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Is the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro a safe car?

We find out if the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is actually a safe car for individuals and families. We will check safety features and safety ratings if available.

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The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro can be considered as one of Chery's most awarded vehicles to date, receiving awards on its home turf and elsewhere in the world. The Tiggo 8 Pro is a luxury 7-seater SUV with nice modern technology to surprise many. You'll find features such as Around View Monitor (a 360-degree camera monitoring system.), an 8-speaker Sony sound system, dual-zone climate control and even an N95 cabin filtration system.

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Powering the Tiggo 8 Pro range is Chery's 1.6 TGDI turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine which punches out 136 kW of power and 290 Nm of torque sent to the front wheels via a 7-Speed dual-clutch transmission. Great piece of kit at an affordable price. However, is the Tiggo 8 Pro actually a safe car? We'll look at the standard safety features, driver assistance systems and some crash test reports to determine the outcome.

Safety Features

Standard features across the Tiggo 8 Pro range.

  • 6 omnidirectional airbags.
  • ISOFIX Child seat anchors
  • ABS and EBD
  • Emergency Brake Assist
  • Electronic Stability Program
  • Traction Control System
  • Roll Stability Control
  • Electric Power Steering
  • Electronic Parking Brake with Auto hold
  • Brake Assist System
  • Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
  • Rear Parking Sensors
  • Rearview camera with guidance lines
  • 360º HD Panoramic Imaging Camera
  • Anti-theft Alarm System
  • Carlock & Remote Window Close
  • Door Ajar Warning

On the Executive trim level, on top of the aforementioned safety features, you get the following extra safety features:

  • Lane Departure Warning
  • Blind Spot Detection
  • Front Collision Warning
  • Brake Override System
  • Traffic Sign Recognition
  • Rear Cross Traffic Alert
  • Intelligent Highbeam Control
  • Door Opening Warning prevention
  • Automatic Emergency Braking
 

C-NCAP Rating

This is quite a comprehensive list of safety features! However, what are the safety ratings for the Tiggo 8 Pro? Chery claims the Tiggo 8 Pro achieved a 5 out of 5-star safety rating according to C-NCAP (Chinese New Car Assessment Program). We haven't seen the official C-NCAP safety results per se. Still, considering the amount of safety technology on board, and high strength body, it's safe to assume the Tiggo 8 Pro safety rating is true.

Verdict

With all that being said, the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro has a comprehensive list of safety features. Unfortunately, we couldn't see the actual C-NCAP ratings result but considering the list of features that would likely make this vehicle a 5-star rating, we can safely assume the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is a safe car.

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Author - Tayedza Mbiri

Written by Tayedza Mbiri

Starting his petrol-infused passion at a ripe young age playing a plethora of racing video games, Taye has been into the motoring industry for years. During his university years studying Law, he dipped his toes into motoring photography, videography, and exploring what Southern Africa has to offer for the motoring scene at large. Most recently, he presented a YouTube series for a famous Japanese manufacturer and now finds himself fresh on the AutoTrader content creation team. He hopes to own a 90s Subaru one day soon. Read more

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