KEEPING its line-up filled with sports utility vehicles seems to be a good strategy for Chery Auto Philippines and it recently released the 2020 Tiggo 2 Pro.
Just six months after it came out with the mid-sized Tiggo 7 Pro, the Tiggo 2 Pro was launched to reinforce the brand’s “almost all-SUC” line up. It offers compact sedan buyers an opportunity to upgrade to a larger vehicle with a higher ground clearance, more premium features and a sportier design. To date only one car is included in Chery’s line-up, the all-electric Arizzo sedan.
“With its upmarket styling and premium features, we expect it to surprise and delight Filipinos who are eager to ‘move for more’ who want and expect to get more from this very affordable new car,” Chery Auto Philippines President Erroll Dueñas said during the virtual launch of the new vehicle. He also said that the compact SUV is very much focused on customers looking for value This means “a very affordable price but with all the frills of a well-decked out SUV,” Dueñas elaborated.
That’s what buyers of the Tiggo2 Pro will get. Inside, it features black faux leather and a fabric-covered cabin. Elegant single stitching on the seats and silver trim on the doors, console, and leather steering wheel further add to the upmarket feel. The driver even has a footrest. A biggest-in-class nine-inch touchscreen four-speaker infotainment system boasts Bluetooth, Mirror Link, QDLink, and Apple CarPlay and USB connectivity, as well as a trip computer within the digital instrument panel.
Outside the big, bold starburst grille and slim, high-mounted LED daytime running lights (DRLs) show not only style but also enhances road visibility. The headlights now have a “follow-me-home” feature to illuminate the occupants’ path as they walk away from the car, then automatically turn off after a while.
The Tiggo 2 Pro also gets chrome trims on the window beltline and along the rocker panel below the doors, power side mirrors with turn signals, roof rails, and 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels with 205/55R16 tires. On the rear are chrome-tipped dual tailpipes housed within a silver-colored under-bumper diffuser, LED tail lights, and a spoiler.
Powering this compact SUV is a 1.5-liter, Euro 5-compliant, four-cylinder gasoline engine mated with a nine-speed continuously variable transmission (CVT) for fuel efficiency. All Chery SUVs share the same small block, small displacement engine, thus in the case of the Tiggo 2 Pro, the power to weight ratio is a big advantage.
The suite of safety and security features include dual front air bags, four-wheel disc brakes, Isofix seat anchor, an electronic anti-theft system with engine immobilizer, and three-point seat belts for all five occupants. Other premium features include an Intelligent Remote Key with remote engine start that lets the driver start the engine and cool the interior even before entering the car, push-button engine start/stop, cruise control, reversing camera with dynamic guidelines and reversing sensors, tailgate remote open, headlight height adjustment, six-way adjustable driver’s seat, four-way adjustable front passenger seat, one-touch-down on all four windows, and multi-function control buttons for the tilt flat-bottom steering wheel.
The Tiggo 2 Pro’s upscale and distinctive character lines comes from the European-inspired design executed by Chery Vice-President and Global Chief of Car Design Kevin Rice. Rice was instrumental in the design of Mazdas, including the MX-5 Miata, from 1999 to 2005 as Hiroshima’s European Design Director. He also worked with BMW on the exterior design of the previous 1, 3, and 4 Series.
The new Tiggo 2 Pro sells an introductory price of P818,000. It comes with a 10-year engine warranty and a five-year general vehicle warranty, that is coupled with free roadside assistance and preventive maintenance service for the first three years.
