The Jaecoo J6 is now open for reserving in Thailand. The EV that appears like a child Land Rover Defender is out there within the Land of Smiles in two configurations – the Lengthy Vary 2WD for an estimated 1.099 million baht (RM138,715) and the Lengthy Vary 4WD for an estimated 1.249 million baht (RM157,648). Deliveries are anticipated to start out in direction of the tip of the 12 months.
The primary 1,000 bookings will obtain a guaranty of eight years or 200,000 km, which covers the car, battery and motors/system. These early birds may even get a Garmin Forerunner 165 watch. All Thai J6 clients will get one-year free insurance coverage, a free residence charger with set up and 5 years of roadside help. All these goodies are for deliveries earlier than November 30.
Previewed right here in Might, the Jaecoo J6 was first seen in China final 12 months because the iCar 03 (iCar can be a Chery sub-brand). The boxy form is barely shorter than the Toyota Corolla Cross. It measures simply 4,406 mm lengthy, however is relatively vast and tall at 1,910 mm and 1,715 mm respectively. The two,715 mm wheelbase can be very beneficiant.
Word that there are two seems to be for this automobile, one with the Jaecoo logotype emblazoned on the entrance finish, and one other with the unique iCar look and illuminated entrance badge, as seen right here.
Thailand is getting the latter together with a 40-litre rear storage “backpack” on the sideways-opening tailgate. Malaysia shall be getting this fashion too, which is a lot better wanting than the Jaecoo face.
Inside, rugged cues embrace giant seize handles on the centre console and door playing cards and even uncovered Allen bolt heads. Our Malaysia Autoshow preview unit had a 9.2-inch meter panel, 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen operating on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 processor, 50-watt Qi wi-fi charger, panoramic glass roof and an elective 12-speaker Infinity sound system.
Two variations of the J6 can be found in Thailand, one with a rear motor producing 184 PS (135 kW) and 220 Nm, the opposite with an additional entrance motor for whole system output of 279 PS (205 kW) and 385 Nm. The 2WD automobile comes with a 65.69 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and the claimed WLTP vary is 371 km. The 4WD will get a barely greater battery (69.77 kWh) that’s good for 364 km WLTP vary.
As for charging, the max AC charge is 6.6 kW whereas DC quick charging sucks in as a lot as 80 kW. There’s a V2L (Automobile-to-Load) perform that may provide energy as much as 3.3 kW. The specs are OK, however the Jaecoo J6’s distinctive promoting level is its boxy, Defender-style seems to be – what do you suppose?
Chery’s Jaecoo model made its Malaysian debut final month with the J7, a good-looking SUV with (once more) Land Rover-style seems to be, a 1.6L turbo-four with 194 hp/290 Nm and a really lengthy package checklist, which we undergo in full right here. The J6 is anticipated to floor in Malaysia early subsequent 12 months.
GALLERY: Jaecoo J6 previewed in Malaysia
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