In the context of the increasing popularity of domestic new energy vehicles, there are not many car companies that can insist on building pure fuel SUVs, Chery can be regarded as one, its "Tiggo" series SUV products are rich, and recently its flagship product - Tiggo 9 is also open pre-sale, pre-sale price from 155,000 yuan.
As the future flagship product of the Tiggo series, Chery Tiggo 9 has a more technological, luxurious interior and exterior design, the whole vehicle aura is more powerful than other models, such as the entire front face adopts a chrome large mouth design, with a good visual impact, hidden door handles, sports wheels, suspended roof and other designs further improve the fashion atmosphere of the whole vehicle. Tiggo 9 is positioned as a mid-size SUV with a length of 4820mm and a wheelbase of 2820mm, making it the largest SUV in the Chery family, and the new car will also be available in 5-seat and 7-seat versions. In terms of configuration, Tiggo 9 has a dual-screen design, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, SONY 14 surround sound, electronic door opening button, etc., and the technology presentation will have a high level. In terms of power, Tiggo 9 will be equipped with Kunpeng Power 2.0TGDI engine with a maximum power of 192kW, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and the power parameters are very strong. So the question is, as the largest SUV in the Chery family, Tiggo 9 will be a level?
Pre-sale from 155,000, the first year premium of about 6,000 yuan?
Chery Tiggo 9 has just released a pre-sale price from 155,000 yuan, as the future positioning flagship Chery SUV, this price is not high, and according to the announced configuration information, even the entry-level model is quite cost-effective, the future may be the main sales force, so we will use this entry-level version as an investigation model.
Since the insurance price and the car price are almost directly linked, we can refer to Chery's other insurance information related to the price of the model to estimate the insurance cost of the Tiggo 9. According to our investigation, Chery Tiggo 9 has purchased three main types of insurance, namely 3 million yuan of three liabilities, car damage insurance and compulsory insurance, and the total premium in the first year is about 6,000 yuan, of which the 2.0T vehicle and vessel tax is about 480 yuan and the car damage insurance is about 2,500 yuan. If there is no accident in the later use process, the premium will be further reduced, we calculate based on the standard premium 2% in the second year and 7% off in the third year, the total premium of Tiggo 9 in three years is about 15,000 yuan, and the average annual premium is about 5,000 yuan.
The 2.0T has 192kW, and it costs more than 600 for small maintenance?
The Tiggo 9 released for pre-sale will be equipped with the Kunpeng Power 2.0TGDI engine, with a maximum power of 192kW, matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, because this engine is almost the same as the previous Tiggo 8 PLUS, which is Kunpeng Power 2.0T, but the power tuning is more radical on the Tiggo 9, so you can still refer to the Tiggo 8 PLUS in terms of maintenance.
According to our investigation and analysis, we expect that the first warranty time of Tiggo 9 is 5000km or 6 months, the small maintenance price is about 650 yuan, and the maintenance interval after that is 5000km or 6 months, and the air filter and air conditioning filter are replaced every 10000km; Brake fluid and antifreeze are changed every 40,000km. The price of accessories is expected to range from 80-500 yuan. We calculate the total maintenance cost of Tiggo 9 for three years based on the average family's three-year driving cycle of 60,000km, which requires about 10,000 yuan, and an average of about 3,333 yuan a year. In contrast, the Volkswagen Tiguan L in the same class, its 2.0T model three-year maintenance total cost of about 9800 yuan, Tiggo 9's performance is close to it, in the same class is a normal level.
The monthly fuel cost is less than 1300 yuan, which is not expensive?
Tiggo 9 is equipped with Kunpeng power 2.0TGDI engine, 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the official WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption is 7.5L/100km, compared to the Tiggo 8 PLUS two-wheel drive version officially given WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption of 7.49L/100km, the two cars are very close. Therefore, referring to the actual fuel consumption level of 9.3L/100km for users of the Tiggo 8 PLUS two-wheel drive version, we expect the fuel consumption of Tiggo 9 to be around 9.4L/100km.
We continue to calculate the fuel cost based on 8.2 yuan / liter of No. 95 gasoline, and the fuel cost of Tiggo 9 driving 60,000km in three years is about 46,248 yuan, with an average monthly fuel cost of 1,285 yuan. In contrast, the fuel consumption of the 2.0T model of the Tiguan L is about 9L per 100 kilometers, and it also needs to use No. 95 gasoline, and the fuel cost of 60,000km for three years is 44,280 yuan.
epilogue
We add up the estimated maintenance costs, insurance costs and fuel costs, and we can calculate that the cost of using Chery Tiggo 9 driving 60,000km in three years is about 71,000 yuan, with an average of about 24,000 yuan per year and an average of about 2,000 yuan per month. Overall, as a mid-size SUV, Tiggo 9 car maintenance cost is normal in the same class, but compared to the same 2.0T Tiguan L, Tiggo 9 is about 2,000 yuan more expensive per year, but considering that the 2.0T equipped with Tiggo 9 has 261 horsepower, the power is very strong, so even if it is more expensive, I believe it is worth it for those friends who pursue power experience.