Chery Tiggo 4 Pro enters compact SUV market

Chery is entering the compact SUV segment with a winning combination of style, luxury and performance.

The company launched the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro today with a choice of two petrol engines, three transmissions and three different specification levels.

A Special Edition tops the range and adds even more luxury to the standard Urban, Comfort and Elite models.

“There has been a lot of anticipation for the official entry of Chery Automotive to South Africa. We believe that the Tiggo 4 Pro is the perfect foil with which to enter this market, thanks to its highly competitive price positioning, its high specification level and its head-turning design,” said Tony Liu, executive deputy general manager of Chery South Africa.

Designed to turn heads

There will be no mistaking the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro for any other compact SUV on local roads.

A muscular bonnet with strong creases and a lower mounted bumper with additional air intakes and a faux strike plate design round off the top and bottom of the front design.

On the flanks, the Tiggo 4 Pro has deeply sculpted creases above a moulded side skirt, with equally sculpted creases over the front fender and flowing from the rear door handles over the rear fender. These design elements and the standard integrated roof rails combine to create a dynamic and sporty design.

It is worth noting that all models have electrically adjustable side mirrors with integrated LED turn signals, while Elite models’ mirrors can also electrically fold inwards in tight spaces.

A high-level LED brake light bar, roof-mounted antenna fin and spoiler round off the rear design. The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro will be fitted with alloy wheels across the range.

The Urban and Comfort models are shod with 215/65 rubber on 16-inch alloy wheels, while the Elite and Elite Special Edition (SE) models have 17-inch machined alloy wheels with a dark chrome finish and 215/60 tyres.

Ground clearance varies between 170mm and 180mm, depending on the choice of wheel and tyre.

Proprietary petrol performance

Before climbing into the luxury cabin of the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro, Customers will have the option of two in-house designed 1.5 litre, four-cylinder petrol engines.

The Urban and Comfort specification grades offer the normally aspirated 1.5 litre engine, with 83kW and 138Nm. In the case of the Urban grade, the power is delivered to the front wheels through a five-speed manual transmission.

The Comfort model is fitted with Chery’s smooth, continuously variable transmission with paddle shifts for manual override mode.

Customers who opt to step up to the Elite and Elite SE model grade have the choice of either a manual transmission with a six-speed or CVT transmission.

These models also replace the normally aspirated four-cylinder for a powerful 1.5 turbo-petrol engine. The Chery 1.5T delivers 108kW and 210Nm. CVT models fitted with the turbo-petrol engine also have a special Driving Mode selection between Standard, Economical (Eco) and Sport and accompanying steering adjustment modes between Eco and Sport.

Adding to the Tiggo 4’s pedigree are ABS and Electronic Brake Force equipped disk brakes all around with an electronic parking brake, as well as a full complement of electronic vehicle safety systems. These include Electronic Stability Programme (ESP), Traction Control (TCS), Roll Stability Control (RCS), Hill Descent Control (HDC) and Hill Assist. All these features are standard across the range.

Digital luxury abounds

All Tiggo 4 Pro models have a digital instrument cluster with multi-information readout. On the normally aspirated models, this screen is 3.5 inches wide with high-definition colours.

The turbo models swop this digital cluster for one double its size. The seven-inch version not only increases the information real estate, but it offers more display and customisation options, including displaying more information from the mobile phone.

What does not differ between any of the Tiggo 4 Pro models is the beautiful, fast and touch-responsive 10.25-inch central infotainment system. This system is equipped with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, two USB ports in the front and one in the rear, a DVD player and Bluetooth hands-free connectivity.

This system also displays the image from the reverse camera on all but the entry-level Urban model. Elite versions also have intelligent voice control built in, with a special semantic processing system that understands many different accents and pronunciations. Urban and Comfort models are further fitted with a high-output air conditioning system, while the Elite models exchange this for a dual-zone climate control system and standard sunroof.

All models have rear air conditioning ducts and are fitted with a sensitive clean-air filter system. Lastly, the Elite models have full leather upholstery with an electrically adjustable driver’s seat.

A truly Special Edition

While all models, and especially the Elite models, have a very high level of standard equipment and luxuries, the Elite SE makes no compromises. Inside the cabin, Chery has repeated the red detailing in the contrasting stitching, the door handles and the lower section of the dashboard.

Discreet, adjustable and multicoloured LED lighting inside the cabin is also added as standard to this model. Rounding off the SE package are puddle lights in the side mirrors and special threshold welcome lights for the driver and front passenger.

Safety and security built in

• All Chery models offer a high level of passive and dynamic safety.

• All models have all the electronic safety equipment mentioned earlier, including TRC and ESP. • All models also offer keyless access and a Start/Stop button. The Tiggo 4 Pro will lock and unlock automatically as you approach or leave the vehicle, and doors will lock automatically as you drive away.

• All models also have a child lock system, a vehicle immobiliser and alarm system and at least two airbags. Elite models are further equipped with front side and curtain airbags for a total of six. These models also have a tyre pressure monitoring system for additional dynamic safety.

Unmatched peace of mind

To add additional peace of mind to customers who opt for one of the modern and stylish Tiggo 4 Pro models, Chery has announced an unmatched 10-year/one-million-kilometre engine warranty (see separate release).

All Chery Tiggo 4 Pro models are also sold with a five-year/60 000km service plan as standard.

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