Russian Chery Can Become Four-wheel Drive

Chery may begin equipping its crossovers with an all-wheel drive system, which is currently not available. Write about this "Chinese cars". The first such option will receive a new modification of Chery Tiggo 8 Plus - a crossover, which is expected to enter the Russian market in the coming months.

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Chery Tiggo 8 Plus

• The publication, citing sources in China, claims that the new Tiggo 8 Plus crossover will soon receive a version with a more powerful engine - a two-liter "turbo four" with 254 hp. and 390 Nm of torque (now there is only a 195-horsepower engine in the arsenal of an SUV). It will be equipped with an all-wheel drive system.

• The consequence of this decision, according to the publication, may be the appearance of all-wheel drive on a pre-styling version of the crossover (known in Russia as Chery Tiggo 8), as well as on younger current models - for example, Tiggo 4. At the moment in Russia, Chery is equipped with a full drive only the TXL model, which is sold with us under the specially created premium brand Cheryexeed. It costs at least 2,249,900 rubles.
• Chery Tiggo 8 Plus, which will be renamed Tiggo 8 Pro for our market, was previously noticed in Moscow. It is expected that the crossover at the start of sales will be equipped with a 186-horsepower 1.6-liter turbo engine from Cheryexeed TXL, and the sales themselves may begin in the spring.