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2025 Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Hybrid CSH
At agelong last, the Chery Tiggo Cross has been officially launched successful Malaysia. This comes pursuing 2 previews – first astatine this year’s Malaysia Autoshow and a second time adjacent the extremity of June. Safe to accidental the accomplishment of the between-A-and-B-segment SUV has been heralded for immoderate time, arsenic it was 1 of 3 SUVs confirmed for our marketplace backmost successful October 2022 erstwhile Chery announced its instrumentality to Malaysia.
The Tiggo Cross tin hint its roots to the Tiggo 5x, which archetypal launched successful China successful 2017. This exemplary (renamed to the Tiggo 4 for export markets) got its archetypal facelift successful 2019, with the 2nd facelift introduced successful 2019 (the ‘Pro’ moniker was added) – this was the car shown here implicit 2 years ago. The 3rd facelift, which is presently for export markets, was revealed successful 2024, and that’s the 1 being launched today.
The Tiggo Cross goes connected merchantability arsenic a locally-assembled (CKD) offering that comes successful 2 variants, starting with the 1.5 Turbo that is priced astatine RM88,800 on-the-road without insurance. Your different enactment is the 1.5 Hybrid CSH astatine RM99,800, with ‘CSH’ lasting ‘Chery Super Hybrid’.
In presumption of powertrains, the Turbo features a 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol motor making 147 PS and 210 Nm of torque, with thrust going to the beforehand wheels via a six-speed dual-clutch transmission to alteration a 0-100 km/h clip of 10.3 seconds successful Sport mode (other options are Eco and Normal).
2025 Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Hybrid CSH
As for the Hybrid, its powertrain (also FWD) is based astir a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated inline-four petrol motor serving up 102 PS and 125 Nm. This is mated to Direct Hybrid Transmission (DHT) that has 2 integrated electrical motors rated astatine 204 PS and 310 Nm.
It is simply a series-parallel hybrid strategy with 5 states, including EV (running connected energy only), Tandem (engine acts arsenic a generator portion the electrical centrifugal drives the wheels), Parallel (both the motor and electrical centrifugal moving together), Direct Engine (engine straight drives the wheels astatine speeds supra 80 km/h) and Energy Recovery (regenerative braking and coasting to complaint the battery).
A 1.8-kWh lithium robust phosphate (LFP) artillery placed beneath the footwear level is linked to the electrical motors and reduces the Hybrid variant’s footwear abstraction to 350 litres. The Turbo offers 380 litres of footwear space, though some variants stock the aforesaid 51-litre substance tank. Claimed substance depletion (undisclosed standard) is 6.3 l/100 km for the Turbo and 5.4 l/100 km for the Hybrid, the second hybrid with a kerb value of 1,565 kg versus the Turbo’s 1,468 kg.
The Tiggo Cross is besides offered successful antithetic powertrain configurations from ours successful different markets. For example, Indonesia gets a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated inline-four petrol motor (116 PS and 138 Nm) and a CVT, portion Australia gets the aforesaid turbo and hybrid options arsenic us, but the erstwhile is equipped with a CVT alternatively of a DCT.
2025 Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Turbo
The Tiggo Cross measures 4,318 mm long, 1,830 mm wide, 1,670 mm gangly and has a wheelbase of 2,610 mm, which makes it somewhat smaller wide than a Omoda 5 and astir the size of a Proton X50. Given the specs, dimensions and asking prices, the Tiggo Cross looks to pull cross-shoppers who person acceptable a sub-RM100k fund for a caller car.
It’s worthy pointing retired that the Hybrid variant of the Tiggo Cross astatine RM99,800 is present Malaysia’s cheapest hybrid car, considerably undercutting the Honda City 1.5L e:HEV RS that goes for RM111,900. We cognize one’s an SUV and the other’s a sedan, truthful an apples to apples examination is the Nissan Kicks e-Power VL astatine RM113,800, which is present the 2nd cheapest hybrid SUV you tin bargain here.
As we reported previously, the Tiggo Cross we’re getting is the latest 2024 facelift, which is antithetic from the Tiggo 4 Pro (the model’s erstwhile name) shown to america backmost successful October 2022. Key changes from the pre-facelift exemplary see a larger beforehand grille with a achromatic insert and surrounding trim, reshaped headlamps, full-width taillights and an overhauled interior that with conjoined screens connected the dashboard.
2025 Chery Tiggo Cross spec sheet; click to enlarge
Standard instrumentality for some variants includes LED headlamps, LED daytime moving lights, LED taillights, reddish brake callipers, extortion rails, a rear spoiler, faux leather spot upholstery, ambient lighting, dual-zone clime power with rear vents, a 15W wireless charging pad, keyless introduction and start, a powered driver’s seat, a 10.25-inch integer instrumentality cluster, a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support, a 540-degree camera and six speakers.
The Turbo variant gets 18-inch wheels, six airbags and an ADAS suite that includes lane departure warning, unsighted spot monitoring, rear transverse postulation alert, car precocious beam, lane departure prevention, adaptive cruise control, guardant collision informing and autonomous exigency braking.
Curiously, the Hybrid variant receives smaller 17-inch wheels, but it has 7 airbags and its ADAS suite is expanded to see functions similar doorway opening warning, rear collision warning, rear transverse postulation braking, lane alteration assist, exigency lane keeping, multi-collision brake, postulation jam assist, lane centring assistance and velocity bounds assist. The Hybrid is besides differentiated from the Turbo connected wrong with its gloss black-finished steering instrumentality buttons and ‘CHERY’ lettering connected the steering instrumentality hub.
2025 Chery Tiggo Cross terms list; click to enlarge
The Tiggo Cross comes with a seven-year, 150,000-km shaper warranty, with the Hybrid variant gaining an further eight-year, 160,000-km warranty for its battery, motors and hybrid power unit. Both variants travel with 7 years of escaped towing work and are offered successful 4 colours, albeit with a flimsy difference.
Carbon Black, Phantom Grey and Khaki White are disposable for some variants, but the Turbo tin beryllium had successful an exclusive Blood Stone Red, portion the Hybrid’s variant-specific hue is Moonlight Silver. Chery Malaysia is offering an aboriginal vertebrate bundle to buyers which includes 2 years of escaped work – this is for the archetypal 2,000 customers until September 30, 2025.
Given everything you present cognize astir the Tiggo Cross, what bash you deliberation of it? Is it a bully buy? Share your thoughts successful the comments below.
2025 Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Hybrid CSH
2025 Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Turbo
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