2026 Chery Tiggo 9 Elite prices: Chinese brand's largest SUV just got cheaper

The Chery Tiggo 9 lineup is growing, with a new, more affordable front-wheel drive variant arriving in local showrooms in May 2026.

The Elite slots in under the existing Ultimate, with less power, fewer features but a lower price.

The seven-seat large SUV is priced from $52,990 before on-road costs, $7000 less than the all-wheel drive Ultimate.

Unlike the related Jaecoo J8, the Tiggo 9 is offered in Australia only with plug-in hybrid power.

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The Elite features a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 105kW of power and 215Nm of torque, and dual 75kW/170Nm and 90kW/220Nm front-mounted electric motors, like the Ultimate.

However, it loses the 175kW/310Nm rear electric motor, with total system outputs dropping from 315kW and 580Nm in the Ultimate to 225kW and 450Nm.

It also uses a smaller 19kWh lithium-ion battery, down from 34kWh. Electric range therefore drops, from 170km to 90km on the more lenient NEDC cycle, and the DC fast-charge rate drops from 71kW to 41kW.

It uses less energy (15.6kWh/100km vs 19kWh/100km), while fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are a wash – it uses 1.3L/100km on the combined cycle and emits 35g/km, instead of 1.4L/100km and 32g/km.

Braked towing capacity is unchanged at 1500kg, while tare mass drops from 2220kg to 1985kg.

The Tiggo 9 Elite loses the following features seen on the Ultimate:

• Semi-autonomous parking assist
• Side parking sensors
• Head-up display
• Leather upholstery
• Ventilated front seats
• Massaging front passenger seat
• Heated and ventilated outboard second-row seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Auto-dimming rear-view mirror

It also drops from a 12-speaker Sony sound system to an eight-speaker setup, and from 20-inch alloy wheels to 19s.

Standard equipment still includes the following:

• Automatic projector LED headlights
• Automatic high-beam
• Panoramic sunroof
• Rear privacy glass
• Power tailgate
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Proximity entry and start
• 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
• 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Satellite navigation
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• 50W wireless phone charger
• Colour-adjustable ambient lighting
• Leatherette upholstery
• Power tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
• 6-way power driver’s seat with 4-way power lumbar and memory
• 6-way power passenger seat
• Heated front seats
• Dual-zone climate control with 2nd- and 3rd-row air vents
• Surround-view camera
• Front and rear parking sensors
• Adaptive cruise control
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Driver monitoring system
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear cross-traffic assist
• Safe exit warning
• Traffic Jam Assist
• Tyre repair kit
• Tyre pressure monitoring

The Tiggo 9 is Chery's closest competitor to the larger BYD Sealion 8, as well as more expensive plug-in hybrid versions of the Kia Sorento and Mazda CX-80.

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