2026 Chery Tiggo 7 worth and specs: Energy drop however no worth change for refreshed SUV

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.