Prices revealed as Jetour plugs T1 and T2 into South Africa

Plug-in hybrid T1 i-DM now tops the Jetour T1 range. Picture: Charl Bosch The confirmation made last week, Jetour has released pricing of its plug-in hybrid T1 and T2. Officially called i-DM, the pair become the new flagship variants of their respective ranges, of which a total of 5 000 units have been sold since sales started in October last year.

Unveiled at the gala launch in Pretoria on Tuesday evening (14 April), the roll-out makes South Africa the first right-hand drive market to receive any Jetour i-DM product, Based on the flagship Odyssey trim grades, both are also two-wheel drive in spite of the availability of all-wheel drive in China where the i-DM is marketed under the Shanhai moniker. Aesthetically, the T1 i-DM’s differences from the petrol variant consists of model specific 19-inch alloy wheels, a four leaf clover design for the LED headlights, PHEV badges on the C-pillars and a i-DM badge on the tailgate. At the front, the block letter Jetour badge on the grille has been replaced by a series of stripes, which retain the illumination optic.

Inside, the interior is largely identical to the petrol, apart from hybrid specific graphics within the 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and the 15.6-inch infotainment display. The standard colour is black imitation with orange inserts and stitch work. On the power front, the i-DM uses the same 1.5 T-GDI engine as the entry-level petrol T2, but with outputs reduced from 125kW/270Nm to 100kW/220Nm.

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Paired to it is a 18.4-kWh battery pack powering a single 150kW/310Nm electric motor. The result is a combined 250kW/530Nm, an all-electric range of 100km and a total of 1 200km with the combustion engine included.

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