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Chery Tiggo 8 Plus 2024.

The Chery Tiggo 8 Plus 2024 crossover has been updated in China using Russian patterns. In the domestic market, the G8 has undergone another upgrade.

Sales of the Champion Edition line have started in the Middle Kingdom, timed for the 2024 model year.

This Chery Tiggo 8 Plus has a unified interior with the Russian Tiggo 8 Pro Max, and in our country the modified crossovers have been on sale for two and a half months, but the model has only just reached the Chinese! The updated version comes with front-wheel drive, but this is temporary.

Chery’s strategy is explained simply: in the Middle Kingdom, the crossover with the letter Pro plays the role of the flagship of the Tiggo 8 family, and the update of the simpler and more affordable Plus version was postponed.

Now the Chinese Plus and Pro have a unified interior: an infotainment complex with trapezoidal screens, a new multifunction steering wheel, different door cards, a front panel and a central tunnel, as well as a passenger seat with an ottoman have appeared.

The main external difference of the Chery Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition is the radiator grille with a diamond-shaped pattern.

The design of the 19-inch alloy wheels has also changed. The color palette includes a new matte silver-gray shade.

But lights in the spirit of the “older” eight, a new fifth door and a sports exhaust did not appear on the Chinese crossover, although the Russian Pro Max has all this.

For now, buyers can choose from two turbo engines: the base 1.6-liter produces 197 horsepower and 290 Nm, the optional 2.0-liter produces 254 horsepower and 390 Nm.

In any case, you will have to be content with front-wheel drive and a 7-speed preselective “robot”.

The most expensive V8 in China has recently had a classic 8-speed automatic transmission.

Prices for the updated crossovers range from 125 to 146 thousand yuan (equivalent to 17.3-20.3 thousand dollars).

For comparison, the “pre-reform” version costs from 118 to 163 thousand yuan (16.4-22.7 thousand dollars): the price breakdown is explained by the fact that the most equipped options are all-wheel drive.

In China, Chery Tiggo 8 Plus is considered simpler and more affordable, so its update was postponed. Now Plus and the flagship Pro have unified interiors.

Both crossovers receive multimedia with trapezoidal screens, a new multifunction steering wheel, redesigned door cards, front panel and central tunnel, as well as a passenger seat with an ottoman.

The Chery Tiggo 8 PLUS Champion Edition differs from the standard car in its radiator grille with a diamond-shaped pattern.

He also got 19-inch alloy wheels with a different design, and a new matte silver-gray shade appeared in the body color palette.

At the start of sales, the crossover’s engine range consists of a junior 1.6-liter 197-horsepower engine and an optional 254-horsepower two-liter engine. Both are combined with a 7-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.