Chery has opened blind pre-orders for the Fulwin T9L, a new mid-size SUV that’s set to officially debut shortly after China’s Spring Festival—and it reads like a checklist of everything modern buyers say they want, plus a few things they didn’t know to ask for.
The T9L introduces a new design language for Chery, one that leans clean and futuristic rather than aggressive. Up front, a semi-enclosed grille flows into slim headlamps, while the lower bumper stacks its vents in tidy layers. The proportions are substantial: at 191.7 inches long with a 115.0-inch wheelbase, the Fulwin T9L lands squarely in the heart of the mid-size SUV segment, promising real interior space rather than brochure optimism.
From the side, semi-hidden door handles and frameless mirrors add a premium gloss, while the rear goes all-in on theatrics with a full-width taillight bar featuring wraparound elements and a dot-matrix signature. It’s modern without trying too hard, which may be the most impressive trick of all.
Inside, Chery clearly wants to play in a higher league. A full LCD instrument panel sits behind a two-spoke steering wheel, but your eyes will inevitably drift to the massive 17.3-inch 2.5K central display dominating the dash. The center console keeps things practical with wireless charging, dual cupholders, and a clean, horizontal layout.
Seating is where the Fulwin T9L really flexes. Up front, both driver and passenger get zero-gravity seats with 16-way power adjustment, ventilation, heating, massage, memory functions, lumbar support, and even leg rests. The second row isn’t treated like an afterthought either, offering electric recline up to 35 degrees, heating, ventilation, and more than 40 inches of legroom. Both rows can be folded into a “dual large bed mode,” which sounds like something invented by a marketing team—but could turn out to be a road-trip party trick owners actually use.
Tech overload continues with independent dual video and audio output for front and rear passengers, a 23-speaker Boyar Sound audio system pushing a claimed 1080 watts, and even an in-car refrigerator capable of heating or cooling between 6 and 50 degrees Celsius. Ambient lighting, vertical treble speakers, and a 3nm cockpit chip underpin the experience, allowing deep personalization for different drivers.
On the driver-assistance front, the Fulwin T9L comes armed with Chery’s Eagle 700+ system. A roof-mounted LiDAR unit, 27 sensors, and a Horizon Journey 6P chip delivering 560 TOPS of computing power enable both highway and city Navigation On Assist. The system promises automated lane changes, ramp navigation, traffic light recognition, intersection turns, and pedestrian avoidance—features that are rapidly becoming table stakes in China’s tech-forward SUV market.
Power comes from Chery’s Kunpeng Super Hybrid CDM system, now in its 6.0 iteration. A 1.5-liter turbocharged engine with a claimed thermal efficiency of nearly 46 percent pairs with a dedicated hybrid transmission to deliver a combined 349 horsepower. Opt for the all-wheel-drive version, and Chery says the T9L will sprint to 100 km/h in under five seconds, on its way to a 240 km/h top speed. Efficiency claims are just as ambitious, with fuel consumption as low as 3.9 L/100 km and a CLTC-rated electric-only range of up to 230 kilometers.
Chery hasn’t released pricing yet, but the Fulwin T9L’s spec sheet reads less like a cautious step forward and more like a challenge thrown squarely at established players. If the production version delivers on even most of these promises, Chery’s latest SUV could be less about following trends—and more about daring competitors to keep up.
Source: Chery