New family SUV can travel up to 1400km before needing to be refuelled: 2025 Chery Tiggo 9 announced for Australia as a petrol and plug-in hybrid rival to the Kia Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe large family SUVs

Chery has confirmed its large Tiggo 9 SUV for the Australian market, earmarking it for a release date in the second half of 2025.

First revealed at the Beijing auto show in April of this year, the Kia Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe rival will top Chery’s SUV range with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that provides 195kW/400Nm, similar to what is offered in the Tiggo 8 Pro Max.

It’ll likely also be offered with the choice of a plug-in hybrid variant, which will pair a 1.5-litre engine to a 165kW electric motor and a 19.43kWh battery pack that is capable of 82km of pure electric range.

Combined this set up will deliver 175kW/385Nm, with power transmitted through either an eight-speed automatic or a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Chery claims a combined fuel economy of 5.2L/100km on the plug-in hybrid variant with a total range of 1400km.

The Tiggo 9 will be 4820mm long, 1712mm tall and 1930mm wide, with a wheelbase of 2820mm. That’s about 100mm longer than the Tiggo 8 Pro Max, while it’s a fraction shorter – 10mm – than the Hyundai Santa Fe.

Exterior features include 20-inch multi-spoke wheels, an octagonal, vertically-striped front grille, electronically retractable door handles, roof rails, an electronic tailgate and a rear LED light bar.

Inside, the Tiggo 9 packs a 24.6-inch dual driver's digital instrument display and multimedia touchscreen alongside 256-colour ambient lighting.

Prices are yet to be confirmed for the Australian market, though it is priced at between 152,900 and 203,900 yuan ($31,421 to $41,901) for the petrol variant and 165,900 and 175,900 yuan ($34,090 to $36,145) in China, according to CarNewsChina.

In Australia, it is likely to start above the $50,000 mark for petrol-only versions considering the smaller Tiggo 8 Pro Max’s price ranges between $41,990 and $47,990, drive-away.

If the plug-in hybrid version arrives it will likely come at a substantial premium.