2024 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (inc. 0-100 & braking & autonomy) review

One of the most affordable mid-sized SUVs in Australia has finally arrived. Paul Maric gets behind the wheel of the mid-specification 2024 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro to see if it’s any good.

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Intro: 00:00
Exterior: 00:44
Interior: 02:25
Infotainment: 03:35
Safety Tech: 05:36
Practicality: 06:24
On the Road: 10:05
Performance: 18:39
Verdict: 20:54

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Paul Maric:

[qixiao]

In China, this car has stronger power, 197 hp, 290 Nm, and a fuel consumption of only 6.8L per 100 km. I have been driving for over a year and have not had any malfunctions for over 20000 km.

[Grant]

I like it. It’s not bland and boring like Mazda and Toyota. The level of tech and conformity for the is amazing

[OneStrokeTwin]

Hi Paul, firstly, I enjoy your reviews and trust your opinion, great work. I bought an Omoda5 and I love it. Actually I'm on my second one because my initial one was written off after getting T-boned when it was still less than 24hrs old. Thankfully zi got a replacement through my insurance with AAMI, I agree the beeps and bongs can be a bit annoying but I appreciate the high levels of safety tech built in, the lane keep assist and driver attention monitoring can besbit over sensative but at the same time do a good job in keeping me focussed. The safety tech didn't really get a chance to activate because I was hit on the side when a driver failed to give way and came flying out if an intersection onto a pretty busy main road here in Perth, I didn't even see him and neither did the car, thankfully the airbags and seatbelt tensioners saved me from any injury and no other cars were involved, the braking did kick in when itsensed the collision and stopped my car really fast. I was very impressed with the safety in that crash, I love the car, especially the cameras and remote unlock/lock functions as well as the hands free boot opening when you step up to the boot, wait for the lights to do a little dance, take a step back and the tailgate lifts without having to put any bags down. I also like the voice assistant, I thought it was a bit of a gimic at first but I use it lots to control the aircon, radio, sunroof. Overall I really rate the car and the brand, I'm very happy with it and the 1.5 turbo engine is just right for what I need, punchy enough and frugal enough at the same time, I'm unlikely to get into any trouble with it which is a good thing in my book. It's a lovely place to be behind the wheel and has the good looks from every angle to make it appealing to walk back to which shouldn't be underrated. It still turns heads because there aren't many on the roads yet but I expect that to change.
Keep up the good work, cheers, Duncan from Perth WA

[johanlandman]

This model is a huge success here in South Africa

[silverswan]

Fun fact, the infamous Chery J1 once on the Australian market was designed by one of the Porsche design teams back in the day. Glad to see Chery's comeback!

[bwamo]

This is one of the Chery models we get here in South Africa and its selling really well. Been on the market for about 2 years since the brand relaunched here but they're already outselling most of the other competitors in the segment and it's not even their most popular model. I think the newest Tiggo 8 Pro Max is the model that will impress most though so I look forward to seeing reviews on that too.

[snowysu]

I bought the Cherry Tingo 4 Pro Ultimate 1.5 L Turbo/ petrol FWD MyY25 two days ago. Love the car and its look and performances so far.

[MarkBaileySparklelites]

Paul, love your reviews, superbly done as always. Own an Omoda 5 EX, have done 12.000 klm. Ride, performance, economy, reliability, features are all fantastic and i do 4 hour drives Brisbane to Childers every few weeks. TECH - Is truly truly horrendous. Lane assist and emergency lane keeping will kill you if you let it, auto braking slams on the anchors for no reason, the tech removes the driver from many situations and that is just dangerous. I turn off as much as I can but every time you stop the car, for fuel, for coffee, for groceries, every single time it all has to go off again. Phone charger OVERHEATS the phone and I mean any phone, turn that off, but it stays off at least. Apple car play - if you drive the car without your connected phone it DOES NOT find the phone next Time you are in the car and reconnecting can take 10 goes, if my wife drives the car for example and i am not in the car, good luck getting your iphone connected again. Rear tail gate supposed to open if you stand behind the car with the key in your pocket…..it doesn’t, yet it used to. Adaptive cruise will kill you if you let it as it slams on the anchors if you are about to overtake a car in the left lane, i am accelerating to pass and it thinks i am going to run up the back of the car and overrides my choices. How they were allowed to sell this car with this tech being so dangerous astounds me. Would I by the car again? NOPE. If I could get my money back, I would take it in a heartbeat and buy either a Haval H6 GT or a BYD Atto 3.

[jordankeeps]

for 40k, its a bloody nice looking interier and car, there kinda growing on me haha

[Mike.W.Dasher]

10:23 Listening to that start up music made me think of that scene from Shrek, where they're watching that welcome song by the little wood puppets, after they enter that city to meet the short king for the first time. lol

[TheHayabusa]

An interesting feature with this vehicle is the ability to operate many functions with voice control. That little face in the upper screen will operate heating/cooling functions and even operate the sunroof automatically for you. Neat..

[PeteMay]

I test drove an Omoda 5 today and really liked it, pretty quick off the mark and nice to drive. Also drove a Haval Jolion Ultra Hybrid which was nice as well, felt a bit more power in that a bit smoother. Didnt like the dial gears and the indicator stick on the left will take some getting used to. Test driving the Tiggo on Wednesday so looking forward to see how that compares. Sat in it at the dealer and was much nicer than the Omoda in terms of space and comfort. Great vids!!

[leroylubisi]

Just yesterday I was scanning your channel for this car review and today it's here. THE UNIVERSE IS GIVING ME A SIGN. 😅

[ronch]

The established car makers need to get their act together especially on pricing otherwise these new Chinese entrants will eat them for lunch.

[victororia]

Thank you for your review. Very informative and no biases. I bought this car with this review in mind. It's been a great 1 week now, so far.

[richardostwald]

Hi Paul I actually bought one to discover max payload is about 380 kg with the ultimate. This is based on Gross Vehicle Mass minus Tare Mass, assuming 10 litres of fuel. However additional 47 litres is about 34kg and 4 adults conservatively averaging 80kg is another 320kg then add luggage? This car is so easy to exceed the safe GVM and markets as a 5 seater. Perhaps you include this in the reviews. Happy to be proved wrong as the operator handbook talks about laden and unladen weight. Nice if they use standard motoring terms. If correct a lot of drivers will be compromised by unwittingly exceeding safe payload.
RO Qld

[mrmef]

When can we expect a review of the BYD Seal? Picking mine up in a week 🎉

[JohnApps-jb]

Paul, apparently in the setting there's what is called Boot music and you can turn it off but still plays the display on the main screen

[Russh]

you can turn off the welcome screen, is it like the omoda GT where you have press button to close the door on the boot?

[SHADOW-]

would love to see night view with all the lights on as users will use the vehicle not just day time but night time a well.