Chery has taken the wraps off the 2026 iCaur V27 SUV, a flagship Toyota LandCruiser-sized SUV due on sale in China by the end of 2025 but not yet confirmed for Australia.
The large SUV is more than five metres long and uses an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrain for a claimed 200km of electric range, with pricing expected to be the equivalent of $43,000 to $54,000 in China, according toYiche.com.
Revealed in the United Arab Emirates, the V27 comes from Chery-owned brand iCar, renamed iCaur for countries outside China to avoid potential trademark issues.
The iCaur brand was confirmed for Australia by Chery International president Zhang Guibling at the 2025 Shanghai motor show in April.
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While the iCaur brand’s local launch timing hasn’t been revealed, the Suzuki Jimny-sized V23 small SUV (pictured below) is expected to be the first model in local showrooms – and the V27 could be next.
Chery Australia has been more circumspect about iCaur’s future in Australia.
A company spokesperson told CarExpert: “We have no news to share on the iCaur brand in Australia, but we are constantly evaluating what is available from our extensive global model lineups that Australian buyers are looking for.”
The brand exclusively offers electric vehicles (EVs) and EREVs, with the V27 launched with a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and single-electric motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) configurations.
Chery confirmed the dual-motor AWD V27 will offer as much as 335kW of power and an estimated 200km range (CLTC) under electric power.
The V27’s boxy styling apes the Land Rover Defender, with the squared-off body decorated with round LED headlights, wheel-arch flares and tailgate mounted ‘squircle’ spare wheel.
iCar/iCaur also offers the electric 03 SUV (pictured below), sold in Thailand as the Jaecoo 6 EV.
Omoda Jaecoo was introduced in Australia earlier this year as Chery’s second brand here, but the Chinese automaker has a bevy of other ones overseas including not only iCar/iCaur but also Exeed, Jetour and Karry, among others.
Chery reported its best monthly sales yet in Australia in July 2025 – its fourth consecutive month of record sales – for its namesake brand. It recorded 267.4 per cent year-on-year growth to be the 11th most-popular brand, behind Subaru.
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