September 14 is a big day, Chery Automobile announced that the 2025 Tiggo 9 and Tiggo 9 C-DM officially opened pre-sales.
The pre-sale prices of the two cars start at 155,900 yuan and 169,900 yuan respectively, and they are expected to be officially launched on September 25. Let's talk about the 2025 Tiggo 9 first.
As a facelift of the year, the 2025 Tiggo 9 has been fine-tuned in exterior details. The density of the vertical banners inside the front grille has been increased, and the air intakes in the lower part of the front bumper have become a new through-type U-shaped design, which looks more stylish.
The official model also comes with new close-spoke alloy rims, which are still 20 inches in size, and the tire size is 245/50 R20. Is this rim handsome or not? You can talk about it in the comment area.
According to the pre-sale model information this time, the 2025 Tiggo 9 will only have three models, which is much less than the Tiggo 9 model on sale. The official model is also named after the new model, and it is difficult to see the similarities and differences between the old and new models.
Does this mean that Chery wants to reorganize the model and configuration gradient on this annual facelift model? It's hard to say.
In terms of power, the 2025 Tiggo 9 continues to be equipped with a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 192 kW and a peak torque of 400 Nm· meters, which is the same as the model on sale. The powertrain is available with a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission or an eight-speed automatic transmission from Aisin, all of which are front-wheel drive. What do you think of this power combination?
In terms of configuration, the 2025 Tiggo 9 comes with a lot of standard equipment. Like LED matrix headlights, intelligent high and low beam switching, dynamic welcome lights, openable panoramic sunroof, electric tailgate, etc., are all very practical configurations.
And it also uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car machine chip, which is very powerful. Don't understand what is Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car machine chip? This is equivalent to the brain of the car, the calculation speed is fast, so that your car machine system is smoother and more responsive.
The 2025 Tiggo 9's 2.0T 7DCT variant is available in two variants: "Comfort Edition" and "Luxury Edition". The "Luxury Edition" has a lot more good things than the "Comfort Edition", such as LED luminous metal welcome pedals, exterior mirror memory + automatic reversing downturn, double-layer soundproof glass, etc., the pre-sale price difference between the two models is 10,000 yuan. Is it worth the 10,000 yuan? Let's discuss and discuss.
The top-of-the-line "Premium Edition" replaces the drivetrain from a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox to an Aisin 8-speed automatic transmission, and also adds an exclusive elegant Twilight Purple interior color, and other configurations are similar to the "Luxury Edition", and the guide price is 11,000 yuan more expensive than the "Luxury Edition". Do you like this interior colorway?
Let's talk about the plug-in hybrid version of the Tiggo 9, the 2025 Tiggo 9 C-DM. The exterior design is basically the same as that of Tiggo 9, but the body color is more Cangshan Green and Qingshan Yuandai. Are these two colors good?
In terms of configuration, the 2025 Tiggo 9 C-DM has two models: C-DM Enjoy Edition and C-DM Super Enjoyment Edition, and the configuration difference is mainly in some comfort and safety configurations, and the pre-sale price difference is also 10,000 yuan.
In terms of power, the 2025 Tiggo 9 C-DM is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system composed of a 1.5T engine and a front-mounted single motor, with a comprehensive system power of 280 kW and a comprehensive system torque of 610 Nm·m, and the transmission system is matched with a 3-speed hybrid special gearbox. That's a lot of momentum, right?
The battery is a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 19.43 kWh provided by Gotion Hi-Tech, with a pure electric range of 82 kilometers under WLTC mode. Charging is also very convenient, with a fast charging time of 25 minutes for 30%-80% power, 3.5 hours for slow charging, and a 6.6 kW VTOL mobile power station function. Is this useful?
The Tiggo 9 series is positioned as a mid-size SUV, which is the flagship model in the Chery brand SUV family, focusing on the 150,000-200,000 yuan market segment.
Models in the same class that are close to its pricing include Trumpchi GS8, Changan UNI-K, Xingtu Lingyun, etc., and the plug-in hybrid version of the rivals include Haval Thunder MAX, Jietu Shanhai L9, Chevrolet Explorer Plus, etc.
The current Tiggo 9 sold 4,914 units in August, ranking 23rd in the mid-size SUV sales list. Do you think the new Tiggo 9 and Tiggo 9 C-DM can go one step further in terms of sales?
Overall, the 2025 Tiggo 9 and Tiggo 9 C-DM have a lot of highlights, with a more stylish appearance, rich and practical configurations, and good power. But it's not perfect, for example, a reduction in style may make some consumers feel that they have fewer choices.
What do you think of these two cars? Feel free to leave a message in the comment area. Let's look forward to their official launch on September 25th. Hachi will also continue to pay attention to more information about the Tiggo 9 series, and will share it with you when the time comes.