Strip the JAC Jiayue X8 back to its specification sheet and the character is already there: Petrol engine, 135 kW (184 hp. JAC Group built from 2020, in the decade the industry is turning electric.
The background
The JAC X8 (Chinese: 江淮X8, previously called Sehol X8) is a mid-size crossover SUV produced by JAC Motors. Originally it is called the JAC Jiayue X8, the crossover SUV was moved under the Sol brand which was later renamed to Sehol.
The engineering
The engine is Petrol engine; the output is 135 kW (184 hp; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1560 -. That is roughly 87 horsepower per tonne: unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. Drive goes through a 6-speed manual / 6-speed DCT / automatic DHT (PHEV). The wheelbase is 2830 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
In the JAC Group line-up the JAC Jiayue X8 has a clear place: the factory was Hefei. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Kia EV6, the Volkswagen ID.4, the Hongqi H9. Its JAC Group stablemates include the Heyue A20 and the Heyue A30.