JAC Motors South Africa is planning to launch its new top-of-the-range T9 Hunter double-cab bakkie in 2023. The company made the announcement on its website last week.
According to the automobile manufacturer, the new T9 Hunter range will be inaugurated with four models, including 4×4 and 4×2 derivatives, which will launch in South Africa in the second quarter of 2023.
The company also disclosed its plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the end of the coming year and include a battery-electric derivative in early 2024.
Its size will easily recognise the new T9 Hunter, with a body measuring 5,330mm (L) x 1,965mm (W) x 1,920mm (H) and a wheelbase of 3,110mm.
JAC Motors South Africa CEO, Karl-Heinz Göbel, expressed the company’s delight about the new Bakkie, emphasising that customers will love its features.
According to Göbel, “We are excited about the imminent arrival of the new T9 Hunter range. Bakkie buyers will love its large body design as local customer research highlights that a bakkie’s actual size is one of the most important buying motivators when it is purchased.”
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He added that “South Africa is an important market in JAC Motors’ plans to increase its global right-hand drive market share. That is why we get the latest high-tech products like the T9 and the battery-electric N-Series trucks early in their product life cycles,” added Göbel.
What to know T9 Hunter
The T9 Hunter is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine. It will provide 125 kW and 410 Nm through a ZF eight-speed automated transmission to the rear wheels. The part-time 44 system with a low-range transfer case and a rear diff-lock is a feature of the T9 44 derivatives. It offers a 3 500 kg towing mass.
To ensure a comfortable driving experience, the T9 range will only be offered with an eight-speed automatic transmission. However, local specification levels must still be verified.
Features
Seven airbags, autonomous emergency braking, forward collision warning, rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, tyre pressure monitoring, a surround-view parking camera, and ISOFIX child seat anchors are among the active and passive safety features offered by the T9.
Other standard features include a 10.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone mirroring, wireless phone charging, a 7-inch driver information screen, heated and power-adjustable front seats, some leather trim, a 220V power outlet, and climate control with air ducts for the back seats.
Göbel added that the new T9 Hunter would be a welcome addition to the local T-Series, which includes the T8 and T6 product lines because it will provide additional top-end variants for dealers to sell.
Price
JAC Motors will disclose pricing and standard specifications for the T9 Hunter in 2023 once the launch date is close.
About JAC Motors
Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., popularly called JAC Motors or JAC, is a multifaceted automobile company that combines research and development, manufacturing, and sales of a full line of commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and powertrains, as well as many other industries including ride hailing/sharing and financial services. Advanced energy-saving vehicles, new energy vehicles, and intelligent linked vehicles are all under development at the same time by JAC. JAC is recognized as the top 500 Chinese firms, the top five independent car brands in China, and the main high-tech enterprise for the National Torch Program.
Nearly 5,000 individuals make up JAC’s elite R&D team, which follows the main technology R&D tenets of “energy conservation, environmental protection, safety, intelligence, network connection, and comfort.”
There are comprehensive breakthroughs in energy saving and emission reduction technology, intelligent safety technology, noise technology, lightweight technology, new energy technology and manufacturing process technology, etc., which further improve the company’s core competitiveness.