Malaysia’s first PHEV pick-up truck has officially landed. Fully-imported (CBU) from China for now, the JAC T9 PHEV is priced at RM156,027.60 (OTR before insurance), putting it smack dab between the RM120k T9 diesel and the RM200k T9 EV. There’s also a RM164,027.60 (also OTR before insurance) Adventure variant that gives you Toyo Open Country R/T tyres and black alloys.
The JAC T9 PHEV will soon also be Malaysia’s first locally-assembled (CKD) PHEV pick-up truck when the cogs start turning at Feytech subsidiary FT Assembly’s new RM3.6 million, 84,000-square feet Kulim, Kedah plant. The estimated first-year production capacity is 3,000 units, and up to 30% local content is targeted.
Let’s dissect the powertrain first. A 211 PS/370 Nm 2.0 litre turbo petrol engine, a four-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) with an integrated 177 PS/300 Nm electric motor, and another rear-mounted 204 PS/340 Nm electric motor work together to give you 489 PS and 1,000 Nm of torque altogether. This is way more than the T9 diesel’s 170 PS/410 Nm and the T9 EV’s 95 PS front/218 PS rear/516 Nm combined.
