Plug-in hybrid T9 will now only go on-sale locally early next year. Image: JAC Confirmed back in March as having received approval for South Africa, JAC has indicated that its rival for the BYD Shark, the plug-in hybrid T9, will now only become available in the first quarter of 2026. Its first plug-in hybrid, the T9 won’t use the Hunter suffix as in its home market as this denotes the flagship special edition currently sitting atop the local line-up.
Introducing JAC’s H-Power system to South Africa, the PHEV combines a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine with a 31.2-kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery pack powering two electric motors. On its own, the engine makes 160kW/370Nm while the front axle-mounted motor develops a maximum of 130kW/300Nm and the rear as much as 150kW/340Nm. Combined, the setup amounts to 290kW/670Nm, 30 kW less but 20 Nm more than the 1.5-litre arrangement in the Shark.
Trouncing the 205kW made by the 2.3-litre engine not-for-South-AfricaFord Ranger PHEV, which has the same torque output, the T9’s claimed electric range is still unknown, though JAC claims a full charge within 25 minutes. Able to still tow the same 3 500 kg as the rest of the T9 range, the PHEV will be equipped with four-wheel drive as standard, along with a pair of locking rear differentials. Likely to be offered solely in top-spec Super Lux guise, expect the T9 PHEV to have the following as standard: As it stands, no pricing details are known, though with theT9 Hunterpriced at R689 900, expect the PHEV to possibly retail around the R750 000 to R800 000 when it arrives. NOW READ:BYD Shark dethrones Ford Ranger Raptor as fastest bakkie in SA
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