tiggo 8 Pro also houses a slanted screen for various other functions, including the dual-zone automatic climate control on offer. Additional features in the cabin of the Tiggo 8 Pro are a push start-stop button, wireless charger, panoramic sunroof, ambient lighting, USB charging slots and illuminated welcome light.

Q1 – Is the sunroof available in Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes with a panoramic sunroof as standard.

Q2. How many screens are three in the cabin of Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – There are twin 12.3-inch screens – one each for the instrument console and touchscreen infotainment system, along with a slanted screen for automatic climate control adjustments. 

Chinese SUVs are known to have distinctive design themes, and the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is no exception. For its segment, the Tiggo 8 Pro claims to offer a striking road presence, which is a combination of unique-looking elements and an upright stance, making it look attention-worthy.

An SUV should have a bold-looking fascia at the front to make it looks serious, and the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro scores some brownie points on that aspect. The front fascia of the Tiggo 8 Pro looks aggressive with an octagonal-shaped grille in the middle. This fascia looks very Audi-squee, and to make it look more attention-grabbing, Chery has added chrome-finished diamond-studded themed inserts and surrounds to the grille, thus making it look premium.

The upper edges of the front grille have sleek-looking trapezoidal headlamp housings, which come integrated with dual L-shaped daytime running LEDs, sequential LED turn indicators and LED projector headlamps within them. The grille here sits within a muscular-looking silver panel, which flows down to the front bumper adding more visual bulk to the front look of the SUV. The lower edges of this silver panel come attached with C-shaped inserts on the corners of the front bumper while accommodating horizontal LED fog lamps. At the bottom of the front bumper, the Tiggo 8 Pro has a faux silver skid plate and body moulding for added ruggedness.

The side profile of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro also has significant substance to it, with the contours of the front bonnet flowing nicely towards the front windscreen and being in sync with the sharp creases flowing through the door panels and side fenders. The wheel arches and bottom part of the door panels come with slim body cladding, while there is additional protection on the lower part of the door panels in the form of side body moulding strips. While the 19-inch machined alloy wheels and the high ground clearance give a nice stance to the Tiggo 8 Pro, the chrome finish for the window surrounds and fender garnish make the SUV look richer. 

At the back, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has a very Lexus-like design, with the wide inverted trapezoidal combination tail lamps joined by an LED connecting light bar running across the width of the boot lid. The combination tail lamps here come with attractive LED inserts, which add significant glamour to the rear profile of the SUV. Along with a shark fin antenna and roof spoiler, the rear profile of the Tiggo 8 Pro also has a muscular-looking rear bumper, which accommodates twin rounded tailpipes on either corner, along with a silver skid plate in the middle. 

Q1 – Does Chery Tiggo 8 Pro come with LED light on the outside?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes standard with auto LED headlamps with daytime running LEDs and LED tail lamps as standard.

Q2 – What is the wheel size offered in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes standard with 19-inch machined alloy wheels, wrapped with 235/55 R19 tyres. 

The 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine claims to deliver impressive power and torque figures, though there’s a downside to it in the form of lower fuel efficiency. This turbocharged petrol engine can deliver an overall fuel efficiency of 10.41 kmpl in mixed driving conditions, including both city and highway running cycles. However, the maximum fuel efficiency claimed by Chery for the Tiggo 8 Pro is 13.51 kmpl. 

Apart from their unmistakable stance, people buy midsize SUVs for a comfortable driving experience. In that direction, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro fares decently with good on-road driving manners. The suspension combination of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has independent setups at both front and rear, which include Macpherson struts at the front and longitudinal towing arms at the rear.

With a plush setup, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro feels decently comfortable, though body roll can be felt at higher speeds due to the overall height of the SUV. The Tiggo 8 Pro comes with 235/55 R19 tyres as standard, which add to the good driving mannerisms of the SUV. However, the steering setup of the SUV is quite light for higher speeds. Adding more versatility to the driving experience of the Tiggo 8 Pro is the availability of multiple drive modes – Eco, Normal and Sport.

Q1 – What is the suspension setup offered in Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro comes with independent Macpherson struts at the front and longitudinal towing arms at the rear.

Q2 – What are the drive modes offered in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – There are three drive modes on offer in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro – Normal, Eco and Sport

The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is available with a couple of powertrains back in its home market in China. However, the Malaysian car market gets the Tiggo 8 Pro with a single 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine as standard, with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) as the sole option of the gearbox. Chery claims a maximum power output of 256 PS and a peak torque output of 390 Nm for the Tiggo 8 Pro, which makes it one of the most powerful midsize SUVs in its price range.

Being a direct injection petrol engine, this 2.0-litre turbocharged engine in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is quite refined across the entire rev range. However, the power delivery is not entirely smooth, with inconsistency felt at lower RPMs.  

Q1 – What are the power and torque outputs of Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro claims 256 PS of power and 390 Nm of torque from its 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine.

Q2 – What is the transmission option offered in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is being offered with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission as the standard gearbox. 

For a modern midsize SUV, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is heavily equipped with all the possible new-age safety features. The standard list of safety features available in the Tiggo 8 Pro is nine airbags, ABS with EBD and brake assist, brake override system, electronic stability program, tyre pressure monitoring system, traction control, hill start assist, hill descent control and front and rear parking sensors.

Additionally, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro also comes with advanced driving assistance features like lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, blind spot detection, door open warning, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, front collision warning with vehicle identification, autonomous emergency braking, adaptive headlamps, traffic sign recognition, traffic jam assist and 540-degree HD panoramic camera. 

Q1 – How many airbags are there in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

Answer – There are nine airbags available as standard in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro.

Q2 – Does Chery Tiggo 8 Pro come with ADAS?

Answer – Chery offers Level-2 ADAS in Tiggo 8 Pro as standard.

Value for money

The only variant of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro – Premium – is priced at RM 159,800 (on-road price without insurance), making it a good option for its asking price. 

Warranty

At a time when carmakers are offering warranties up to five years, Chery is offering a staggering warranty of 10 years/1,000,000 km (whichever is earlier) on the engine of the Tiggo 8 Pro, which is simply the best-in-industry right now. Along with this plan, Chery is also offering roadside assistance for five years and an overall vehicle warranty of 5 years/60,000 km (whichever is earlier).

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro vs the Competition

Following are the top three midsize SUVs with which the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro competes in the Malaysian car market:

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro vs Nissan X-Trail – For the price of Chery Tiggo 8 Pro, one can buy the hybrid variant of the Nissan X-Trail, which we believe is a steal deal for efficiency-conscious buyers. In addition to it, the X-Trail has a long-standing record of being one of the most successful SUVs in the country, with more reliable mechanicals and better after-sales service support. 

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro vs Honda CR-V – Similarly to the Nissan X-Trail, the Honda CR-V also has a healthy track record in reliability and after-sales support, both of which are better when compared to the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro. While the CR-V gets fewer features and lesser space in comparison to the Tiggo 8 Pro, it assures you a certain peace of mind which is a trademark trait of every other Honda on sale in the world.

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro vs Mazda CX-5 – Want something more premium with Japanese roots? The Mazda CX-5 should be your pick. Like the Tiggo 8 Pro, the CX-5 scores heavily in features and has possibly the best-in-segment fit-and-finish levels. Like other Japanese SUVs on sale, it has traditional powertrain choices, which have higher reliability and lower service costs than the Tiggo 8 Pro. 

Is Chery Tiggo 8 Pro worth buying?

If you are someone who wants a more distinctive midsize SUV other than the Japanese offerings on sale and wants the added practicality of a third row of seats, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro makes good sense. The SUV is high on features and practicality while offering decent levels of performance and ride quality.