Getting To Know Value Offering From JAC - The T6 Bakkie
JAC SA reintroduced a previously available engine option for the entry-level JAC T6 bakkie.
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Familiar heart
The beneficiary of a new petrol engine, the JAC T6 also received a second oil-burning heart supplementing the Volkswagen-derived unit already available.
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Hailing from JAC’s now long since dissolved partnership with Isuzu, the Japanese marque’s stalwart 2.8-litre oil-burner resides underneath the bonnet, but while larger than the mentioned 1.9 sourced from Wolfsburg, has both less power and torque.
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Hooked to a five-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed in four-wheel-drive derivative, the unit delivers 68kW/210Nm versus the 100kW/320Nm made by the newer 1.9 TDI.
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Claimed fuel consumption is 7.9 L/100 km for the two-wheel-drive and 10.5 L/100 km for the 4×4, with payload for both rated at 900 kg.
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Sporting a 1 520 mm × 1 520 mm × 470 mm load box, which JAC claims is the biggest in its class, the T6 can tow 2,000 kg and comes with a ground clearance of 197 mm, regardless of the wheels the drive is routed to.
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"We are happy that the proven T6 2.8 TDI, which was available in the country before, is back in the local JAC stable," JAC South Africa CEO Karl-Heinz Göbel said.
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"The addition of the 2.8 TDI derivative, with its reliable and durable drivetrain and low maintenance cost, now offers potential customers a choice of an economical workhorse at a much lower purchase price than its double-cab competitors."
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Spec on offer
While priced below the 1.9 TDI Comfort, which incidentally doesn’t have the option of an all-paw gripping system, JAC has not skimped on features as the T6 2.8 Lux comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, side steps, a sports bar and electric windows, a leather-wrapped multi-function height adjustable steering wheel, dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, faux leather seats and a reverse camera.
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Rear parking sensors, a spray-on bin-liner, manual air-conditioning, electric mirrors, auto lock/unlock doors and a six-speaker USB-enabled sound system with Bluetooth round off the T6’s specification sheet.
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Price
As with the 2.0-litre petrol and 1.9 TDI, the JAC T6 2.8 TDI can be specified in six colours; white, grey, black, silver, red and blue with a five-year/150 000 km warranty and five-year/60 000 km service plan being included in the respective sticker prices.
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