02:37 15-11-2025

Chery Tiggo 9 shows crash safety and hybrid efficiency in real-world trials

Chery put its flagship Tiggo 9 through a series of trials designed to demonstrate the model’s real-world safety and durability. In Wuhu, China, the crossover was subjected to one of the toughest scenarios: a frontal impact at a 15-degree angle with small overlap. This kind of hit is among the most demanding for a body shell, because the load travels through a small area where many cars surrender cabin rigidity.

Tiggo 9 kept its structure intact: the body pillars were undamaged, the doors opened without effort, the airbags—including the knee airbag—deployed on time, and the fuel system remained sealed. Chery attributed the outcome to a well-thought-out body design, with 85% high-strength steel and hot-formed elements making up nearly a quarter of the structure. The combination of clean door operation and timely restraint activation hints at a safety package that’s been carefully tuned.

Two days later, Tiggo 9 took part in the Chery Super Hybrid marathon covering more than 1,400 km, a route that mixed mountain switchbacks, highways, and city traffic. The Tiggo 9 CSH hybrid completed the distance on a single tank and a full charge, underscoring the efficiency of its recuperation systems and overall economy. It’s the sort of mixed regimen that typically exposes weak points, yet here it served to emphasize the drivetrain’s consistency.

The V2L function allowed household appliances to be powered on the go, highlighting the model’s day-to-day practicality. Altogether, the trials show that Chery evaluates its cars not only in labs but also in real, at times demanding conditions—an approach that tends to inspire more confidence than perfect scores on paper.