2024 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (inc. 0-100 & braking & autonomy) review 

In China, this car has stronger power, 197 hp, 290 Nm, and a fuel consumption of only 6.8L per 100 km. I have been driving for over a year and have not had any malfunctions for over 20000 km.

I like it. It’s not bland and boring like Mazda and Toyota. The level of tech and conformity for the is amazing

Fun fact, the infamous Chery J1 once on the Australian market was designed by one of the Porsche design teams back in the day. Glad to see Chery's comeback!

Hi Paul, firstly, I enjoy your reviews and trust your opinion, great work. I bought an Omoda5 and I love it. Actually I'm on my second one because my initial one was written off after getting T-boned when it was still less than 24hrs old. Thankfully zi got a replacement through my insurance with AAMI, I agree the beeps and bongs can be a bit annoying but I appreciate the high levels of safety tech built in, the lane keep assist and driver attention monitoring can besbit over sensative but at the same time do a good job in keeping me focussed. The safety tech didn't really get a chance to activate because I was hit on the side when a driver failed to give way and came flying out if an intersection onto a pretty busy main road here in Perth, I didn't even see him and neither did the car, thankfully the airbags and seatbelt tensioners saved me from any injury and no other cars were involved, the braking did kick in when itsensed the collision and stopped my car really fast. I was very impressed with the safety in that crash, I love the car, especially the cameras and remote unlock/lock functions as well as the hands free boot opening when you step up to the boot, wait for the lights to do a little dance, take a step back and the tailgate lifts without having to put any bags down. I also like the voice assistant, I thought it was a bit of a gimic at first but I use it lots to control the aircon, radio, sunroof. Overall I really rate the car and the brand, I'm very happy with it and the 1.5 turbo engine is just right for what I need, punchy enough and frugal enough at the same time, I'm unlikely to get into any trouble with it which is a good thing in my book. It's a lovely place to be behind the wheel and has the good looks from every angle to make it appealing to walk back to which shouldn't be underrated. It still turns heads because there aren't many on the roads yet but I expect that to change. Keep up the good work, cheers, Duncan from Perth WA

This is one of the Chery models we get here in South Africa and its selling really well. Been on the market for about 2 years since the brand relaunched here but they're already outselling most of the other competitors in the segment and it's not even their most popular model. I think the newest Tiggo 8 Pro Max is the model that will impress most though so I look forward to seeing reviews on that too.

Paul, love your reviews,superbly done as always. Own an Omoda 5 EX, have done 12.000 klm. Ride, performance, economy, reliability, features are all fantastic and i do 4 hour drives Brisbane to Childers every few weeks. TECH - Is truly truly horrendous. Lane assist and emergency lane keeping will kill you if you let it, auto braking slams on the anchors for no reason, the tech removes the driver from many situations and that is just dangerous. I turn off as much as I can but every time you stop the car, for fuel, for coffee, for groceries, every single time it all has to go off again. Phone charger OVERHEATS the phone and I mean any phone, turn that off, but it stays off at least. Apple car play - if you drive the car without your connected phone it DOES NOT find the phone next Time you are in the car and reconnecting can take 10 goes, if my wife drives the car for example and i am not in the car, good luck getting your iphone connected again. Rear tail gate supposed to open if you stand behind the car with the key in your pocket…..it doesn’t, yet it used to. Adaptive cruise will kill you if you let it as it slams on the anchors if you are about to overtake a car in the left lane, i am accelerating to pass and it thinks i am going to run up the back of the car and overrides my choices. How they were allowed to sell this car with this tech being so dangerous astounds me. Would I by the car again? NOPE. If I could get my money back, I would take it in a heartbeat and buy either a Haval H6 GT or a BYD Atto 3.

An interesting feature with this vehicle is the ability to operate many functions with voice control. That little face in the upper screen will operate heating/cooling functions and even operate the sunroof automatically for you. Neat..

A nice and useful review, Mr.Maric..

I test drove an Omoda 5 today and really liked it, pretty quick off the mark and nice to drive. Also drove a Haval Jolion Ultra Hybrid which was nice as well, felt a bit more power in that a bit smoother. Didnt like the dial gears and the indicator stick on the left will take some getting used to. Test driving the Tiggo on Wednesday so looking forward to see how that compares. Sat in it at the dealer and was much nicer than the Omoda in terms of space and comfort. Great vids!!

for 40k, its a bloody nice looking interier and car, there kinda growing on me haha

I love the car,,,great reviews Paul

10:23 Listening to that start up music made me think of that scene from Shrek, where they're watching that welcome song by the little wood puppets, after they enter that city to meet the short king for the first time. lol

When can we expect a review of the BYD Seal? Picking mine up in a week 🎉

would love to see night view with all the lights on as users will use the vehicle not just day time but night time a well.

Thank you Paul. Your review was very helpful and straight to the point. I’m just waiting for the ANCAP safety ratings to come through so I can buy it. 👍👍👍

Did the car trigger the Hazard Lights after going over the corrugated bumpy road? 14:48

Just yesterday I was scanning your channel for this car review and today it's here. THE UNIVERSE IS GIVING ME A SIGN. 😅

Thank you for your review. Very informative and no biases. I bought this car with this review in mind. It's been a great 1 week now, so far.

Amazing how the Chinese managed to do entry level luxury convincingly without the chintzy veneer of slapped on luxury, as early Korean cars did trying to go upmarket were, heck even Japanese-luxury was very tack on tacky before the LS400. But makes sense when you think about it; while China is not as cheap labour wise as it once was; business cost spiralled out of control in the west. Everything; executive/investor expectations, energy and bureaucracy: 2010's stripped out $15k econobox barely manage a profit for double now. Gives China lots of breathing room for margins.

you can turn off the welcome screen, is it like the omoda GT where you have press button to close the door on the boot?

This model is a huge success here in South Africa

Amazing review Paul like always!!! Just curious about the door test though. I see it in all your reviews. What are you really testing there?

Great video, Australian Seth Mcfarlane!

Paul will you review the Jetour Traveler when it comes out?

I saw some other reviews stating that the gear shifting lags... What is your experience with it?

WOW! This is an amazing car. Excellent Cherry Tiggo7 review!

Great review... Suggestion - let's get rid of single use plastic water bottle..yeah? Would be great to get a solid water bottle to test the bottle slots ..

Paul, Thanks for informative video. Always enjoy the detail in the presentation. Thanks for including the db reading as suggusted. Another suggustion you can put in video if possible is show which side the indicator stalk on steering column. It is deal breaker for me if indicator stalk on other side(EU/US style). I hate being idiot with winscreenwiping at each intersection when it come to changing cars.

Test drove this the other day. For the price quality feels and look is above and beyond. Cabin feels european in quality. Dct can be a little fuzzy tho. But its got the power. Aircon isnt to strong or it was just too hot during that time. But yeah from old chery. Theyve gone a long way with this.

For the money i dont think there js anything better on the market. Chery have come a long way since the days of the J5(my dad had one and it was aweful)

Paul,good job

Hello sir,may you please view the Tiggo 8 Pro Max

Hi Paul, am lookng frwd to your review on JAECOO J7 and JETOUR T2 , they are both cars by CHERY ; will be interesting to know your side verdict

Where is the boot lever in the car for the tiggo 7

Like to see how it fairs mechanically overtime

My sister has the other Chery model and i drove it recently up at Forster NSW, I was really surprised how good a drive it was, enjoyed it a lot, but then I came home to Sydney and bought a Subaru Outback AWD sport..😄

It will be good if you can show what the lights look like at night. Just a suggestion.

Glad you enjoy it. I’m picking mine up tomorrow and I’m very excited. Lots of features you didn’t mention. Like the awesome voice control, the interior lights and many more of the safety systems. You clearly accelerated up to 110km/h before you hit the breaks. And then compare the result for 100km/h -> 0. Do you test all cars the same way, from 110km/h?

I have brought the Tiggo 7 Pro it has some software issues. One being the auto stop can turn the vehicle off and it won't drive have to restart the car. Also have had the screen lock up and none of the buttons work had to be left for a while then cleared.

Love your videos from Pakistan 🇵🇰

Has any manufacturer ever removed the annoying beeps? Is there something in the safety testing that says they must be on by default otherwise they lose their rating?

This car turns super smooth

for the welcome music go to local setting - sound - boot music set it off

Can you please review the cherry tiggo 8 pro or 8 pro max, either is fine🙏🙏. Btw, big fan of the channel. When I need a detailed review of a car, this is where I go. I'm supporting all the way from South Africa, keep creating this great content❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

I hope chery bring their newly announced co-design with Huawei Luxseed S7 in Australia. that car looks astonishing!!!!

Luxury, like the interior.

Hi Paul I actually bought one to discover max payload is about 380 kg with the ultimate. This is based on Gross Vehicle Mass minus Tare Mass, assuming 10 litres of fuel. However additional 47 litres is about 34kg and 4 adults conservatively averaging 80kg is another 320kg then add luggage? This car is so easy to exceed the safe GVM and markets as a 5 seater. Perhaps you include this in the reviews. Happy to be proved wrong as the operator handbook talks about laden and unladen weight. Nice if they use standard motoring terms. If correct a lot of drivers will be compromised by unwittingly exceeding safe payload. RO Qld

The established car makers need to get their act together especially on pricing otherwise these new Chinese entrants will eat them for lunch.

Bought an Omoda 5 a month ago, love it and no complaints 😎

is there a facelift or is this tiggo 7 pro MAX model

Amazing value for money. Very impressive tbh.

Listening to your review, you sounded quite happy apart from those techos alerts. Are you happy to give 8/10 for this vehicle Paul? Hopefully they will manufacture hybrid version on this model. Interior and exterior looking good with reasonably good performance based on your comments. Looks like Cherry 🍒 has done some good work there, lets hope its reliable/durable.

Goo-dae Paul.

The appearance design of tiggo 9 is very beautiful, but it is a pity that it has not been introduced in Australia yet. Cherry has dozens of models, but only two are currently on the market in Australia. Subsequent models will be more beautiful and smarter, but will also be more expensive.

Does Australia have the Tiggo 8 max yet?

Sorry Paul, but I have to disagree with your wish that manufacturers provide the ability to switch off safety features that are annoying. Surely it would be better that the features get improved to the point of not being annoying 😊

Hello, what is the name of the program you used for the zero to hundred test?

I'd like to see speed accuracy added to your testing, at 60,80,100. Kia and Hyundai are normally well out and it's an annoying thing to live with.

Nice looking interior for soo little

That drum and bass music is easy to remove 😊

You can turn off the start up song and mute most warning sounds in the settings.

may i ask it is multilink or torsion beam at the back?

Nice car, but really those rear taillights should be full led, given the Omoda 5 has full led taillights!

I would suggest you to use it for short period, I'm afraid it won't last long (but CMIIW), I do believe these chinese brands are getting more reliable despite the sticker price.

I’ve never liked how the back side window runs downward on some of these new cars , otherwise I like the car

Bloody hell who designed this car, so practical

Is it the manufacturers fault or regulation requirements for all the bings and bongs on the vehicle? I heard EU requires a lot of these to be set as default to pass??

Would make a very suitable artificial reef

Changan hunter test

14:00 really 130kmh is the speed limit in Australia? Where is that?!?

just got my red with black roof elite model. could not be happier.

Please review the Toyota urban cruiser

Does it come with free asbestos like back in the day?

nice that cherry has improved

Finally the Tiggo 7 pro! Love the reviews Paul. Also, The Tiggo 8 Pro Max comes with 390 NM of torque.

No complaints about the halogen tail lights? Didn't like them on the Toyota Corolla Cross and others, but no issues here...?

You start it up and it sings the Xi love you song.

People forget this is new Chinese not old Chinese they will proved themselves by making reliable cars and SUV how many years haval here people saying how long it will survive not even a year 'Chinese ' it will be dead still kicking and reliable, cherry tiggo 7 will be the same and very powerful engine than many existing SUV in south Africa.

The Tiggo 8 will be interesting

You reap what you sow, Nanny State would be furious since two star J11 endangered teen drivers but banned in Vic for no ESC vulnerable to 18 year olds.

The bings and bongs are the result of everyone wanting the latest and greatest safty rating... being able to turn it all probably defeats the purpose of having them.

Time for a bloopers video Paul. 😅

Looks like a smaller Ssangyong Rexton

Make it like a phone, user adjustable notifications and alarms - and give the lane centering code to Volvo because theirs is horrible.

Why have you never done a Peugeot

I decided against the & 7 Pro as I was upset that they bought in the model with the cheap fake looking plastic (in front of the passenger seat) instead of the model they get in (right hand drive) South Africa that has beautiful (fake) leather right across the dashboard

I pick up my Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Elite in about an hour or so.....

The best part of the interior is it’s not all black like most of the others 👍 however the welcome music and the automatic switch on of those bloody annoying safety features has crossed this one off my list. Why do they do it !!! Just put them in the car so you can enable them if you choose to and then leave the car in that mode permanently, they just distract the driver. 🤨. The 95 fuel was the last straw for me. Pass

Love the omoda 5 so far

I'll wait for the new improved omoda 5. This is just too big for me. Great car, though

It is probably the most compelling offering so far, but those sounds and features are overdone, they need to be gentle and not annoying. That's a no unfortunately from me.

are chinese ccars reliable? anybody know lol

Had 2012 chery j3. Didn’t feel like driving a car at all! Same problem with omada5. Carts go faster than these chery cars.

What's with all the comments from the bikini bots? Hopefully you guys are not paying these bots to get your numbers up, as you don;t need them!

Congratulations to tiggo 7 pro for achieving the best score of 5 stars in the ancap safety crash test

Why you would buy this over a BYD Atto just baffles me.

What is Cherry doing dressed like a Fortuner

chery needs a new exterior design team

Yo gano eso en la colonia

Seems like this car's faults aren't the "end of the world"...👍