New Spy Shots of the Cowin X7 SUV, the new flagship
of the Cowin brand. The X7 will seat seven, it will look sporty and hip, and it
will be launched on the Chinese car market in early 2018. Cowin is a trendy
budged brand under Chery Auto.
The Cowin X7 is based on the Chery Tiggo 7, but it
is bigger. When seen from the front the Cowin X7 and the Tiggo 7 look very
similar, but when you take a look from the rear you can see that the Cowin X7
is a much longer car, needed of course to seat those seven people, whereas the
Tiggo 7 seats only five. It appears that the wheelbase is a bit longer, and the
rear overhang a lot longer.
Interestingly, Chery is also working on a 7-seat
SUV, but that one will be based on the Chery Tiggo 5, and positioned in a lower
segment of the market. The interior of the Cowin X7, very classy and luxurious,
almost too much for the target audience. Note the empty space in the center
stack; that is where the touch screen will be Now that is a proper screen! It
seems to be at least 12 and possibly even 14 inch. The instrument panel is
fully digital.
Handily, the slides also tell us that the X7 will
hit the Chinese car market around March. Price is yet unknown, but if we take
the Tiggo 7 as a base a good guesstimate would be a starting price of about
120,000 yuan.
There still uncertainty about the engine. Earlier on
we heard the X7 would get a 3.0 turbo V6. A bit hard too believe indeed. The
latest is that it will get the same 1.6 turbo that will power the upcoming
Chery Exceed. This engine has an output of 190 hp and 265 Nm.
