Jetour Malaysia to launch T1, T2 SUVs, small EV model, PHEV SUVs and pick-up truck soon
Now that Jetour has finally landed in Malaysia with the Dashing, the Chery Group brand can at last proceed with its product rollout. The SUV specialist (then again, which Chery marque isn’t these days?) has […] The post Jetour Malaysia to launch T1, T2 SUVs, small EV model, PHEV SUVs and pick-up truck soon appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.
Now that Jetour has finally landed in Malaysia with the Dashing, the Chery Group brand can at last proceed with its product rollout. The SUV specialist (then again, which Chery marque isn’t these days?) has no less than five models planned to be launched here in the coming months and years.
Top of the agenda are the Freedom and Traveller SUVs, known as the T1 and T2 respectively outside of China. As we reported in November, the latter is set to arrive in Malaysia sometime in the third quarter of the year, with the T1 following later on. Given the delay in bringing the Dashing to market, however, this timeline may no longer be correct.
Both feature boxy, upright designs, but the T1 is smaller and is available in front-wheel-drive form, whereas the more rugged T2 is all-wheel drive only. Think of their relationship as being similar to that of the Ford Bronco Sport and the full-fat Bronco, although the latter is of course a body-on-frame 4×4.
Both are powered by the same choice of engines, starting with a 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that makes 184 PS and 290 Nm of torque and is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. There’s also a 254 PS/390 Nm 2.0 litre turbo shared with the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro, paired to the DCT in the T2 and an eight-speed automatic in the T1.
The T1 and T2 can also be had as a plug-in hybrid, with the former using the same Super Hybrid System (SHS) found in the Jaecoo J7 PHEV. That means you have a hybrid-specific 156 PS/220 Nm 1.5 litre turbo mill, a 204 PS/310 Nm electric motor and a single-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) for a total system output of 360 PS and 530 Nm. A 26.7 kWh BYD Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery provides a WLTP-rated pure electric range of 117 km for the T1.
Meanwhile, the T2 graduates to the more powerful system in the Omoda C9 PHEV. This uses a more powerful 224 PS/390 Nm electric motor and a three-speed DHT for a total output of 381 PS and 610 Nm of torque, shortening the EV range to 100 km. A larger 43.2 kWh CATL LFP battery boosts the latter figure to 161 km, while the AWD version gets the 43.2 kWh pack and a rear motor to boost outputs to 619 PS and 700 Nm.
Both T1 and T2 PHEVs are expected for our market, with further hybrid-exclusive models being planned to be brought in later on, including the T5 off-roader and P5 pick-up truck. Before that, Jetour Malaysia is set to bring in an electric vehicle that looks very similar to the forthcoming Chery Tiggo 4 Pro/Tiggo Cross.
That would be a rebadged version of the Kaiyi X3 Pro, which has been spotted in Malaysia before and now looks set to arrive as a Jetour. Power comes from a single front motor producing 163 PS (120 kW) and 280 Nm, with a 53 kWh CATL LFP battery providing an NEDC range of 401 km.
What about the new seven-seater SUV that was set to follow the Dashing to Malaysia? Last we heard (in January), that car was set to be launched later this quarter (i.e. May or June), but again the timeline may have shifted since then, given that the Dashing was then expected to be launched in the first quarter.
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