Having launched three vehicles over the past year, Chery Malaysia has previewed its next model to be introduced here, the Tiggo 7 Pro. Sitting between the Omoda 5/E5 and the Tiggo 8 Pro, this C-segment SUV has the Proton X70 directly in its sights.
Arriving in CKD locally-assembled form, the Tiggo 7 Pro is available in just one variant that carries an estimated price of under RM130,000, which would put it within the ballpark of the range-topping X70 1.8 TGDI Premium. It’s available for booking starting today and will be available for viewing at all Chery showrooms from April, with deliveries (and therefore the launch) expected at the end of May.
So hell-bent is Chery on competing with the Proton X70 (known in China as the Geely Boyue) that Tiggo 7 Pro even kind of looks like its rival, with its upright body, upswept window line and blacked-out D-pillars giving the car an in-vogue “floating roof” look. However, the Wuhu brand has given the car a more aggressive front end with a large hexagonal diamond-effect grille framed by a gaping U-shaped air intake design.
You’ll also find slim LED headlights with sequential indicators, while the daytime running lights are mounted low down, below the blue fins on the air inlets. Moving towards the rear, the strong haunches provide added muscle and lead to the full-width LED taillights – a cue that’s lifted from the larger Tiggo 8 Pro.
Measuring 4,513 mm long, 1,862 mm wide and 1,696 mm tall, the Tiggo 7 Pro is six millimetres shorter, 31 mm wider and two millimetres taller than the X70, while its 2,670 mm wheelbase is identical to the Proton’s. Against the smaller Omoda 5, it’s 113 mm longer, 32 mm wider and 108 mm taller. The boot measures a competitive 475 litres, expandable to 1,672 litres with the rear seats folded.
Inside, the Tiggo 7 Pro echoes the Tiggo 8 Pro (and Omoda E5) with a clean, minimalist dashboard. Dominating proceedings is a widescreen display panel with two 12.3-inch displays for the instrumentation and infotainment system. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are of course fitted, as is an eight-speaker Sony sound system.
Elsewhere, you’ll find capacitive dual-zone climate controls, a 50-watt Qi wireless charger and multi-coloured ambient lighting, the latter featuring a mode that responds to the music being played. Also part of the standard kit is keyless entry with walk-away auto lock, push-button start, a six-way driver’s and four-way passenger’s side power-adjustable seats with ventilation, faux leather upholstery, a panoramic glass roof, a 360-degree camera system and a powered tailgate.
Powering the Tiggo 7 Pro is a 1.6 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that produces 197 PS and 290 Nm of torque. Drive is sent to the front wheels through a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, and so equipped, the car will get from zero to 100 km/h in 9.5 seconds on its way to a top speed of 205 km/h. Fuel consumption is rated at 7.0 litres per 100 km.
In terms of safety kit, the Tiggo 7 Pro is fitted as standard with seven airbags, stability control and driver assists that include autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, lane centring assist, rear collision alert, blind spot monitoring with collision prevention, rear cross traffic alert with auto brake and auto high beam.
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(Like) Chery Tiggo Pro 7
(Dislike) Mazda CX5 & Mazda CX30
Which one more fuel efficient?
(Like) Tiggo 7 Pro 1.6t
(Dislike) Proton x70 1.5t
For those who say Tong San is poor country. Better you dont buy Tong San car. Later you not happy go back to Tong San b
Cool
Do u know why Toyota Coss is still the best selling 2023 suv in Malaysia? 80% of the buyers want reliable n durable NA n CVT/AT but not fancy turbo n dct
Depends. But so far, both of Chery Tiggo Pro 7 and Corolla Cross are good choices to buy Wanna more fun, advanced features and more power, better get Tiggo Pro 7. Wanna budget and durable and enough features, buy Corolla Cross. Btw, as in comment section from some people that Mazda CX5 is about to lose no.3 position soon anytime and might wont be seeing in the top 5 as there are more CX5 rivals coming in this year, similar can be said for Mazda CX-30 wont be retaining top 5 position anytime. As for Proton X70, even criticizing X70 because Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, ambient lighting, walk-away auto lock, seats with ventilation, but X70 is unlikely to lose their current position and still retaining under top 5 as there is still some advantages including technology and features itself and believe that aftersales for proton can do better than before.
Wut. That’s an amazing spec sheet for the price. Proton should shudder, improve your performance proton, especially after sales
Nice
Cheap. Goes point a to b. Has style.
CRV KILLER??
BUY.
But CRV is not even bad car and also got benefits and also mainly to drive from original city in KL to long journey to Penang with more comfortable space
CRV definitely is not a bad car. But I doubt if its worth the extra RM50k asking price.
At 7 litre per 100km fuel consumption, potential owner needs to consider effect on wallet once the subsidy removed for ron95. For such heavy vehicle 7 litre is quite common ya.
Nice looking.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, ambient lighting, walk-away auto lock, seats with ventilation, under 130k
terus xreleven X70
it doesn’t sit 7 people. that sucks.
This is only a problem if you’re a taxi driver. Or if chose not to use a rubber hat for your pp.
buy tiggo 8 pro or x90 la, ben yap la kau ni
Get ready for China Car……… their sales going to be aggressive.. already we are seeing it in Thailand eating into the japanese Car market forcing even toyota to quickly refresh their model.
– Chery tiggo pro 7 is coming near soon
– Toyota corolla cross facelift is coming this year.
– Honda hrv facelift though just slightly updated, but still looks better and fresh inside
Meanwhile cx5 facelift and cx30 are getting ready to be eaten by those incoming new/new facelift competitors soon as mazda suvs is no longer relevant premium, specs not good and also too expensive but quality is also declining
Looks pretty good!
I can’t think of a reason why people want to go for X70 over this.
Proton being a national car status, should easily out spec and out price other brands. Tiggo shows that it is not the case. Either Proton pockets a big margin or they are incredibly inefficient in its costing
the time when proton X series came out their on sheet specs and on board feeling are far superior than other similarly priced or same class competitors, you can say they sped up the improvement overall car quality in the country, their competitors were forced to improve themselves. its just that time has changed, last time they are competing against their stingy friends from japan, easy to beat, now they are directly competing against chinese competitors, with similar resources and mindset as them
From huge losses turn out to be profitable, you guess?
You could be true, however do not discount the possibility of cutting deep corners to achieve that price point. Only time will tell.
Both being Chinese brands dont necessarily mean they are both of equal quality and reliability.
The Japanese are guilty for years for thr same too!
Looks neat inside. Overall, looks stylish.
Brake issue ???
It is already in the past problems. Please move on
0-100kmh time is 9sec+. Malay paultan report 8sec+. Which info is correct??
The sunroof, we really don need it. All other specs are good for for the asking price.
This will give X70 a run for its money, who knows this might prompt Proton to update their product with better offering.
There are no other reasons on why people should go cx5 and cx30 when,
Cx5 facelift does not have premium speakers like Bose and audio screen size
Even cx30 is also expensive but not practical especially sitting behind, no adas (only for high+ and high+ premium but overpriced), manual adjustable seats and fabric seats but no power tailgate and no dual zone auto control (only for high, high+ and high+ premium come with adjustable seats and leather seats and dual zone auto control and power tailgate but overpriced) and no 360 degree camera (high+ premium got but expensive)
Both cx5 and cx30 also still come with analog meter but no full digital display
Moreover, mazda is no longer relevant premium as used to be as can be seen latest mazda models than before
launched not previewed!
It does look good. Inside out. Only don’t like the glass roof, HOT weather.
But please offer the top spec with AWD as well. It does help.
Not your normal average glass. Its treated and not hot. This is year 2024 already brother. Engineering has gone way ahead than you. Please stay updated.
R.I.P. X70 ?
(2018 – 2024) ?
I wish to see the hidden roller sun shade for windows that just like the J8 on all Chery’s series. Really more useful for tropical country than the sunroof.
50-watt Qi wireless charger doesn’t make sense. Do you mean 15W instead
its 2024, 15w is 2015 product.
Proton is miserably badly represented by AK Haj Automobiles Hilal Afridi in Pakistan. They are thieves hence be careful.
Nice car. Hope that the price is maximum at rm120k.