Not quite Australia’s cheapest hybrid: Chery Tiggo 4 hybrid locked-in to battle MG ZS and Toyota Corolla Cross

Chery has announced a brand original hybrid variant of its neatly-liked Tiggo 4 miniature SUV, which have to gentle add one other quiver to the cheap SUV’s bow.

The Tiggo 4 hybrid has been priced at $29,990 driveaway, falling $2000 attempting MG’s smaller MG3 Excite Hybrid+ ($27,990 driveaway), which is in a set apart to retain the title of Australia’s cheapest plugless hybrid.

The Suzuki Swift Hybrid ($24,490 driveaway) is more inexpensive yet again, however only provides a 12-volt tender hybrid plan that doesn’t relate the identical strength and gas beneficial properties as the Tiggo 4 and MG ZS’s systems.

The Tiggo 4 hybrid can, on the other hand, proudly proclaim to be the cheapest in its miniature SUV category, beating fellow Chinese-owned $32,990 (driveaway) MG ZS Excite Hybrid+ – the segment’s most as a lot as the moment simplest-vendor.

It additionally outprices key segment competitors; the $36,480 (list) Toyota Corolla Hazardous GX Hybrid and $36,500 (list) Hyundai Kona Hybrid. The Tiggo 4 even outdoes the smaller Toyota Yaris Hazardous GX ($30,990 list).

Overall measurements for the Tiggo 4 hybrid have a tendency to be the same to its combustion-only twin, with a dimension of 4307mm, width of 1825mm, top of 1660mm, and wheelbase of 2610mm.

The Tiggo 4 hybrid is $6000 dearer than its corrupt petrol-only Tiggo 4 counterpart, which is priced at $23,990 driveaway.

Chery has now now not yet published the instruments specification of the hybrid mannequin, however we interrogate it to be very the same — if now now not the same — to the combustion-engined Tiggo 4.

Chasing Autos anticipates the Tiggo 4 HEV will utilize the identical series parallel hybrid powertrain as the visually the same ‘Tiggo Hazardous Hybrid’ marketed in Malaysia.

It ingredients a naturally aspirated 70kW/120Nm 1.5-litre four cylinder petrol engine and three-tempo devoted hybrid transmission, which encases a 150kW/310Nm electrical motor. The plan makes utilize of a 1.8kWh battery and exclusively powers the front wheels.

Chery Australia claims a blended gas economy of 5.4L/100km (NEDC), and driving differ of nearly 1000km (NEDC) for the original Tiggo 4 hybrid – two the same claims to those made for the Malaysian mannequin.

For reference, the Toyota Corolla Hazardous achieves 4.3L/100km in the identical cycle, and the MG ZS hybrid 4.7L/100km.

As is the Tiggo 4 on sale now, two trims will be available at originate of the Hybrid. The Urban grade begins from $29,990 driveaway and differ topping Final, priced from $34,990 driveaway.

Australian market specifics will the truth is be published rapidly, as the Tiggo 4 hybrid is scheduled to originate in July this one year.