On the evening of May 28th, the flagship model of Chery Automobile’s Tiggo SUV family, the new generation Tiggo 8, was officially launched in Chengdu Quantum Optical Sports Center. The new car launched 10 models of 1.6TGDI+7DCT, 1.5TCI+6DCT and 1.5TCI+MT powertrains, and provided six kinds of bodies, such as pearl white, obsidian black, titanium gold gray, desert gold, Rhine blue and Provence purple. At the same time, Chery Automobile also provides multiple VIP privileges for the first users of the new generation of Tiggo 8.
Yin Tongyue, Party Secretary and Chairman of Chery Automobile, delivered an opening speech.
Jia Yaquan, deputy general manager of Chery Automobile and general manager of marketing company, announced the price.
At this conference, Shuo Yang, the spokesperson of the new generation of Tiggo 8, made a surprise appearance, and witnessed the release of the new generation of Tiggo 8 with the media and dealer friends.
As a powerful actor with both face value and acting skills, Shuo Yang has a large number of young fans. The screen image of a tough guy with perseverance, introverted wisdom and strength that he has created over the years perfectly fits with the product characteristics of the new generation of Tiggo 8. For Chery, which is at the key node of brand promotion, Shuo Yang’s joining has made Chery brand more fashionable, entertaining and younger, and it is more influential among the main consumer groups after 1980s and 1990s.
It is worth mentioning that at the press conference, Chery Automobile announced that a new generation of Tiggo 8 and Shuo Yang jointly launched the public welfare plan of "protecting rare wild animals".
A new generation of Tiggo 8 spokesmen Shuo Yang and Jia Yaquan jointly launched the public welfare plan.
The top 10,000 users of the new generation of Tiggo 8 can become donors to the "Protection of Rare Wild Animals" public welfare program, and Chery will donate 100 yuan/name on their behalf. Let more people participate in the scientific research and monitoring of the living environment and living conditions of Platts Wild Horse and Bimodal Wild Camel, and arouse more people’s attention to endangered animals and natural environment on the earth.
Three power combinations, 1.6TGDI, the strongest Chinese core, create "super acceleration"
In terms of power, the new generation of Tiggo 8 is equipped with Chery ACTECO 1.6TGDI engine, which is known as "the strongest Chinese core". This engine is the first TGDI engine of China brand with completely independent intellectual property rights, and also the first direct injection gasoline engine of China brand that meets the national six B emission regulations. The launch of ACTECO 1.6TGDI engine indicates that Chery has firmly grasped the core technologies in key areas of automobile research and development, and is continuing to lead the technological progress of national automobile industry with cutting-edge technology, helping China automobile industry to a new level.
According to Gu Chunshan, director of Chery Automobile Powertrain Technology Center, the 1.6TGDI engine of the new generation Tiggo 8 has a maximum power of 145kW and a peak torque of 290N?m. Matching with it is the Getrak 7DCT wet powershift, which has a perfect balance between power and economy, with an acceleration of only 8.9 seconds per 100 kilometers and a comprehensive fuel consumption of only 7.4L per 100 kilometers.
Gu Chunshan, Director of Chery Automobile Powertrain Technology Center, explains the powertrain.
At the same time, the power combinations such as 1.5TCI+6DCT and 1.5TCI+MT also have good performance. While taking into account the economic performance of the vehicle, they have the same abundant interior space, cutting-edge intelligent technology and trendy interior and exterior design to meet the daily use needs of users with different needs.
The design is beautiful to a new height, and the new technology is luxurious interior.
In appearance, compared with the current Tiggo 8, the new generation of Tiggo 8 is younger and more dynamic. The Chery international design team LED by Kevin Rice, a famous former BMW car designer, used a more fashionable lattice chrome grille in the design, adding multi-cavity reflective LED automatic headlights, high-energy dynamic turn signals, touch keyless entry into the body design, double exhaust true tail throat and through LED blackened taillights, which made the new generation of Tiggo 8 vehicle more scientific and technological, and integrated into it.
Steve Eum, Executive Director of Chery Automobile Design, explains the design concept of the new generation Tiggo 8.
At the same time, the interior of the new generation of Tiggo 8 can be described as "completely new". The exclusive three-screen interactive technology luxury driving cockpit at the same level adopts the forward-looking design concept of "wide body, embracing and suspending" to create a horizontally integrated suspended instrument panel and central control area, with full-featured Learpee seats, advanced electronic gear shifting and wireless charging of mobile phones, creating an unprecedented sense of technological luxury.
Smart at your fingertips, equipped with L2 autopilot.
In addition to power and design, the new generation of Tiggo 8 also incorporates AI artificial intelligence genes, adding more leading intelligent technology configurations.
At the level of intelligent network connection, the new generation of Tiggo 8 has evolved on the basis of the original functions of "real-time intelligent cloud interconnection, enhanced natural voice interaction and remote vehicle control by mobile phone", adding two black technology functions of "AI face recognition technology" and "AI intelligent cloud housekeeper".
Orfila, director of networking of Chery automobile infotainment vehicle, introduced the Frank Zhiyun system.
In terms of intelligent configuration, the new generation of Tiggo 8 has added many intelligent configurations that are only available in luxury cars, such as RICSCS remote active cockpit self-cleaning system, inductive smart bracelet, 360 bird’s-eye panoramic ultra-clear reversing image, wireless charging of mobile phone and many other intelligent driving assistance configurations. These configurations can make the new generation of Tiggo 8 easier to drive, safer to drive and more convenient to park.
Inductive smart bracelet
In terms of intelligent driving, the new generation of Tiggo 8 is the first mass-produced model of China brand to achieve L2 automatic driving, with dozens of market-leading or unique intelligent driving configurations such as APA automatic parking and LKA lane keeping. The car is equipped with full-speed ACC adaptive cruise system, which can realize full-speed adaptive cruise of 0-150 km/h, making driving easier for users.
SLA speed limit sign monitoring and active reminder function
Yin Tongyue, Party Secretary and Chairman of Chery Automobile, said at the press conference that as the flagship model of the Tiggo SUV family, the new generation Tiggo 8 is a masterpiece of technological innovation in Chery for 22 years. The powerful 1.6TGDI engine, leading platform technology, intelligent networking system with AI gene, and L2-level autonomous driving technology are not only the highest level of Chery, but also represent the highest level of the domestic automobile industry.
Since the debut of the new generation of Tiggo 8 at the Shanghai Auto Show, Chery Automobile has invited media and intended users to carry out public testing activities with a scale of more than 100,000 people in more than 200 cities across the country, which has been widely praised. I believe that with the official launch of the new generation of Tiggo 8, more consumers will understand and like this high-quality SUV with performance, beauty and intelligence.
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