Chery Tiggo 8

Tiggo 8 at a glance

The Tiggo 8 was Chery's flagship SUV when it was launched and the largest model of the Tiggo family. It uses a unibody structure with a transverse engine, MacPherson struts at the front and multi-link rear suspension. The company's story is told in the history of Chery Automobile, and its models, from the Tiggo 2 and Tiggo 3 to the Tiggo 5, are in the Chery catalogue.

Tiggo 8 engines: petrol, mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid

The plug-in hybrid uses an 18.3 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and a three-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT). According to the old 1cars text, the original 1.5T is a 16-valve DOHC engine with variable valve timing and an intercooler, meets Euro 6 and gives a top speed of about 190 km/h.

Chery Tiggo 8 gearboxes

The first Tiggo 8 offered a six-speed manual or a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The 1.6T and later engines use a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, the Plus II has an eight-speed CVT, and the second generation an eight-speed automatic. The plug-in hybrid has a three-speed DHT.

Interior, technology and seating

According to the old 1cars text, the first Tiggo 8 has a centre console almost without physical buttons, a 9-inch touchscreen, a digital instrument cluster on higher trims and heated, power-adjustable front seats. Its Lion Cloud multimedia system could recognise the owner by face and fingerprint. It offered voice control, 4G internet with Wi-Fi and remote control of some functions from a smartphone, although voice control worked only in Chinese at launch. The second-row seat slides by 260 mm, and the optional third row is best suited to children.

Boot space

The old 1cars text quotes 892 to 1,930 litres of luggage space for the five-seater, measured to the roof. In the seven-seater, 193 litres remain behind the third row, and folding both rear rows gives a flat floor and up to 1,930 litres. A compact spare wheel is mounted under the car.

Plus, Pro and new generations

The Tiggo 8 Plus of October 2020 was an upmarket version for China, 4,722 mm long, with the 48 V mild-hybrid engine. In May 2022 the Tiggo 8 Pro brought a new front and rear design, and a two-row five-seat version followed in late 2022. At the Beijing show in April 2024 Chery showed a new Tiggo 8, later renamed the All-New Tiggo 8 Plus, with a new front end, flush door handles and a new interior. The larger Tiggo 8L of 2024 sits between the Tiggo 8 and the Tiggo 9. A second generation, sold for export as the Lepas L8 and in China as the Fulwin T8 plug-in hybrid, was announced on 27 September 2025.

International markets

The Tiggo 8 is sold well beyond China. In Brazil it is built in Anápolis by Caoa Chery. In Australia the Pro Max went on sale in May 2024, followed by the Super Hybrid plug-in hybrid from mid-2025. The Tiggo 8 made its UK and European debut at Goodwood in July 2025 with petrol and Super Hybrid versions. In Spain a rebadged version is sold as the Ebro S800, unveiled in May 2024. Other markets include Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Africa and Thailand.

ANCAP crash-test results

The original Tiggo 8, according to the old 1cars text, had front and side airbags, a rear-view camera, blind-spot monitoring and hill-start and hill-descent control, with a body structure using high-strength steel.

Tiggo 8 production by year

Rivals: how the Tiggo 8 compares

The old 1cars text named the Hyundai Santa Fe, the Nissan Qashqai and the Kia Sportage among the Tiggo 8's rivals; another three-row competitor is the Kia Sorento. The Tiggo 8's strengths are seven seats, generous equipment and, in later versions, powerful plug-in hybrid drive. The old 1cars text criticised the original's weak engines, lack of all-wheel drive and cramped third row.