Chery held a public premiere of the new Tiggo 8 and announced the launch of its sales. At the Beijing Motor Show, the public premiere of the crossover took place, and the final price list was announced. The model is already available to buyers, although only in the China.

The external appearance of the SUV is made in the style of the Chery Exeed TX concept, which debuted in 2017 in Frankfurt. However, the Tiggo 8 is built on the T1X platform with a rear independent suspension, which also includes the Tiggo 5x and Tiggo 7.


The length of the Tiggo 8 is 4,700 mm, the width is 1,860 mm, the height is 1,746 mm, the wheelbase is 2,710 mm, the ground clearance is 200 mm. Crossover is available in five- and seven-seater versions. At the first modification the minimum volume of a luggage carrier makes 892 liters (at loading “under a ceiling”), at the second – 192 liters. When the seats of the second and third rows are folded, the cargo compartment capacity increases to 1930 liters.

Chery Tiggo 8 is offered only with one engine – a petrol 4-cylinder turbo engine 1.5 with 147 hp and 210 Nm. The engine pairs with a six-speed automatic transmission with a double clutch or 6 manual transmission. The drive of the Tiggo 8 is only front, like all current Chery crossovers.


The price of the base version was slightly lower than previously stated: 98,800 instead of 100,000 yuan. The top version, on the contrary, was more expensive: 142,800 against the former 141,000 yuan. In the basis version Chery Tiggo 8 has 18-inch disks, LED DRL, multimedia system, a pair of airbags. In the top versions there are systems for preventing a front collision and warning of leaving the occupied band, the camera of the circular view, side airbags, curtain airbags, a system for contactless opening of the luggage compartment.

It should be noted that the Tiggo 8 is almost more expensive than the former flagship of Chery Tiggo 7 in almost all trim levels, however, in the more compact than Tiggo 7 (4,505/1,837/1,670 mm, wheelbase – 2,670 mm), the top version will cost 150,900 yuan). The fact is that for the most expensive Tiggo 7, Nappa leather trim is provided, whereas Tiggo 8 does not have this option.