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.