Finally, the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is officially launched in Malaysia. We’ve showed you the C-segment SUV rival to the Proton X70 in full more than once now, but there was a missing jigsaw piece – the price. So, here you go – available in a single CKD locally assembled spec, the Tiggo 7 Pro retails for RM123,800 on-the-road without insurance. The RRP is a fair bit lower than the the ‘below RM130k’ estimate provided. The first 2,000 customers only pay RM119,800, which is rather shocking.
Clearly, the Tiggo 7 Pro’s outstanding point is the content for the money. With a RM123,800 price tag, it’s obvious that Chery has the Proton X70 (and other price-point rivals such as the Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla Cross) in its sights. With the 1.8 TGDi now discontinued, the Geely Boyue-based X70 range tops out at RM126,800 with the 1.5 TGDi Premium X 2WD. But a facelift is just around the corner…
At 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. Without a tape, the Chery looks wider than the Geely Boyue-based X70. The T7’s boot takes in 475 litres, and max volume is 1,672 litres with the rear seats folded.
The smaller Omoda 5 is a good in-house reference, as it’s now a common sight on Malaysian roads. Compared to the B-segment SUV, the Tiggo 7 Pro is 113 mm longer, 32 mm wider and 108 mm taller – all are significant margins. On the other end of the scale, the segment-up Tiggo 8 Pro with three rows of seating is 209 mm longer, although there’s not much difference in width and height (T7 is 2mm wider and 9mm shorter).
Compared to the bold-faced and low-slung Omoda 5, the Tiggo 7 looks more like a conventional SUV. The upright body sports an upswept window line and blacked-out D-pillars for the de rigueur ‘floating roof’ effect. While not as wild as the O5’s face, the T7 fascia is pretty bold with a large hexagonal grille housing diamond studs. The blue fins on the air inlets are pretty unique.
Elsewhere, you’ll also find slim LED headlights with sequential indicators, LED daytime running lights that are mounted low on the bumper, strong haunches on the rear of the profile and full-width LED taillights. What do you think of the Tiggo 7 Pro’s looks compared to the exuberance of the Omoda 5 and handsome big brother Tiggo 8 Pro?
Inside, the Tiggo 7 Pro follows the style of the Tiggo 8 Pro with a clean, minimalist dashboard. The centrepiece is a widescreen display panel with two 12.3-inch displays for the instruments and infotainment (Chery likes to brand this as a 24.6-inch dual-screen). Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard, and sound comes from an eight-speaker Sony system, as per the T8.
The cabin also features dual-zone climate control, a 50W wireless charger, 64-colour ambient lighting, keyless entry with walk-away auto lock, push-button start, six-way driver and four-way passenger powered seats, faux leather upholstery, panoramic glass roof, 360-degree camera system and a powered tailgate.
For trim, the T7 gets glossy mock carbon fibre instead of the matte wood in the T8. This, and the red brake calipers, seem like unnecessary ‘sporty’ cues on an SUV that’s not at all sporty to drive. But Malaysian carbuyers are known to like all things sporty, even on entry-level premium brand cars.
What’s also ‘sporty’ is the performance of the T7 off the line. Under the hood (and large plastic shield) is a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that produces 197 hp and 290 Nm of torque. Drive is sent to the front wheels through a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. The 0-100 km/h time is 8.3 seconds and top speed is 205 km/h.
By the way, with last month’s update, all variants of the Proton X70 now come with a 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo engine with 177 PS/255 Nm. The 184 PS/300 Nm 1.8-litre turbo-four has been discontinued.
In the safety department, 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.
Colour options include Carbon Black, Platinum Grey, Nasdaq Silver and Khaki White with a black roof. Once again, the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is priced at RM123,800 and the warranty is seven years or 150,000 km, plus five years of free labour service and seven years of free towing service. So, what do you think of the Tiggo 7 Pro’s design and package?
GALLERY: Chery Tiggo 7 Pro – Platinum Grey
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Patah axel kelak!
Does free axle comes included with each car?
Silap hari patah kaki, tangan, kepala, nyawa LOL
bangang tu simpan2 la sikit. kalau kualiti out pun ni multilink suspension
Sama cerita tapi tak boleh maju, kepada haters
Apa ko! Selalu komplen tentang jenama ni dan lain, cuma sebab u rasa cemburu, kan?
Bodoh. Satu axle patah, berteriak cam kambing sampai hari ini. Pergh bodoh mentality kambing biri biri. Takata airbah berjuta juta rosak steady je. Ini lah bukti mentaliti kambing. Yang bodoh akan ikut je.
Nice
Sounds worth it
Mantap. Baik beli ni
Buy two just in case, hehe.
Habis la x70
Proton is sweating
Attractive and good specs
Enough is enough. Why support copy cat tong san car
Well said!
Whatever you said, who’s gonna believe you when you can’t able to afford
Enough with your stereotyping!
Lol…Can hear Proton crying losing sales already. ;-(
Habis lah X70
which one more makan minyak/fuel saving for KLCC drive?
X70 or this Tiggo 7?
Hafriz gave a review but no driving review, y? The most important thing is the drive
I will not buy even if its rm50k.
Cherry from china… supposed to be cheaper but actually more expensive.
Toyota Vios or Honda City anytime better choice then Cherry
one can compare using the tool provided by PT…
https://www.carbase.my/car-comparison
So expensive for low quality car. Nice interior but poor engine, using low quality parts compared to Japanese. Most shameful is proton, rebadge everything. R&D on what components? Nothing except grill
We can explain everything to you, but why waste time bcos clearly nothing will enter your brain
At this price not only x70 affected but X trail, CR-V, corolla cross and even h-rv too… Well market will create competition to pressure selling price. Gov no need intervention.. he he. Finally we hv free market pricing for cars
This price can tapau Mazda CX5
very nice
Gonna place it order. Nice looking
The Tiggo 7 is supposed to be broader than the x70. However, I sat in the Tiggo 7 and found it quite narrow. When they measure cars they measure including the side mirrors. Also, I found the Tiggo 7 pro seats to be quite narrow adding to the cramped feeling.
Attractive
If is not the lower pricing than x70, the free service should seal the deal!
But buyers beware. You will have to drive the car for a looog time because it is practically without any RV.
RV for me is in direct relationship with total cost of ownership.
Nobody builds rear axles like us
Buy one Tiggo, free 1 axel.
Test drove on Saturday …. solid build … value for money
4cylinders
Multi-link rear suspension
All round disc brakes
Full size spare tyre
All bells & whistles safety features
7yrs warranty
5yrs free service
Test drove on Saturday … solid build … value for money for this class segment
4cylinders
Multi-link rear suspension
All round disc brakes
Full size spare tyre
All bells & whistles safety features
7yrs warranty
5yrs free service
I find the back row seats rather low with short bench. feels cramped compared to X70
Never realized how easy it is to build car monocoques dashboard, seats panels etc, all sourced from specialist suppliers to put together a car in 2024. The powertrain both ice and ev are commoditised now the same variations going into different models. China is producing a new brand everyday literally, choices are endless
Chery has priced their products at the point that a car that “should be” for today’s market and technology. It’s very unfortunate that the recent incident had tarnished their image and the resale value of the car definitely is impacted. That required lots of effort to regain the consumer confident.
interior ok.
don’t like the exterior design.
but bring la AWD. malaysia always rain, slippery to drive on 2 wheels only.
I agree, they should have brought in the AWD. Maybe they didn’t bring it in to avoid competing with their own Jaecoo J7
Those haters who hate this brand, should never look at this website if haters don’t like this car
Cantik kan
WOW
Beautiful beast