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The petrol-powered Chery Tiggo 7 is getting a recent face and a brand new powertrain for mannequin yr 2026 (MY26), however it’s maintaining a well-recognized price ticket.
Chery’s up to date mid-size SUV retains its base worth of $29,990 drive-away, which was launched earlier this yr. The highest-spec Final additionally stays priced at $33,990 drive-away.
The up to date Tiggo 7 is arriving at Chery’s Australian dealerships this month.
Beauty adjustments embrace new projector LED headlights, a brand new entrance bumper and grille remedy, and new tail-lights, aligning it visually with the Tiggo 7 Tremendous Hybrid plug-in hybrid (PHEV) launched earlier this yr.
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Beneath the bonnet, it swaps its turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine for a 1.5-litre turbo unit. Energy is down by 29kW to 108kW, whereas torque is down by 65Nm to 210Nm.
The seven-speed dual-clutch auto has additionally been changed with a six-speed dual-clutch unit.
The change has introduced solely a 0.1L/100km enchancment in combined-cycle gas economic system, whereas CO2 emissions have been lowered by solely 5g/km.
The petrol-powered Tiggo 7 begins at $10,000 lower than the most affordable Tiggo 7 Tremendous Hybrid and is priced identically to the Chery C5 small SUV, previously often called the Chery Omoda 5, with which it shares its powertrain.
The C5 additionally achieves the identical gas consumption determine and produces virtually precisely the identical CO2 emissions, however is nearly 200mm shorter.


Above: Outgoing Tiggo 7 Professional SE, new Tiggo 7 Tremendous Hybrid
Apart from an influence driver’s seat and ambient lighting, there’s not a lot the C5 gives over its bigger however identically priced Tiggo 7 City counterpart.
The Tiggo 7 Professional, because it was recognized, was launched right here late in 2023 with a selection of front- or all-wheel drive, however the latter possibility was axed when the mid-size SUV was rebranded because the Tiggo 7 Professional SE earlier this yr. Concurrently, its base worth was slashed by $7000 to $29,990 drive-away.
That made it Australia’s most reasonably priced mid-size SUV, although at 4513mm lengthy total it’s truly shorter than the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross ‘small’ SUV and options an similar 2670mm wheelbase.
Positioned above the Tiggo 7 within the Chery vary is the Tiggo 8 Professional, which is marketed as a ‘massive SUV’ however which is sized equally to the mid-size Mitsubishi Outlander. It’s set to be joined later this yr by an up to date model referred to as the Tiggo X.
Pricing
Mannequin | Drive-away pricing |
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2026 Chery Tiggo 7 City | $29,990 |
2026 Chery Tiggo 7 Final | $33,990 |
Drivetrains and Effectivity
Specs | Chery Tiggo 7 |
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Engine | 1.5L turbo 4cyl |
Energy | 108kW |
Torque | 210Nm |
Transmission | 6-speed dual-clutch auto |
Drive kind | Entrance-wheel drive |
Weight | 1489kg (tare) |
Gas economic system (claimed) | 6.9L/100km |
Gas tank capability | 51L |
Gas requirement | 91-octane common unleaded |
CO2 emissions | 158g/km |
Unbraked towing capability | 750kg |
Dimensions
Dimensions | Chery Tiggo 7 |
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Size | 4540mm |
Width | 1870mm |
Peak | 1710mm |
Wheelbase | 2661mm |
Cargo capability | 549L (to roof) |
Servicing and Guarantee
The Chery Tiggo 7 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee. Chery will even provide it with seven years of capped-price servicing, although it has but to element prices.
Security
The Chery Tiggo 7 has a five-star security ranking from ANCAP, based mostly on testing carried out in 2023.

Class | Chery Tiggo 7 |
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Grownup occupant safety | 88 per cent |
Youngster occupant safety | 87 per cent |
Weak street person safety | 80 per cent |
Security help | 86 per cent |
Commonplace security gear contains:
- Adaptive cruise management
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Driver monitoring system
- Lane-keep help
- Emergency lane-keep help
- Multi-collision brake
- Rear cross-traffic help
- Secure exit warning
- Pace restrict data
- Tyre stress monitoring
- Rear parking sensors
- Reversing digicam
- Handbook youngster security locks for rear doorways
- Entrance, front-side, front-centre and curtain airbags (7 in complete)
The Final provides entrance parking sensors, surround-view digicam, and digital youngster security locks for the rear doorways.
Commonplace Tools
There are simply two trim ranges within the 2026 Tiggo 7 lineup.
The City comes normal with the next gear:
- 18-inch gloss black alloy wheels in 225/60 R18 tyres
- House-saver spare
- Automated projector LED headlights
- Handbook top adjustment through touchscreen
- Automated high-beam
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Heated, power-adjustable exterior mirrors
- Digital parking brake with auto maintain
- Hill descent management
- Eco, Regular and Sport drive modes
- Proximity entry with push-button begin and walk-away locking
- Energy home windows
- Distant opening
- Auto up/down for all home windows
- Material upholstery
- ‘Premium’ steering wheel
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
- 60:40 cut up/fold rear seats
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wired and wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Twin-zone local weather management
- 6-speaker sound system
- 2 x USB-A shops (1 x entrance, 1 x rear)
- 1 x USB-C outlet
- LED inside lighting
The Final provides:
- 18-inch machine-finish alloy wheels
- Panoramic sunroof with energy sunshade
- Energy tailgate
- Gloss black B-pillar
- Puddle lights
- Energy-folding exterior mirrors
- Leatherette upholstery
- Heated and ventilated entrance seats
- 6-way energy driver’s seat
- 4-way energy passenger seat
- 50W wi-fi telephone charger
- Illuminated entrance sill plates
- Color-adjustable ambient lighting (dashboard and entrance doorways)
- Cargo blind
Colors
Mercurial Gray is the usual exterior end, with Lunar White, Star Silver and House Black non-obligatory for an additional cost.
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