Chery Tiggo 8 Review 2025

Just when you thought you were on top of your game when it comes to identifying the slew of recently arrived brands and models from China, there’s another one to grapple with. Yes, the parent company behind the already big-selling Jaecoo and Omoda marques has decided to start selling cars under its own name, the first being a seven-seater family SUV known as the Chery Tiggo 8. 

That’s not a name you’re likely to forget in a hurry, although how Chery itself is supposed to be pronounced remains something of a mystery for the time being — the general consensus being that it’s more likely to be ‘Cheery’ than ‘Cherry’. 

Whatever it proves to be, Chery’s arrival is something of a surprise given it had already announced that the next two brands it would launch here would be iCaur and Lepas. Its Tiggo 8 won’t be the only Chery available to British buyers either, with an as-yet-unconfirmed smaller SUV following it before the end of 2025.

So, what do we know about the Chery Tiggo 8 ahead of its summer 2025 release? Well, there’s much talk of its Super Hybrid system — that’s a plug-in hybrid in more generic terms — which is related to the setup already available in the Jaecoo 7. Its 1.5-litre petrol and electric motor combination together produce an adequate-sounding 204PS, with the 18.4kWh battery sufficient for a claimed 56 miles of electric driving and a wildly optimistic average of 235mpg.

There’s an additional Tiggo 8 with a 1.6-litre petrol-only drive system mustering a modest 147PS with the aid of a turbocharger. Given its WLTP Combined cycle fuel efficiency figure is only 36.2mpg, it’ll be surprising if it can regularly average more than 30mpg out in the real world.

Measuring 4725mm from bumper-to-bumper, the Tiggo 8 is 225mm longer than the five-seater Jaecoo 7, although Chery’s publicity material drops an unsubtle hint that its third row of seats are on the small side, describing it as seating 5+2 rather than seven. 

While that might make them child-sized, although whether you’re happy to install your youngsters there without Isofix mounts to latch their seats onto is another matter. Nevertheless, the Chery Tiggo 8 has already been awarded a full five-star crash-test rating by the safety experts at Euro NCAP.

Expect them to provide a similar level of accommodation as those you’ve find in row three of the 4791mm long Peugeot 5008 and the Skoda Kodiaq at 4758mm, rather than the more generously dimensioned Hyundai Santa Fe which stretches to 4830mm.

Just as it has with Jaecoo and Omoda, Chery will take the fight to those more established rivals by ensuring that the Tiggo 8 showcases its value for money. Although prices have yet to be revealed, we expect them to significantly undercut the alternatives starting far closer to £30,000 than £40,000.

Equipment levels also appear to be generous based on the details released so far, with both the 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre Super Hybrid available in Aspire and Summit specifications. Choosing the entry-level Tiggo 8 Aspire gets you 19-inch alloy wheels, LED head and tail lights, an electrically adjustable driver’s seat, a smartphone charging pad, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity and a 540-degree panoramic parking camera system — no, we’re not sure where those extra 180 degrees come from either.

Additional kit for the Chery Tiggo 8 Summit includes an electrically adjustable front passenger seat with massage function, heated and ventilated front and outer second-row seats, a heated steering wheel, a head-up display and a 12-speaker Sony sound system.

So far bereft of a clear shot of the Tiggo 8’s dashboard, we can nevertheless deduce that it follows what’s becoming a common format with a smaller instrument display screen immediately ahead of the driver, flanked to the centre with a larger multimedia touchscreen. 

What’s not immediately apparent is whether the climate control operations are also undertaken using the touchscreen or physically as per the Omoda 9’s knurled knobs. As all Tiggo 8s have automatic transmissions, Chery’s sited the selector lever on the steering column rather than the centre console to free up extra storage space.

Order books for the new Chery Tiggo 8 open before the end of summer 2025 with the first customer deliveries expected to get underway very soon after. A seven-year/100,000-mile warranty is also an integral part of Chery’s package.

Keep this page bookmarked for further news on this important new family SUV range and to read our forthcoming full and comprehensive Chery Tiggo 8 review in the weeks ahead.