Chery Tiggo Cross launched in Indonesia – renamed Tiggo 4 Pro with 1.5L NA; Ativa, WR-V rival fr. RM65k

The Chery Tiggo Cross has been launched in Indonesia. Also known as the Tiggo 4 Pro in some markets, it’s a small SUV that sits below the B-segment Omoda 5, which means that this is a rival to the Perodua Ativa (Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky in Indonesia) and the Honda WR-V.

In the republic, the Tiggo 4 Pro facelift is powered by a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with 116 PS and 138 Nm of torque, paired to CVT automatic. Elsewhere, the junior Tiggo is a available with a 1.5-litre turbo-four with 147 PS and 210 Nm, which is lower than the Omoda 5’s 1.5T with 156 hp/230 Nm.

Two variants of the Tiggo Cross are available in Indonesia – the Comfort for Rp 239.5 juta (RM65,328) and the Premium for Rp 269.5 juta (RM73,512). The first 1,000 buyers will receive a one-million km engine warranty and a 70% buy back guarantee scheme, on top of the standard six-year warranty.

By the way, the Tiggo 4 Pro has been confirmed for the Malaysian market to slot in below the Omoda 5 in both size and price. Chery Malaysia told paultan.org at the 2024 Chery International Business Conference event that the junior Tiggo will arrive in the first half of 2025, which we’re in now.

The Tiggo 4 was part of Chery Malaysia’s first ever event – a media preview – back in October 2022, so it’s no surprise that the junior Tiggo will be making its way here. However, time has passed and the car we showed you from Chery’s headquarters in Wuhu last year looks different from the Tiggo 4 from a couple of years back.

The latest 2024 facelift version of the Tiggo 4 has bolder face that consists of a larger and more angular studded grille, which is visually connected to vertical LED daytime running lights at the edges of the bumper. The headlamps are LEDs and the cluster is slimmer. Overall, the new face gives a wider impression, and it’s also more modern.

Like the fascia, the Tiggo 4’s profile and rear end are also more in-line with its bigger Tiggo siblings. The chrome lower border of the daylight opening now goes all the way to the back; this plus some black paint creates the ‘floating roof’ effect seen on the Tiggo 7 and Proton’s X SUVs. The two-tone five-spoke alloys look pretty small here, but are actually 17-inch items with 215/60 rubber.

For me, it’s the rear end changes that does most to transform the Tiggo 4, which looks so much more contemporary with a full-width bar containing fancy LED signatures and a fully spelled out Chery logo. Vertical reflectors at the bumper edges mirror the front LED DRLs. Check out the pre-facelift to see what we mean. Looks like a smaller Jaecoo J7 from the back.

The pre-facelift Tiggo 4’s interior was a strong point for cars of this size/price, but it has been further modernised and now sports the conjoined screens seen in other Chery SUVs. Further down, the row of piano keys and the piano black AC control panel have been retained, but the vents are now full width. Shift-by-wire allows for a small knob and a big storage area below the centre console. The steering wheel retains the Chery emblem instead of the logotype on the other Tiggos, though.

What do you think of the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro? Its prospects will heavily depend on pricing, as buyers in the sub-RM100k market are more price sensitive than those buying a RM150k SUV. The T4 is sure to be priced below the century mark as the Omoda 5 starts from RM100k. Also, will we get the NA or turbo engine?

For context, the Perodua Ativa – which has a 1.0-litre three-pot turbo engine – is priced from RM62,500 to RM72,600, while the 1.5L NA-powered Honda WR-V (1.5L NA CVT) retails from RM90k to RM108k. It’s these two compact SUVs that Chery is targeting with the Tiggo 4 Pro.

What do you think of the T4P’s looks and package?

GALLERY: 2024 Chery Tiggo 4 Pro facelift

GALLERY: Chery Tiggo 4 Pro pre-facelift

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