New Chery Tiggo 4 confirmed for Australia

Chery International officials in China have confirmed that the 2024 Chery Tiggo 4 will join the larger Omoda 5, Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro Max on sale in Australia by the end of this year.

Closely related to the Tiggo 5x released in China in 2017, the export-market Chery Tiggo 4 was revealed at a Chery International business conference in Wuhu recently.

In line with the larger Tiggo 7 and 8 mid-size SUVs, the small SUV adopts Chery’s larger new grille, a full-width rear lightbar, new C-pillar design and a lightly updated interior with larger screens and a more mature overall appearance.

Chery Australia is yet to announce the local release of the Tiggo 4 – pricing and specifications for which also remain unconfirmed – but given the light update we can speculate on a few details such as size, equipment and engines based on the model sold in other markets, and we also got the chance to check out the revised interior up close.

At around 4.32 metres long, the Tiggo 4 is about 80mm shorter than Chery’s own Omoda 5 (4400mm), yet it feels somewhat more spacious in the rear, with a lower floor making for a more supportive seating position.

The Tiggo 4 is also shorter than the Haval Jolion (4472mm) and Mitsubishi ASX (4365mm), but longer than the popular Hyundai Kona (4215mm) and almost exactly the same length as the top-selling MG ZS (4323mm).

Its upgraded dashboard looks like combining twin 10.25-inch screens, including a digital instrument cluster ahead of the driver and central infotainment touch-screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.

A typically long standard equipment list will likely include six speakers, adaptive cruise control, leather seat trim and keyless entry/start, but there’s unlikely to be a 360-degree camera option.

On the engine front, expect just the one choice: a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder producing 108kW of power and 210Nm of torque, matched as standard to a CVT automatic transmission (the manual version is unlikely to be sold here).

In China, the front-wheel drive compact SUV has a towing capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes.

At this stage it remains unclear where Chery Australia will position its second small SUV relative to the Omoda 5 (priced from $34,490 drive-away), but it’s expected to be closer in price to the Jolion (from $28,490) and the MG ZS – Australia’s most popular – and cheapest – small SUV, priced from $22,990 drive-away.

Either way, expect the Tiggo 4 to become the new entry-level model in Chery Australia’s growing SUV range, in which the Omoda 5 small SUV has now been joined by the Tiggo 7 Pro mid-size SUV and, from next month, the larger Tiggo 8 Pro Max seven-seater.

Also on the way here this year as part of Chery’s plan to offer a full range of SUVs and become a top-five auto brand in Australia is the all-electric Omoda E5, plus two more mid-size SUVs to compete in the nation’s single biggest new-vehicle segment.

They are the 2025 Omoda 7 plug-in hybrid to fight the top-selling Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and the Jaecoo J7.

While the J7 will launch Chery’s Jaecoo luxury brand Down Under later this year, it could quickly be joined by the smaller all-electric Jaecoo J6 and the larger Jaecoo J8.

Also under study by Chery Australia are PHEV versions of both the Jaecoo J7 and J8, and the large Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV.

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