You’re not short of options if you want a family SUV with lots of space, kit, a long range and a price around the £30,000 mark. There are BYD and Geely models, but there’s also the Chery Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid which has arrived in the UK as part of the brand’s steady expansion into one of the most competitive segments in the market. Sitting below the seven-seat Tiggo 8 and impressive flagship Tiggo 9, this mid-size SUV is offered with either a conventional petrol engine or Chery’s Super Hybrid CSH plug-in hybrid system – but it’s the latter that makes the strongest case for itself.
While prices for the Tiggo 7 range start at a barely believable £24,995 for the petrol version, the Super Hybrid CSH begins at £29,995 and rises to £32,995 for the fully loaded Summit model I’ve driven here. That price positioning immediately places it well below many established plug-in hybrid rivals. Yet on paper at least, it promises big-car space, a decent electric-only range and a level of standard equipment that would normally require a way bigger spend.
