Jetour T2 previewed at ACE 2025 – RHD, 254 PS 2.0T AWD, open for booking, Q1 2026 launch, RM179k est

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the paultan.org Auto Car Expo, co-sponsored by Carro and Kärcher. One of the brands being showcased at the event is Jetour, which has brought along the T2 SUV.

The car was previewed at the Malaysia Autoshow in May, but today marks the debut of the right-hand-drive version ahead of its official launch, slated for the first quarter of 2026. The car is open for booking (with a RM1,000 fee) with estimated pricing of RM178,888, making it significantly more expensive than Jetour’s other offerings, with even the VT9 only topping out at RM124,350.

The T2 is a mid-sized SUV with boxy styling very much akin to the Ford Bronco, with square headlights, a large grille, an upright glasshouse, a sideways opening tailgate and an “external spare tyre” (actually a large storage box).

Despite the looks, the car is actually a unibody rather than a body-on-frame vehicle. Measuring 4,785 mm long, 2,006 mm wide and 1,880 mm tall, the T2 is nearly 100 mm longer than the Honda CR-V and just 45 mm shorter than the seven-seater Hyundai Santa Fe.

Inside, the T2 is very much in keeping with Chinese 4×4-esque SUV form, with a bluff dashboard, lots of chunky silvery trim and Allen bolt heads, an oblong-shaped steering wheel and large screens consisting of a 10.25-inch instrument display and a 15.6-inch touchscreen.

The car shown here is not representative of local specs, with the finalised cars coming with dual power-adjustable front seats with memory, faux leather upholstery, a panoramic glass roof, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 12-speaker Sony sound system, a 360-degree camera system and six airbags.

Power comes from a 2.0 litre turbocharged and direct-injected four-cylinder engine from the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro, producing 254 PS at 5,500 rpm and 390 Nm of torque from 1,750 to 4,500 rpm. All of that gets sent to all four wheels through a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.

There are also plans to bring in the plug-in hybrid version, utilising the same 156 PS/220 Nm 1.5 litre turbo as the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 PHEVs. Unlike those cars, the mill in the Jetour is mated to a three-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) and a 224 PS/390 Nm electric motor. Battery options include 26.7 kWh and 43.24 kWh units, delivering WLTP-rated pure electric ranges of 100 km and 161 km respectively.

Jetour says the T2 will be its first model to be offered here with Level 2 semi-autonomous driving functionality, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane centring assist, an “intelligent dodging” system, blind spot monitoring and rear collision warning. This is despite the display unit not coming with a windscreen camera.

Expect the T2 to arrive in CBU fully-imported form first, with CKD locally-assembled models coming from the Berjaya Assembly plant in Johor later on. If you want to check out the Jetour T2 in person, ACE 2025 will take place today and tomorrow from 9am to 7pm at the Setia City Convention Centre (SCCC).

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