Chery Malaysia has formally introduced that the Tiggo 7 Professional will make its native debut this yr. We’ve beforehand reported that the C-segment SUV has been confirmed for Malaysia, and Chery additionally revived a Tiggo 7 Professional Fb group late final yr, so it’s not a giant shock.

Beforehand, it was stated that Chery can be bringing within the plug-in hybrid model of the Tiggo 7 Professional, however at a enterprise briefing this morning, preliminary specs of the Tiggo 7 Professional was revealed with a pure inside combustion engine with no motor help. The ICE in query is a 1.6L four-cylinder turbo engine with 197 hp and 290 Nm of torque, mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch computerized gearbox for a 0-100 km/h time of 8.3 seconds.

Merchandise from the model’s second coming are well-equipped, and the Tiggo 7 Professional will observe the development. The Proton X70 rival will trip on 18-inch alloys and include an ADAS pack with 17 features, wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, panoramic sunroof and ventilated entrance seats.

Additionally accessible are equipment acquainted to present (fashionable) Chery house owners corresponding to a ‘540-degree’ digital camera, an eight-speaker Sony audio system and a 24.6-inch twin display. The latter seems like a TV, however is merely a mixture of the central infotainment display and the digital instrument panel, that are conjoined, Mercedes-Benz-style.

By the best way, the Tiggo 7 Professional is meant to be the five-seater C-segment mannequin in Chery’s SUV vary, sitting between the Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 Professional. It’s 113 mm longer and 32 mm wider than the Omoda 5, and its 4,513 mm size is just like that of a Proton X70 (4,519 mm). The styling can also be extra standard than the wild Omoda 5, which is becoming.

Like Chery Malaysia’s two launch merchandise, anticipate the Tiggo 7 Professional to be CKD regionally assembled, with a really aggressive worth to match. Take a look at our gallery of the C-SUV, which we bought up shut with in Wuhu, China, final yr. What do you consider the Tiggo 7 Professional’s seems to be and bundle subsequent to the Proton X70?

GALLERY: Chery Tiggo 7 Professional PHEV

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