Chery has confirmed UK prices and specs for its new seven-seater SUV, the Tiggo 8, with deliveries set to begin from 1 September 2025. Priced from £28,545 on the road, the Tiggo 8 undercuts most rivals by at least £10k, while offering generous kit and a long seven-year warranty.
The Tiggo 8 arrives with a choice of two powertrains: a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine or a plug-in hybrid, which promises up to 56 miles of electric range and a total WLTP driving range of 745 miles. Buyers can choose from two trims – Aspire and Summit – both packed with standard kit, including Sony premium audio systems, heated seats, and a huge 15.6-inch touchscreen.
Designed and optimised for UK roads by Chery’s European R&D centre, the Tiggo 8 marks a major step in the Chinese firm’s expansion into Britain. With a wide dealer network, strong equipment levels and aggressive pricing, it’s shaping up to be a serious challenger to established mid-size SUV rivals.
What this means for you
If you’re looking for a seven-seat family SUV with all the bells and whistles but without the premium price tag, the Chery Tiggo 8 could be a compelling alternative to the usual suspects. It brings strong equipment levels as standard – think wireless charging, Apple CarPlay, adaptive cruise control and even a panoramic sunroof on high trims.
The plug-in hybrid version is especially interesting for company car drivers, with emissions of just 31g/km CO2 and 56 miles of electric-only driving range. That puts it firmly in the low tax bracket, making it a tempting option for those looking to cut costs without sacrificing practicality or performance.
Factor in the seven-year/100,000-mile car warranty (plus eight years on the hybrid battery), and it’s clear Chery is serious about building trust with UK buyers. The company may be new here, but it’s backed by one of the world’s biggest carmakers.
Editor’s view: are buyers naturally pivoting to Chinese cars?
In a word, yes. Although, how that pans out in the long term remains to be seen. The Tiggo 8’s arrival is more significant than it looks. With a spec sheet that reads like a £45k+ SUV and a price tag closer to a top-end supermini, Chinese carmaker Chery is clearly out to disrupt the status quo by significantly undercutting the opposition. If the drives reasonably well, there’ll be a lot of worried faces in rival boardrooms.
As a lifelong fan of old-school value, I can’t help but admire the sheer ambition here. It reminds me of the Japanese and Korean brands in the early days – undercutting everyone, loading up the spec, and making it very hard to justify the extra spend elsewhere. It’s the sort of consumer-first thinking I wish we saw more often.
Will British buyers take the plunge? That depends on how well Chery supports owners and dealers. The rapid sales of (Chery brands) Jaecoo and Omoda clearly show that many Brits will forego any badge loyalty on a big-value ticket. But if the Tiggo 8 delivers on reliability and refinement, we could be witnessing the start of a major pivot in the UK car market.
Keith Adams – Editor, Parkers
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