Chery Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV (2025) Price & Specs

The new Chery Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV has officially touched down in South Africa, offering a claimed range of up to 1 200 km. Here’s what this new Chinese plug-in hybrid costs…

Chery South Africa’s new-energy vehicle (NEV) push continues, with the Chinese automaker’s latest electrified arrival taking the form of the Chery Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV (following the respective introductions of the Tiggo Cross HEV and Tiggo 7 CSH PHEV in June 2025).

So, what does it cost? Well, the 7-seater Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV is priced from R729 900, making it South Africa’s 4th most affordable plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) behind the Tiggo 7 CSH PHEV, BYD Sealion 6 and Jaecoo J7 SHS PHEV. For the record, the Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV features a longer warranty and service plan (see details at the bottom of this page) than its Tiggo 7 sibling.

According to Chery, the new front-wheel-drive, plug-in hybrid version of the flagship Tiggo 8 combines a turbocharged 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine (105 kW/210 Nm) with an electric motor (150 kW/230 Nm) to deliver peak system outputs of 255 kW and 525 Nm.

The standard 18.3 kWh battery pack offers a claimed all-electric range of “up to 90 km“, pushing this PHEV’s total combined range to a listed 1 200 km. The Wuhu-based brand claims a combined fuel consumption of just 1.3 L/100 km (a figure that increases to 5.2 L/100 km once the battery pack’s state of charge has dropped below 30%).

The new PHEV version of the Tiggo 8 is visually distinguished by a derivative-specific diamond-pattern grille, a “sportier” front-bumper design and its 19-inch alloy wheels. Automatic LED headlamps ship standard, too.

At launch, the new variant is offered exclusively in “Apex” trim, with standard features including powered front seats (with heating and ventilation, plus a massage function for the front passenger), synthetic leather upholstery, a panoramic sunroof, dual-zone climate control (with dedicated 2nd-row vents), ambient lighting, a powered tailgate, a 15.6-inch touchscreen and a 12-speaker Sony sound system.

The list of standard safety kit includes 10 airbags, ISOfix child-seat anchors, hill-start assist, electronic stability control, traction control, brake assist, a driver-monitoring system, a 540-degree camera system, parking sensors (fore and aft) and a head-up display.

Furthermore, the Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV features all manner of driver-assistance features, including lane-departure warning, lane-departure prevention, traffic-jam assistance, intelligent high-beam control, adaptive cruise control, front-collision warning (FCW), automatic braking, emergency lane keeping, intelligent speed assistance, blindspot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert and door-opening warning.

How much does the Chery Tiggo 8 CSH PHEV cost in SA?

Chery Tiggo 8 1.5T CSH PHEV Apex – R729 900

The price above includes Chery’s 7-year/200 000 km warranty, a 10-year/1-million km engine warranty (limited to the 1st owner though transferable to the 2nd owner if the vehicle is purchased from a “Cherished” pre-owned dealership), a 10-year/unlimited km battery warranty and a 7-year/90 000 km service plan.