JAC Motors is a model identified, at the very least in Australia, for its not too long ago launched T9 ute and, additional up the industrial automobile meals chain, its N-range of electrical vans, however the model has shocked showgoers on the Shanghai Motor Present with two glossy new ideas.
The ideas point out a shift into the passenger automotive area, with that seems to be a luxury-leaning focus, following final yr’s Beijing Motor Present unveiling – and subsequent displaying on the Melbourne Motor Present final month – of the De-High quality supercar idea.
JAC rolled out two fashions primarily based on the Outline platform (renamed from the sooner hyphenated moniker) platform: the glossy electrical Refine R8 supercar and the boxy plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Outline-X SUV.
Whereas specifics had been stored to a minimal, JAC did define that the Outline-S retains the supercar intent of the sooner De-High quality idea, primarily based round a 1000-volt structure that makes use of three motors to ship 590kW.
This, JAC says, will permit the DEFINE-S to succeed in triple figures in a staggering 2.3 seconds – equalling the 0-100km/h time of a Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, for context.
Past the ability output and acceleration figures, little is understood in regards to the Outline-S, however JAC did share that it’s going to characteristic the newest model of its autonomous driving system and “versatile integration” of what it calls its “international clever applied sciences”.
The Outline-X SUV, alternatively, is concentrated much less on efficiency and extra on practicality, mentioned to supply “a unprecedented sense of quantity and fluidity whereas highlighting the digital interplay enchantment of next-generation clever automobiles”.
In sensible phrases, we assume this implies it’ll be spacious inside and suitably high-tech, with JAC confirming it’ll additionally rating the newest autonomous driving system in addition to what it calls an All-Area By-Wire Chassis (ICDC).
The ICDC system, JAC explains, permits four-wheel vector response occasions of 100 milliseconds or much less, with the 12 levels of rear steering angle permitting the automobile to “crab stroll” – presumably right into a parking spot.
JAC has not indicated when the fashions will enter manufacturing, or whether or not they’ll make it Down Below, however the firm is clearly critical in regards to the Australian market.
JAC revealed its Hunter PHEV ute on the Melbourne Motor Present, primarily based on the diesel T9, providing a BYD Shark 6 competitor, which is anticipated to reach regionally within the first quarter of 2026.
GoAuto additionally obtained information that two new JAC SUV fashions are being thought-about for Australia – though it’s unknown precisely after they may arrive.
One shall be a body-on-frame ute-based wagon primarily based on the T9, whereas the opposite shall be a monocoque chassis seven-seat wagon to rival the likes of the Toyota LandCruiser Prado with four-wheel drive and off-road fruit like locking differentials.
