Category: Chery Tiggo 8 Pro

The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro MAX, the brand’s flagship model in South Africa, is not only the epitome of luxury but it also prioritises safety, boasting some world-class safety features. It’s no surprise that Chery’s commitment to safety has earned the Tiggo 8 Pro Max a prestigious five-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

Given the close similarities between the Australian and South African automotive consumer markets, this five-star ANCAP rating for the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro MAX is particularly significant for South African consumers, providing them with a reliable indicator of the vehicle’s exceptional safety performance.

We take a look at what the rating means for drivers and how it was determined.

Setting High Standards For Vehicle Safety

ANCAP is an independent organisation that conducts rigorous crash tests and comprehensive assessments to evaluate vehicle safety. Its five-star rating is the highest possible score given. This achievement signifies that the Tiggo 8 Pro MAX offers exceptional protection for occupants and other road users in the event of a collision and has advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that help prevent or mitigate the severity of accidents.

This five-star rating applies to all Tiggo 8 variants available in South Africa, including the Tiggo 8 Pro with a turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol engine, the Tiggo 8 Pro MAX with a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine, and the all-wheel-drive model.

The ANCAP’s assessment is based on the following criteria:

1. Crashworthiness: This test evaluates how well a vehicle protects the occupants during a crash and the effectiveness of safety features like airbags and seatbelt systems.

2. Safety Assist Features: Here the ANCAP evaluates the presence and effectiveness of advanced technologies such as autonomous emergency braking (AEB), lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control.

3. Child Occupant Protection: This assessment examines how well a vehicle accommodates and protects child occupants, including the availability and effectiveness of seatbelts and so on.

4. Vulnerable Road User Protection: This assesses the protection provided to pedestrians and cyclists in the event of a collision, considering impact-absorbing structures, pedestrian detection systems, and low-speed autonomous emergency braking.

5. Safety Features: This takes into account the availability and effectiveness of basic safety features like airbags, electronic stability control (ESC), anti-lock braking system (ABS), and seat belt reminders for all seating positions.

In the ANCAP assessment, the Tiggo 8 Pro Max scored an impressive 88% in the Adult Occupant Protection category, 87% in the Child Occupant Protection category, 79% in the Vulnerable Road User Protection category, and 86% in the Safety Assistance Systems category.

Exceptional Safety Features

The Tiggo 8 Pro MAX’s outstanding safety performance can be attributed to its advanced T1X platform, which is renowned for its lightweight, rigid, and modular characteristics. Despite its lightweight design, the vehicle boasts exceptional body strength and stability, thanks to the extensive use of ultra-high-strength steel and innovative bamboo-inspired spacer panels.

In addition to its robust construction, the Tiggo 8 Pro MAX is equipped with an impressive array of active safety features, including automatic emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control (ACC), and lane departure warning (LDW). Passive safety features are equally impressive, with four pre-tensioned force-limiting seatbelts and omnidirectional airbags.

The Tiggo 8 Pro MAX’s safety credentials are further bolstered by features like the tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), which constantly monitors the temperature and pressure of each tyre and cornering lights that enhance night-time driving safety.

If you are in the market for a safe, feature-packed, and family-friendly SUV, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro MAX should be at the top of your list.

If you want to find out more about the Tiggo 8 Pro Max safety features visit our Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max page!

Experience the peace of mind that comes with this five-star safety rating by visiting your nearest Chery dealership and scheduling a test drive today. Contact us here.!

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The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is an impressive seven-seater SUV with loads of features, a beautifully finished exterior and an interior that can match bigger, more expensive brands. While it’s not a “cheap” car by definition of the term, the price tag is rather attractive, especially if you consider what the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has to offer.

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Engine Specifications And Performance

This five-door passenger car is powered by a turbocharged, four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engine that delivers 145 kW of power at 5 500 rpm, and 290 Nm of torque between 2 000 and 4 400rpm. It bears its teeth brilliantly on the open road and handles urban driving like a champ with power going to the front wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox which works well. It has easy and smooth gear changes when braking for a corner and while overtaking.

Despite the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro being a larger SUV, it feels rather nimble and eager to get going with virtually no turbo lag when putting your foot down. Chery claims a 0 – 100 km/h time of under nine seconds and a top speed of 190 km/h. On a recent test drive without focusing on fuel economy, the Tiggo 8 Pro returned an average fuel consumption rate of just 9.6 L/100 km. Truth be told, for a vehicle of this size and at this price, those are pretty exciting numbers.

A stiff suspension on the Tiggo 8 Pro means you can feel the road a little more but it also makes the car more confident around corners with stable body control and responsive steering.

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Offers A Touch Of Class Inside And Out

The Tiggo 8 Pro is not only impressive in terms of performance but it’s also packed with technology, comfortable seats, and loads of space with dashingly good looks.

While the Tiggo 8 Pro is a big car, measuring 4 722 mm long, 1 860 mm wide and 1 705 mm high, the more you drive it, the more compact it starts to feel, which is indicative of a car with good handling. Standing on 18-inch spoked alloy wheels in 235/55 R18 rubber with a distinctive front grille, sleek design lines and modern lights, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has an imposing presence.

Meanwhile, on the inside, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro offers a premium-looking cabin which is almost unheard of at this price. The range has top-notch finishes using quality materials and in the Executive model, you will get gorgeous brown leather with a diamond stitch pattern, LED ambient lighting and soft-touch plastics.

It boasts 3 digital displays of which two are touch-sensitive while the digital dashboard in front of the drive is crystal clear with all the information you need. The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro also has Apple CarPlay or Android Auto with two USB outlets in the front of the cabin and one for the 2nd-row passengers. There is also a wireless charging pad underneath the transmission tunnel. The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Executive model also features a powerful Sony audio system as standard.

Practical, Spacious And Feature-Rich

As you’d expect from a seven-seater SUV, the interior is quite spacious and can accommodate seven adults on lumbar-supporting, artificial leather seats. However, as with most vehicles of this type, the headroom in the third row of seats may be limited for taller folk. On the practical front though, the 3rd of seats can fold flat in several ways to create a tremendous amount of luggage space, up to 892 litres to be exact.

With the electronic tailgate, you can set its opening height which is another feature you don’t often get on a more affordable car. While you only get 193 litres of packing space with all 7 seats in use, it’s still enough for shopping, school runs and your mid-week golf game. To add to the practicality and spaciousness, some of the interior features on both models (Distinctive and Executive) include the following:

• Multi-function steering wheel
• Intelligent voice control
• Cruise control
• Electric windows all around
• Rain-sensing windscreen wipers
• Bluetooth
• Changeable ambient lighting
• USB Ports
• 12V Power socket
• Keyless entry
• Dual-zone climate control
• Second-row air-con ducts
• 3rd row independent A/C
• N95 air purification system

Safety Features In The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro

The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro seems to be the full package. Not only is it exquisitely finished with tons of features, but it also scores high in terms of safety. It’s built on a robust and exceptionally strong Benteler AG steel body coupled with several safety features, including:

• ABS with EBD
• Electronic traction and stability control
• Hill descent control
• Park distance control with surround view cameras
• Tyre deflation warning device.
• Six airbags (front, side and curtain to keep all the occupants safe)
• Roll stability
• Electric parking brake + auto-hold
• Brake assist
• Lane departure warning
• Blindspot detection
• Front collision warning
• Traffic sign recognition
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Intelligent High Beam

Why Buy A Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

For a big car with a wheelbase of 2 710 mm, it has a decent turning circle of 11.2 metres along with many electronic accessories that make the Tiggo 8 Pro easy to park or manoeuvre even in tight spaces.

The interior is nicely refined with well-trimmed doors and a great-looking dash. There are rattles or squeaks, and it seemed to be built as well as any other car at this price point and higher. The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has a nice position which gives a clear view from the cabin.

With remarkable performance in terms of power and fuel economy, a luxurious interior, a stylish exterior and loads of safety and convenience features at an affordable price, who wouldn’t want to buy a Chery Tiggo 8 Pro?

In closing, the starting price of R496,900* of the Chery Tiggo Pro 8 Distinctive with a 5-year/60,000km Service Plan, 5 years/ Unlimited km Road Side Assistance, a 5-year/150,000km Warranty and Chery’s unrivalled Engine Warranty of 10 years or 1 Million km, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro should be on your Christmas wishlist!

*Pricing correct at the time of publishing.

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Chery has formally entered the South African market with the brilliant Chery Tiggo SUVs and they have been selling like hot cakes. Yet, each of the three cars – the Tiggo 4 Pro, 7 Pro and 8 Pro are clearly different cars aimed at different buyers. We spoke to a few buyers to find out why they chose the particular Tiggo they bought.

This is just a quick sample of buyers, and for each of these cars, there were buyers who bought them for different reasons. For example, we feature a mother of three, a homemaker with a part-time job, who bought the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro, but there were young professionals who wanted a sharp-looking, full-features compact SUV and even a couple of retirees among those we interviewed.

Chery Tiggo 4 Pro

Lindi is a homemaker with three children in primary school and the school and sports runs take up the major part of her day. She also has a part-time job making and selling pottery to retail outlets in her area.

Her primary reason for buying the Tiggo 4 Pro was safety. “I am constantly driving from here to there with my kids and their friends, and I want them to be safe. I like the idea that my Tiggo is made from super safe steel that can deal with any accident, and the fact that it has all these airbags and anti-skid brakes and so on.”

She also likes the CVT which means she can just drive and not worry about changing gears, as well as the car’s compact size which makes it easy to park. The Tiggo 4’s surprisingly large boot also allows her to pack her bulky pottery for deliveries to her customers.

Chery Tiggo 7 Pro

Shane is a young IT professional, single, likes to party and hang out with friends. He chose the Tiggo 7 because it is ‘such a hot looking car’ and his friends prefer to go in his car when they go out.

The Tiggo 7 is also a very professional-looking car – client look at your ride when you visit and the 7 certainly impresses them.

Shane bought the Executive trim Tiggo 7, because he loves the powered panoramic sunroof, a massive 1.13m2 one-touch on-off view of the sky. Because he works with technology, he also loves the multiple screens, 360-degree camera, voice command system, infotainment system, handsfree Bluetooth, 6-speakers sound system and wireless charging.

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro

Vusi is an entrepreneur and CEO of a small but growing company, a family man who loves going on getaways.

The Tiggo 8 Pro looks big and smart enough to compete with even the fanciest of the top-end SUVs on the market, yet it was in a price bracket that suited Vusi’s budget admirably.

The seven seats and huge boot allow him to take his wife, kids and a couple of their friends, as well as all the luggage they need, to weekend getaways in comfort, style and perfect safety. The impressive infotainment also takes the ‘are we there yet?’ out of even the longest trips.

Which Chery Tiggo one suits you and what you do best?

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The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has just launched in South Africa to great acclaim. Our motoring media has been enthusiastic, to say the least, about this exceptionally well-appointed and competitively-priced 7-seater SUV. It’s not like we are not used to the best of the best in motoring, but let’s look at how this Tiggo has been received in other markets.

The 8 Pro range was launched in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in June last year and sales have rocketed. It has already won several media awards in Saudi.

The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro 1.6 TGDI turbo-petrol with seven-speed dual-clutch auto transmission won the annual best-in-class trophy. It was also awarded the 2021 SUV with Best Advanced Technology by both Saudi Auto and Sport Motor magazines – a rare double award!

According to the judges, the Tiggo 8 Pro’s unique combination of ultra-modern technology and real-world affordability has made this Chery the natural choice. They specifically noted the TGDI engine, which was a Top 10 China Heart engine for its efficiency and power delivery, the smart LED crystal light technology, the multi-screen infotainment systems and the designer leather seats in its list of highlights. The ultra-quiet 34-decibel interior noise level at speed was also deemed best in class.

In fact, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has been launched all over the world by now and has won awards in every market it entered. So what about South Africa?

The Tiggo 8 Pro was launched outside the period of eligibility for this year’s SA Car of the Year competition, but its sibling Tiggo 4 Pro was and is now a finalist in the current competition. Chery South Africa fully expects the Tiggo 8 Pro to feature in next year’s competition.

When Chery launched the Tiggo 8 range in South Africa, it really threw down the gauntlet in the SUV segment. Instead of launching a price-point base model with only the most basic features, this Chery takes a full set of luxuries as its foundation and builds on that for its next trim level.

The base model starts at R496,900* and you will get a comprehensive suite of luxury and safety features as standard. These include six airbags, leather upholstery, round-view cameras, an electrically-adjustable driver’s seat, and the list goes on.

As with the Tiggo 4 Pro, the 8 Pro comes with the mind-bending 1-million kilometre mechanical warranty. The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has been declared a winner around the world and here in South Africa. Why not see for yourself why this car is creating such a buzz – book a test drive today.

*Pricing is correct at the time of writing.

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