The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ facelift was shown at the just-concluded MITI Day, following on from the pre-facelift plug-in hybrid SUV‘s latest showing after its Malaysian preview in May this year.
Shown at MITI Day, in left-hand-drive form, the Tiggo 8 Pro e+ features the 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine from the Omoda 5, rated to produce 156 PS and 230 Nm of torque, and this is combined with two electric motors which are integrated into the three-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT). Combined, this hybrid powertrain makes 326 PS and 545 Nm of torque.
The China-market Tiggo 8 Pro e+ is offered with two sizes of battery, the larger of the two being a 19.27 kWh unit enabling up to 80 km in purely electric driving. The PHEV variants support up to 29 kW DC fast charging and up to 6.6 kW AC charging, and this 19.27 kWh battery-equipped variant can also support V2L electricity supply at up to 3.3 kW.
According to Chery, this PHEV has nine operating modes – single-motor pure electric, dual-motor pure electric, series and extended range mode, direct engine drive mode and parallel drive mode. Though named to distinguish between single- and dual-motor operation, the Tiggo 8 Pro e+ is purely front-wheel-drive.
Other modes pertain to energy recuperation, and these are parking and charge mode, driving and charge mode, single-motor brake energy regeneration and dual-motor brake energy regeneration.
The exterior of the Tiggo 8 Pro e+ is mostly similar to that of the petrol version, save for the charging port door on the front left fender, the blue ring around the fuel filler cap and a new diffuser that replaces the real quad exhausts with a pair of fake tailpipes.
Much of the interior of the e+ is the same as that of its petrol-powered twin, with the exception of the blue trim around the transmission selector. The dual-widescreen panel with a pair of 12.3-inch screens is carried over, as are the interior upholstery and its seven-seat cabin layout.
The company has revealed that the Tiggo 8 Pro e+ will arrive on the Malaysian market in locally-assembled (CKD) form, as the petrol-powered Tiggo 8 Pro has been from launch, and which comes from the Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah. Though there is yet to be an official launch date, the appearance of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ should mean that would be taking place soon, as it was previously said to arrive early this year.
2025 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ facelift in China
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