Chery Tiggo 7

Compared to the very sober-looking interior cabin of other Chery offerings, the Chery Tiggo 7 has by far the best cabin in terms of design and premium appeal. It surely has some richness associated to it, thanks to the nice use of dual-tone black and brown leather upholstery.

The multi-functional steering wheel with its unique broad design for the centre boss as well as stretched out theme for the dials in the instrument console do take some time to get used to, but they surely make the driver’s cockpit fancy. The wide design for the centre console, along with a smooth curve of soft-touch walnut leather flowing across the dashboard, does make the interior cabin feel premium.

The Chery Tiggo 7 gets a huge touchscreen infotainment system flanked with trapezoidal AC vents with rounded edges. The centre tunnel, which houses the transmission lever, is finished in faux wood texture, which goes well with the premium theme of the Tiggo 7. Armed with best in class features and space levels on the inside, the Chery Tiggo 7 surely is one of the most premium entry-level midsize SUVs in the market right now.

Compared to the slightly conventional-looking Tiggo 5X, the Chery Tiggo 7 looks a bit more striking with a few eye-catching design elements, which do make it one of the trendiest looking SUVs produced by Chery till date.

The front grille of the Chery Tiggo 7 looks nice with its hexagonal design, which comes with interior slats stretching outwards and a nice and sleek chrome line running straight through its centre. The boomerang-shaped headlamp assembly, which comes with Xenon projectors and daytime running LEDs indeed look fancy.

The side profile of the Chery Tiggo 7 too looks contemporary, thanks to the presence of machined alloy wheels and a nice curvy character line flowing through the side doors. The body cladding, as well as sleek roof rails, do help in imparting the rugged essence of an SUV.

At the rear, while the Tiggo 7 manages to maintain a clean look as seen in most of the other Chery offerings, its tail lamps do look fancy with their angular design and LED inserts. The rear bumper does house a chunky body cladding as well as a skid plate at the bottom.

Chery Tiggo 7 comes with a more precise steering geometry as well as a slightly stiffer suspension setup over the Tiggo 5X  in order to give a better driving experience over the latter. However, it still doesn’t have the finesse of the European rivals it faces competition with. Though, the overall ride quality feels comfortable, which matches good under-thigh support and cushioning of the seats.

For the Chery Tiggo 7, one does get two engine options to choose from. The 2.0-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine is paired to a CVT gearbox, and produces 122 PS of power and 180 Nm of torque. The more powerful and modern 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine generates 152 PS of power and 205 Nm of torque, and gets both the options of a 6-speed manual as well as 6-speed DCT gearboxes.

The Chery Tiggo 7 is equipped with some more premium safety features going head on head with its premium appeal, such as 360-degree parking camera, cornering fog lamps, six airbags, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control, hill hold assist and high definition visualized reverse imaging and all-dimensional eight probe radar.

The Chery Tiggo 7 is one of the most well rounded and contemporary package coming from the Chinese automaker. With its slightly fancier styling and rich and comfortable interiors, it sure turns out to be the most stylish SUV Chery has ever made.