Refine S3

JAC Group

MarqueJAC Group
Production2013–Present
Engine1.5 L I4 (petrol) / 1.6 L I4 (petrol)

Start with what the Refine S3 is: a 5-door station wagon with 1.5 L I4, built from 2013, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.

The hardware

The engine is 1.5 L I4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1255 -. Drive goes through a 5-speed manual / Dual-clutch transmission / CVT. The wheelbase is 2560 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

In the JAC Group line-up the Refine S3 has a clear place: the factory was Hefei, China. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Infiniti Q50, the Mazda CX-5, the Peugeot 208. Its JAC Group stablemates include the Heyue A20 and the Heyue A30.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual / Dual-clutch transmission / CVT
Body style5-door station wagon
Kerb weight1255 -
Wheelbase2560 mm
Length4,325 mm
AssemblyHefei, China / Ciudad Sahagún, Mexico / Kerman, Iran (KMC)
Catalogue IDQ25385448
SourceWikipedia