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Chery has been very aggressive in Malaysia. The velocity at which the reborn model (in our market) launched, constructed a community and rolled out fashions may very effectively be unprecedented. The vehicles are CKD domestically assembled too, and there’s an EV on the way in which, plus extra SUVs from China’s prime auto exporter this 12 months.
We already know that the Omoda E5, the electrical model of the Omoda 5, will debut in March. At a enterprise briefing at this time, Chery Auto Malaysia’s product director Michael Chew revealed that the Tiggo 7 Professional will comply with in Q2 2024. The C-segment five-seater SUV will tackle the Proton X70 with a 1.6L four-cylinder turbo engine (197 hp/290 Nm), an extended record of package and a sexy worth.
If the Tiggo 7 Professional’s arrival is considerably anticipated – we reported on it again in April 2023 and Chery Malaysia additionally revived a Tiggo 7 Professional Fb group late final 12 months – Chery saved a shock at at this time’s occasion.
Within the fourth quarter of this 12 months, Chery will debut a brand new mannequin, one which was described by Chew as extra inexpensive and better quantity than its present merchandise. This ‘My first Chery’ mannequin would then must be smaller and cheaper than the B-segment Omoda 5, which begins at RM108,800. The product planner didn’t rule out a base variant of the Omoda 5 with fewer options, however this thriller mannequin may be a brand new line.
Bear in mind the Tiggo 4 Professional from the reborn Chery’s first ever occasion in Malaysia again in 2022? The junior Tiggo isn’t truly a lot smaller than the Omoda 5 – it’s nonetheless categorised as a B-SUV, but it surely seems considerably extra petite within the metallic in comparison with the O5. It additionally seems like a extra primary product.
At 4,318 mm lengthy and 1,831 mm extensive, the Tiggo 4 Professional is simply 82 mm shorter than the Omoda 5, and each have the identical width, whereas its 2,610 mm wheelbase is simply 20 mm shorter. In comparison with a Perodua Ativa, the Tiggo 4 Professional is 253 mm longer and 121 mm wider, however may or not it’s launched as a rival to P2’s turbocharged SUV and the Honda WR-V?
Elsewhere, the Tiggo 4 Professional is provided with both a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a CVT computerized gearbox, or a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated four-pot, which pairs with both the CVT or a five-speed handbook. By the way in which, the Ativa tops out at RM73,400 whereas the WR-V is priced from RM89,900 to RM107,900. Browse the gallery beneath and inform us what you assume.
GALLERY: Chery Tiggo 4 Professional in Malaysia
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