Chery does not build many cars like the Chery Tiggo 3: a 5-door SUV with 1.5 , built from 2005 to 2023 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
Where it came from
The Chery Tiggo 3 (Chinese: 奇瑞瑞虎3; pinyin: Qíruì Ruìhǔ 3), or originally the Chery Tiggo (Chinese: 奇瑞瑞虎; pinyin: Qíruì Ruìhǔ), is a compact crossover produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery from 2005 to 2023. The original Tiggo debuted at the 2005 Shanghai Motor Show and was called the NCV, meaning New Concept Vehicle. It is the first product of the Chery Tiggo series. The original vehicle was facelifted in September 2010, and received the name change to Tiggo 3 and another facelift in 2014.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 1.5 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual / 5-speed manual / 5-speed automatic / 7-speed automatic / CVT / 6 speed DCG / 9-speed automatic / CVT. The wheelbase is 2510 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Chery's history is not in doubt: the Chery Tiggo 4/5x (in South America and Italy followed it; it was built at Wuhu, Anhui, China. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia Sportage, the Aston Martin Vantage, the Bugatti Veyron. Nearby in the Chery catalogue sit the Chery Arrizo 5 GT and the Chery A1.
Chery Tiggo