Chery’s boxy new Discover 06 mid-sized SUV is heading to the UK with the steering wheel on the right-hand facet and a brand new title: Jaecoo J7.
The electrified Toyota RAV4 rival will enter the market within the northern summer season (June-August) of 2024 after being revealed on the Shanghai motor present earlier this 12 months.
Whereas it’s being in-built right-hand drive, Chery Australia hasn’t confirmed whether or not it’ll come right here.
“We’re continually evaluating abroad product for the Australian market as a matter after all for the enterprise,” stated a Chery Australia spokesperson.
Chery is launching within the UK with the Omoda 5 and Jaecoo 7. The corporate received’t use the Chery title there, as a substitute promoting automobiles below the Omoda and Jaecoo nameplates.
Jaecoo is being marketed as a “world premium automotive model”. Confusingly, Chery already has two premium manufacturers in Exeed and Jetour, and the J7 is offered below the mass-market Chery nameplate – because the Uncover 06 – in China.
Autocar reviews the Jaecoo 7 will supply two engine choices when it arrives within the UK: a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and a 1.5-litre four-cylinder plug-in hybrid.
Extra particulars on the J7 will reportedly be revealed nearer to the car’s launch, however we do know it is going to be launched as an “Clever Off-Street SUV,” in response to Jaecoo.
Moreover, the corporate claims the J7’s level of distinction to the opposite crossover SUVs is the teaming of autonomous driving methods and interactive interfaces in an SUV that’s nonetheless off-road succesful.
There are eight drive modes, whereas the four-wheel drive system can be utilized on pavement. It options 200mm of floor clearance, simply 20mm shy of a Subaru Forester.
The J7 contains a 14.8-inch touchscreen, a head-up show and a surround-view digital camera with a “clear chassis” mode.
As touched on briefly earlier, Jaecoo is positioned as a premium providing below the Chery umbrella, however with a “city off-road flavour” that targets youthful patrons.
Jaecoo claims its vary gives “a classy driving expertise, regardless of being at house on tough terrain”.
As for the title, it’s a portmanteau of the German phrase ‘jäger’ (or hunter) and the English phrase ‘cool’
Chery is aiming excessive with the Jaecoo 7 and Omoda 5, with UK supervisor Victor Zhang telling Autocar its “broader product line-up” and “extra aggressive technique” set the model as much as tackle established manufacturers comparable to Toyota and Hyundai.