2026 Chery Tiggo 9 price and specs: Plug-in hybrid Toyota Kluger rival due next month

• 2026 Chery Tiggo 9 pricing and specifications
• Plug-in hybrid Toyota Kluger, Hyundai Palisade rival due next month
• Seven-seat SUV offers electric-only driving range of 170 kilometres
• Priced from $59,990 before on-road costs

The next seven-seat SUV from Chery will launch in Australlia next month, becoming its first full-size large SUV to rival the Toyota Kluger and Hyundai Palisade, with standard plug-in hybrid power.

It will be sold in a single Ultimate AWD specification, featuring a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine paired with three electric motors – two at the front and one at the rear – for a combined system output of 315kW and 580Nm.

With a 34kWh battery pack, the Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid has a 170-kilometre electric-only driving range rating on the less-stringent NEDC lab-test standard, among the longest of all plug-in hybrids currently offered in Australia.

Combined fuel consumption is rated at 1.4 litres per 100 kilometres, requiring 95-octane premium unleaded or higher.

Standard equipment includes 20-inch alloy wheels, a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen, wireless and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a 14-speaker Sony audio system, a head-up display, a 50-watt wireless phone charger, and a panoramic sunroof.

The Tiggo 9 will be the fourth seven-seat SUV in local Chery showrooms by the end of the year, joining the existing Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid PHEV, petrol-only Tiggo 8 Pro Max, and the inbound Tiggo X.

In China, the Tiggo 9 is instead sold as the Tiggo 8L, while the Tiggo 9 there is instead marketed as the Jaecoo J8 in Australia – but the latter model is sold with five seats, not seven, similar to a Mazda CX-70.

The Tiggo 9 is 90mm longer, 65mm wider and 24mm taller than the Tiggo 8 Pro Max with a 60mm-longer wheelbase, with its total dimensions measuring 4810mm long, 1925mm wide and 1729mm tall with a 2770mm wheelbase.

From October 7, 2025, to November 30, 2025, Chery has confirmed it will match any pre-order deposits placed for the Tiggo 9 in $500 increments to a maximum of $2000.

The 2026 Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid will arrive in Australian showrooms in November.

• Tiggo 9 Ultimate Super Hybrid AWD PHEV seven-seat – $59,990

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

• 105kW/215Nm 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine
• Three electric motors (dual front, single rear)
• 315kW/580Nm combined system output
• Dedicated hybrid transmission (automatic)
• 34kWh lithium-ion battery pack, 170km NEDC electric range rating
• 20-inch alloy wheels
• 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen
• Wireless and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Automatic parking
• 360-degree camera
• 14-speaker Sony audio system
• Head-up display
• 50-watt wireless phone charger
• 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
• 'Hello Chery' voice assistant
• Six-way power-adjustable driver and front passenger seats with thigh support extension
• Heated and ventilated front and rear outboard seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Massaging front seats
• Colour-selectable interior ambient lighting
• Electric door handles
• Puddle lamps
• Opening panoramic sunroof with electric sunshade
• Electric tailgate
• Eco, normal, sport, snow, sand and off-road drive modes
• 1500-kilogram braked towing capacity
• Alloy pedals
• USB-A and USB-C front and rear charge ports
• LED headlights, tail-lights and daytime running lights
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Front, rear and side parking sensors
• Sequential indicators
• Rear privacy glass
• Second-row window shades
• 10 airbags (dual front, front side, rear side, curtain, driver's knee, and front-centre)
• Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
• Lane-keep assist
• Lane departure warning
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Adaptive cruise control
• Traffic jam assist
• Door opening warning
• Driver monitoring camera

• Aurora Green – no-cost
• Star White – extra-cost ($TBC)
• Technical Grey – extra-cost ($TBC)
• Cosmic Black – extra-cost ($TBC)

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