JAC Shuailing T8

JAC Group

MarqueJAC Group
Production2018–present
Engine2.0 L 4DB2-1D1 I4 turbo diesel / 2.0 L 4DB2-2E I4 turbo diesel / 2.8 L JE493ZLQ6E I4 turbo diesel / 2.0 L LJ481Q6 I4 petrol / 2.0 L 4GA3-4D I4 turbo petrol / 2.4 L 4K22D4T I4 turbo

Start with what the JAC Shuailing T8 is: a 4-door double cab with 2.0 L 4DB2-1D1 I4 turbo diesel, built from 2018, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.

The hardware

The engine is 2.0 L 4DB2-1D1 I4 turbo diesel; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a 6-speed manual / 8-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 3090-3380 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

In the JAC Group line-up the JAC Shuailing T8 has a clear place: it replaced the JAC Shuailing; the factory was Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Porsche Taycan, the Tesla Model 3, the Tesla Model Y. Its JAC Group stablemates include the Heyue A20 and the Heyue A30.

Specifications

Transmission6-speed manual / 8-speed automatic
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive
Body style4-door double cab
Kerb weightrelated = JAC Shuailing T6 / JAC Hunter / JAC V7
Wheelbase3090-3380 mm
AssemblyNanchang, Jiangxi, China / Kerman Motors, Kerman, Iran / Thai EV, Samut prakarn, Thailand / Ulyanovsk, Russia (as Sollers ST8)
Designersp = us
PredecessorJAC Shuailing
Catalogue IDQ104866199
SourceWikipedia