Say hello to…
…the Chery Tiggo 4 a low cost, high value B-SUV aimed squarely at the Nissan Juke. New entrant brand Chery offers the Tiggo 4 with just a single power unit, a 1.5-litre hybrid petrol engine.
The Tiggo 4 is available in two trim levels.
- Aspire
- Summit
Standard equipment on the Aspire includes 60:40 split fold rear seat, keyless start, dual zone aircon, drive modes, adaptive cruise control, 12.3-inch infotainment screen, 12.3-inch digital driver display, wireless Andriod Auto and Apple CarPlay and 2x USB sockets.
Summit adds power-fold door mirrors, powered driver’s seat, heated front seats, heated steering wheel, surround view camera, front parking sensors, wireless charging pad and uprated stereo.
Is The Chery Tiggo 4 Suitable For My Fleet
Only being offered as a hybrid will limit fleet uptake. However, for cash-takers, the 120g/km CO2 figure shouldn’t be too off-putting.
What’s more attractive is the 7-year warranty, low list price and, with a caveat, a decent sized boot of 430-litres. That caveat is that the packaging of the boot area hasn’t left enough room for either the tyre inflation kit – which just has to be Velcroed to the boot floor. And the car’s 12-volt battery which is situated so high in the boot that the boot floor has a large bump in it to accommodate. For many this won’t be an issue, but, if, for instance you want to put a dog crate in the boot, it’s not really going to fit very well.
On a more positive note, we found the Tiggo 4 to be impressively efficient averaging better than the official 53mpg. A rare thing indeed.
Leasing A Chery Tiggo 4
At the time of publishing, lease rates aren’t freely available. However, expect them to be competitive, given the list price for the Tiggo 4 starts from less than £20,000.
Driving A Chery Tiggo 4
Chery’s Tiggo 4 is a car that immediately feels shaped by its price point. That’s both its biggest strength and its most obvious limitation once you’re behind the wheel.
At a basic level, the Tiggo 4 drives just fine. It starts and stops well and while the ride is firmer than expected for a car in this class, there’s a constant jiggle over poorer surfaces, it’s not uncomfortable, it’s just lacking the polish you might hope for. That said, body control is decent and, in typical driving conditions, the Tiggo 4 remains predictable and safe.
However, drive modes are limited to just Eco and Sport, and the gap between them is wider than you might expect. Eco is notably lethargic, to the point of feeling underpowered in everyday driving, while Sport brings a much-needed lift in responsiveness. But what’s missing is a middle ground. A ‘comfort’ setting that would likely suit most situations far better than either extreme.
In either mode, there’s a slightly odd relationship between throttle input and actual performance. The accelerator doesn’t always feel well calibrated to the power delivery, which becomes particularly noticeable when you ask for more go. There’s a sense of delay and disconnect that undermines confidence.
That theme of inconsistency continues with the steering and chassis. The steering is the most unusual aspect of the driving experience. Despite disabling lane-keeping and driver assistance systems, there’s still a faint sense of interference, as though the car is subtly guiding itself. Whether that’s down to the calibration or the budget tyres (which seem prone to following road contours) the result is the same: it feels unnatural.
There’s very little feel around the straight-ahead position, with the steering remaining extremely light on-centre before weighting up off it. Combined with a suspension setup that doesn’t feel fully cohesive, it creates a slightly disjointed sensation between front and rear. The car never feels problematic, far from it, but it does feel odd in comparison to its rivals.
There are some other quirks. There’s no meaningful way to track efficiency via the trip computer, which feels like a surprising omission even at this price point. Oddly, the car will provide mpg over the previous 31 miles (50km), but you can’t reset it for a journey. This is not unusual in new entrant brand cars.
There are upsides to the Tiggo 4. It looks good both outside and in. In fact, the interior feels very well constructed and the materials used of good quality.
There’s also an impressive amount of rear seat head and legroom.
However, ultimately, the Tiggo 4’s driving experience doesn’t quite gel into a cohesive whole.
And yet, viewed through the lens of its pricing, it remains compelling. Because while it may lack polish, it delivers safe, usable transport with a sense of solid build quality, and that, for many buyers, will be enough.
FleetandLeasing.com Verdict On The Chery Tiggo 4
Very low cost and impressive on paper, but a compromised real-world experience.
Chery Tiggo 4
- Model: Tiggo 4 Summit
- Power: 204hp
- Torque: 310Nm
- Max speed: 93mph
- 0-62mph: 8.9s
- Official consumption: 53.2mpg
- Test consumption: 55.6mpg
- CO2 emissions: 120g/km
- BIK tax band 2026/27: 30%
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