"9" is the largest number in natural numbers, it is not only a unit of quantity, but also has many meanings in the history and customs of Chinese. In the East, the number 9 has the meaning of eternity and has been revered by successive emperors, symbolizing extremely high power and status, and the meaning of perfection, and in the West, the number 9 also has the same meaning. In the naming of automotive products, the flagship models of various brands usually like to use the number 9 as the suffix of the name, such as Hongqi H9 (configuration | inquiry), ideal L9 and so on.
So in today's article, there is also a flagship model with the number 9 in its name, which is Chery Automobile's "Tiggo 5" that has just been listed in May. I remember the first encounter with the Tiggo 9 was in Heihe last winter, when the car was still in an experimental state, and a camouflage suit could not hide the momentum of its flagship model. Later, for various reasons, I missed the release and launch of the Tiggo 9 and the first test drive. However, as the saying goes, good food is not afraid of being late, today I will come to Xinjiang Yining to hug this Chery flagship SUV model and start a new test drive journey.
Tiggo 9 is a medium and large flagship SUV model based on Chery's Mars architecture, which is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch and Aisin 8AT transmission, and is available in a four-wheel drive version. The starting price of this car has also dropped to the price range of 15,400, and the price of the 7-seater flagship model with 20T four-wheel drive is 99,<> yuan, which is actually not high for reference to model positioning and configuration.
At first glance, the car is really big
When I saw Tiggo 9 for the first time, I sighed from the bottom of my heart that this car looks really big, and the size of the medium and large SUV is not only in line with the aura that a flagship SUV should have for a day, but also caters to the preferences of domestic consumers for the word "big".
In addition, this car also subverted my impression of the previous models of the Chery automobile brand, which used to be mainly based on family mid-range models, and the birth of Tiggo 9 also raised the image of the brand, and it is also a landing action of the Chery brand from the mid-range model positioning to a higher level.
Very imposing front shape, the octagonal grille occupies almost most of the front face, the design of the straight waterfall also makes the Tiggo 9 look more upright and imposing from the front part, and the flat Chery LOGO is not small, embedded in the center of the front grille. Two shapes similar to the "L" letter are designed on both sides of the lower bumper, which will increase the refinement of the front of the car from the visual experience, and also appear more designed.
The headlights of Tiggo 9 do not adopt a very sharp shape, but are arranged on the outermost side of the front of the car, the headlights use a split design for high and low beams, and the LED daytime running lights are above the eyebrows, and the overall design is more in line with the shape of the grille. In terms of functions, it supports automatic opening and closing, adaptive high and low light, and delayed shutdown functions.
The side shape of the Tiggo 9 also looks very stable, but in order to avoid being too dull, the roof will be slightly pressed down from the C-pillar, so that the tail does not look particularly bulky. Small details are also designed under the doors and on both sides of the front fenders to increase the design of the side of the car, and hidden door handles are not uncommon now, and they can be regarded as adding a sense of premium to the flagship model.
Tiggo 9 body length, width and height are 4820*1930*1699mm, wheelbase 2820mm, in addition to the regular five-seat model, the four-wheel drive version also provides a 7-seat model to choose from.
The rear elements of Tiggo 9 are relatively rich and highly recognizable. The lower bumper is flanked by exhaust trim covers, which, together with the upper spoiler, are tasked with creating a sporty atmosphere at the rear. The through-type taillights are very beautiful after being lit, and the LED strip used to connect in the middle is not wide, and it looks more beautiful.
In terms of wheel and tire configuration, Tiggo 9 uses 20-inch painted + polished wheels in all other configuration models except for the entry-level version. The test drive model uses Michelin e-PRIMACY tyres in tire selection, which is 245/50R20 and offers a non-full-size spare wheel.
Rich intelligent configuration, the cockpit's sense of premium has been significantly improved
Opening the door of the Tiggo 9, a sense of luxury comes to the fore, compared with other products of my own, the interior and appearance of the Tiggo 9 also subvert my perception of Chery brand cars. The actual Tiggo 9 cockpit uses a more prominent all-black color scheme, and a rose gold color strip is used under the center console to connect the center console and the left and right doors, increasing the sense of envelopment of the interior, which is also used on other models of the same brand.
This time, Tiggo 9 is also very careful in the craftsmanship and materials of the interior, the entire interior elbow can reach the place is wrapped with soft materials, the use of technology cloth makes the cockpit a little more homely warmth, and the wood grain trim is just the right embellishment, but also makes the sense of luxury everywhere.
The cooperation between SONY audio system and Chery is well known, this time Tiggo 9 also uses Sony car audio system without exception, which may be after deeper adjustment, coupled with the quiet progress of the car, the effect of playing music I personally think will be better than other models of my own. The test drive model also offers three scents of car fragrance and multi-color ambient lights.
Because of the use of pocket gear design, so Tiggo 9 central dashboard will look particularly clean and tidy, the front provides a 50W mobile phone wireless charging panel, the rear cup holder also uses a hidden design, usually not in use will appear very neat, in the rear is the common function of the physical buttons, after all, in this era of large screens, the physical buttons in the car are really less and less.
The appearance of the driving mode selection knob of two-wheel drive models and four-wheel drive models will be different, two-wheel drive models are metal and piano paint material, while four-wheel drive models are similar to crystal cutting materials, crystal clear I personally like it.
Speaking of the large-screen Tiggo 9 car equipped with a large size of dual screen, this screen is also equipped on Chery's brand and its sub-brands, everyone is no stranger, the display effect of the screen still maintains the level of the flagship machine.
The built-in LION 5.0 Zhiyun system is no stranger to everyone, with the blessing of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, it has a very fast running speed, whether it is the startup speed of the APP, or the accuracy of voice recognition has been greatly improved. Built-in a variety of practical APP, but also support Android Apple mobile phone interconnection, Huawei HiCar mobile phone interconnection and other external expansion, in the current mainstream vehicle intelligent system, it is definitely the first echelon.
Tiggo 9 is also fully in line with the tuning of a flagship SUV in the setting of the seat, the seat padding is soft and hard, the wrapping on both sides of the backrest and the sides of the cushion is very good, and I will not feel uncomfortable sitting on it for a 200-pound fat man.
In terms of functional configuration, the front seats in the test drive support ventilation/heating, the side support of the headrests is adjustable, there is also a boss button on the co-pilot, and the rear seats also have heating functions. On higher-configuration models, the co-pilot also provides a leg rest function.
In terms of seating space, thanks to a wheelbase of more than 2800mm and a good room rate, the rear seat ride experience is still very good. The experiencer is 182cm tall, the body is fat, you can see from the picture that the sitting posture is stretched, the head can be leg space is not particularly large, but it is completely acceptable, if your height and body shape are moderate, then the riding comfort in the back row will be higher.
The 2.0TGDI turbocharged engine is mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch + Aisin 8AT
In terms of power, Tiggo 9 is still relatively rich, Tiggo 9 is equipped with Kunpeng power 2.0TGDI engine, the maximum power is 192kW (261Ps), the peak torque is 400Nm, the traditional system is matched with 7DCT gearbox and 8AT gearbox. At the same time, Tiggo 9 is also available in a four-wheel drive model version. The 7WD version offers <> driving modes in snow, mud, gravel, off-road, and other conditions.
As the flagship SUV model of the Chery automobile brand, the full set of L2 intelligent driving assistance and ADAS functions Tiggo 9 is supported. It is worth mentioning that when Tiggo 9 turns on the L2 intelligent driving assistance function, the operation is quite convenient, and it can be opened with one button. The intelligent driving assistance function is not bad in accuracy and speed when following the car and identifying impaired vehicles, and it is no problem to recognize lane lines and traffic signs. However, the performance of the lane-keeping function in this test drive was somewhat unsatisfactory.
After turning on the function, the vehicle will drive off the left side of the lane, the amplitude of the correction action is large, and the vehicle will have some slight shaking from side to side.
In terms of vehicle dynamics, I think the most noteworthy thing is that Tiggo 9 is equipped with CDC electromagnetic suspension system as standard on the four-wheel drive version, the system system changes the damping of the shock absorber by adjusting the solenoid valve, so that the damper can switch freely between soft and hard, Tiggo 9 has 5 body attitude monitoring sensors and 1 controller, constantly detecting road surface, body and tire data when driving, and adjusting suspension damping at any time.
When passing through bumpy roads or impact speed bumps at low speeds, the suspension will adaptively soften the damping, increase the vehicle's vibration absorption, and reduce the bumpy feeling caused by the impact. At high speed or when the road surface is relatively stable, through the perception of the body attitude sensor, the system will increase the vehicle shock damping, so that when the high-speed driving encounters undulating roads, or when the speed changes, it can slow down the floating frequency of the body, so that the vehicle left and right lateral follow-up is better, and the vehicle control is more agile.
At the same time, CDC electromagnetic suspension can also suppress the "nod phenomenon" that will occur when braking, CDC suspension reduces the angle of brake nod by 30%, while the anti-roll ability increases by 5%, and the vehicle rolls less when cornering, and the comfort is significantly increased.
Tiggo 9 equipped with Kunpeng power 2.0TGDI turbocharged engine, giving me more feeling is smooth acceleration, full of stamina, it will not be like other small-displacement turbines, the initial acceleration gives you a special feeling of jumping forward, but after pressing the accelerator pedal, watching the speed rise smoothly, the vehicle will have a continuous force to push you forward.
During the acceleration process, the driver's side can also slightly hear that the engine will emit an acceleration sound similar to the "aircraft sound", which will increase the sense of driving atmosphere to a certain extent.
This dynamic test drive is a four-wheel drive version equipped with the Aisin 8AT, which is more comfortable in creeping at low speeds than the 7-speed dual-clutch, and the vehicle will not move forward when the accelerator pedal is pressed. In the experience of sharp acceleration, there is no obvious feeling of half a beat slower than the 8-speed dual-clutch, and the overall power performance of the Kunpeng 7.2TGDI turbocharged engine is quite smooth with the driving texture.
The vehicle I tested this time is very testing technology in braking performance, especially when the vehicle and the car creep like to stop and not stop, a little deep press on the brake pedal vehicle will nod, light step on the brake power output is relatively small, this situation mostly occurs at low speed following the car, of course, in the normal rapid deceleration, the braking force is enough, this point you don't have to worry.
The four-wheel drive version of the model is equipped with a full-scene intelligent control four-wheel drive system, using a multi-plate clutch form, providing targeted driving modes such as sand, snow, mud, off-road, etc., 100% four-wheel drive response, the maximum output torque of the rear axle of official data reaches 3000N.m, coping with some daily bad roads can easily pass, with the blessing of four-wheel drive driving stability has also increased significantly.
Full text summary: I think the summary of Tiggo 9 needs to start from two aspects, first of all, in terms of suitable appearance and intelligence, Tiggo 9 has repeatedly subverted my inherent impression of the Chery automobile brand, Chery Automobile can not only create cost-effective modelsthat the publiclikes, but also play well in the high-end field, Tiggo 9 is the best proof.
In terms of dynamic feeling, the two power combinations plus four-wheel drive plus five-seat seven-seat layout meet the various needs of consumers for cars in multiple dimensions. The CDC electromagnetic suspension that appeared on high-end models in the past can be found on the 18T four-wheel drive to the ultimate five-seat model with an official guidance price of 39,400, which greatly reduces the threshold for experience. Finally, experience Tiggo 9, this car is worth recommending.
