The JAC T9 is now claimed to tow greater than earlier than… however nonetheless not as a lot as when it was first introduced for Australia.
“The JAC T9’s braked towing capability has been upgraded to three.2 tonnes on account of additional validation and certification testing carried out in late 2024,” says JAC Motors.
There’s a towball obtain ranking of 320kg, whereas the corporate additionally quotes an unchanged payload determine of 1045kg.
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JAC Motors had beforehand introduced a braked towing capability determine of 3000kg and towball weight of 300kg in July 2024.
This was a downgrade from the 3500kg/350kg figures it introduced when it first launched pricing and specs in March 2024, although payload elevated by 45kg.
In releasing the up to date figures in July, JAC stated this underscored its “dedication to offering correct and dependable info to our prospects and stakeholders”.
On the time of JAC’s announcement of decreased towing figures, the rival GWM Ute and LDV T60 Max had a braked towing capability of 3000kg.
Since then, the up to date GWM Cannon and LDV T60 Max have seen their braked towing capability figures bumped as much as 3500kg.
Few utes on sale in Australia have a braked towing capability of lower than 3500kg, however some examples are the BYD Shark 6 and Ford Ranger Raptor (2500kg every), Jeep Gladiator (2721kg), and petrol and 4×2 diesel variations of the Toyota HiLux (2500kg and 2800kg respectively).
The T9 is likely one of the extra inexpensive dual-cab, four-wheel drive utes in the marketplace, with the bottom Oasis opening at $42,662 earlier than on-road prices.
All T9 fashions in Australia use a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine producing 120kW of energy and 410Nm of torque, mated with an eight-speed computerized transmission and a part-time four-wheel drive system.
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