It is officially official, the order books for the Jaecoo J7 will be open on April 10. In a statement issued to the media today, Jaecoo Malaysia announced that the company will begin accepting orders in two days.
For those interested in the newest brand to hit Malaysian shores, registrations can be locked in at the Jaecoo Premier Experience roadshow located the 1Utama Shopping Centre, Level LG, Highstreet.
If visiting shopping centres is now your thing, you can also register via the company’s official Malaysian website.
But what about the price? Jaecoo has not confirmed anything yet but rather has simply teased us by saying that the C-Segment SUV will have a price tag of below RM200,000.
There will also be two variants – the Jaecoo J7 all-wheel-drive that is estimated to be priced at RM160,000, where else the two wheel drive variant will be priced at RM150,000.
As for colour, there are four options – Moonlight Silver, Carbon Crystal Black, Khaki White and Model Green.
Delivery time will depend on the volume of registration, but are expected to begin in the third quarter of this year. Test drives will be rolled out later in May.
The Jaecoo J7 is powered by a 1.6 TGDI engine that produces 194hp and 290Nm of torque. Power is sent to the wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Jaecoo positions itself as a “prominent player in the off-road market worldwide”, and has earlier said that it has amassed a devoted following in over a dozen countries in just nine months.