Chery Australia has just launched Super Hybrid plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants of its previously petrol-only Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 SUVs, and now the subsequent model within the lineup is about to go without petrol options altogether.
The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid is due in Australia within the third quarter (July to September) of 2025, and it has now been confirmed that it is going to only be available on this PHEV guise – a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol powertrain, available overseas, won’t be offered here at launch.
Speaking on the local launch for the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 Super Hybrids, Chery Australia chief operating officer Lucas Harris confirmed to CarExpert that the brand will “only introduce the Super Hybrid variant of Tiggo 9” and outlined several explanation why.
“Frankly, I feel it’s a greater automobile. We, as a world business, are rather more focused on moving towards recent energy, which is clearly Super Hybrid and BEV (battery-electric vehicle),” he said.
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“The Super Hybrid Tiggo 9 performance is outstanding, I feel we’ll find a way to cost it – like our other products – very competitively, and to find a way to deliver great value.
“I’m just undecided that in our lineup, in case you take a look at all the way in which from Tiggo 4 all through to Tiggo 9, it doesn’t make sense in that lineup to introduce an [internal combustion] Tiggo 9.”
Chery Australia hasn’t confirmed performance, range or economy figures, but has confirmed the local Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid will use a turbo 1.5-litre engine mated with a three-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission, just like the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8.
For context, the petrol powertrain available overseas includes a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, paired with an eight-speed Aisin automatic transmission, with drive sent to all 4 wheels.
“If we were to introduce [the petrol] hypothetically, it probably would find yourself being priced very similarly to a Tiggo 8 plug-in hybrid, for instance,” Mr Harris told CarExpert.
“Through which case, it doesn’t make much sense, and the driving experience in those Super Hybrids is just so significantly better than any ICE vehicle. I just don’t think it might add any depth to the product range by offering too many models.”
Pricing for the Tiggo 9 has yet to be confirmed, though the smaller Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid is priced from $45,990 to $49,990 drive-away.
The Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid is subsequently expected to be dearer, likely around $55,000, even though it could still significantly undercut rivals reminiscent of the Mazda CX-80 P50e (priced from $76,245 before on-roads) and the Kia Sorento PHEV (from $84,660 before on-roads).
This Article First Appeared At www.carexpert.com.au
