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The seven-seat Chery Tiggo 9 plug-in hybrid SUV has been spied in Sydney before local showroom arrivals by the end of the year.
The 2025 Chery Tiggo 9 seven-seat SUV has been spied in Australia ahead of its launch in the second half of the year.
Spotted in plug-in hybrid form by a Drive reader in Sydney, the Tiggo 9 will become Chery's flagship model when it arrives in local showrooms by the end of 2025, sitting above the Tiggo 8 Pro Max.
Australian showroom arrivals were previously expected in the middle of the year.
The international name for the seven-seat large SUV will be Chery Tiggo 9, but it is identical to the car badged Tiggo 8L in China – while the Chinese-market Tiggo 9 is sold overseas as the Jaecoo J8.
The Jaecoo J8 is one of three new SUVs from the sub-brand in Australia, and is closely related to the export-market Chery Tiggo 9 – but it is being introduced with five seats, while the Tiggo 9 offers seven.
Measuring 4810mm long, 1925mm wide and 1729mm tall with a 2770mm wheelbase, the Tiggo 9 is 90mm longer, 65mm wider and 24mm taller than the Tiggo 8 Pro Max with an additional 60mm between its front and rear axles.
The Jaecoo J8 is 10mm longer and 5mm wider but 19mm lower than the Chery Tiggo 9, with a 50mm-longer wheelbase.
Plug-in hybrid technology is likely for Australia, pairing a 175kW/385Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with a 165kW electric motor.
A plug-in hybrid version of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has been confirmed for Australia, along with the five-seat Tiggo 7 Pro, but they are expected to feature a 1.5-litre system – not the Tiggo 9's 2.0-litre system.
The Tiggo 9 is also available with a non-hybrid 187kW/390Nm version of the 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine matched to an eight-speed automatic, up 7kW and 15Nm over the unit in the Tiggo 8 Pro Max with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic.
Inside, the Tiggo 9 includes a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen and a head-up display, compared to the dual 12.3-inch screens in the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max and Jaecoo J8.
Available features include 20-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic sunroof, electric door handles, acoustic windscreen and front window glass, brown leather upholstery, ambient lighting, a massaging driver's seat, heated and ventilated front seats, and a 360-degree camera with a see-through view.
More details on the 2025 Chery Tiggo 9 – including pricing and specifications – will be confirmed closer to its Australian launch in the second half of the year.
Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
