I-injini ye-Chery 481 yi-compact, i-4-cylinder powerplant yenzelwe ukusebenza kakuhle kunye nokuthembeka. Ngokufuduswa kweelitha ezili-1.6, inika ukusebenza okulinganayo okufanelekileyo kwizithuthi ezahlukeneyo kwi-Chery lineup. Le njini ine-DOHC (i-Dual Overhead Camshaft) uqwalaselo, oluphucula amandla ayo kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwamafutha. Iyaziwa ngokuhlala ixesha elide, iChery 481 ihlala inconywa ngokusebenza kwayo ngokutyibilikayo kunye nokukhutshwa kwezinto ezikhutshwayo eziphantsi, oko kuyenza ibe lukhetho oluhambelana nokusingqongileyo. Uyilo lwayo olukhaphukhaphu lunegalelo ekuphathweni okuphuculweyo kunye nokuguquguquka kwezithuthi ngokubanzi, oko kuyenza ibe lukhetho oludumileyo lokuya ezidolophini kunye nohambo olude.