The popular Chinese crossover Jetour T1 was dismantled at "Club Service." The owner of the service station and auto blogger Ilya Sviridov showed the design of the doors, body and suspension, and also drew attention to unusual engineering solutions. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to Sviridov, the "Jetour" is about seven months old, and it has already changed owners. The new owner complained of a foreign knock and decided to do sound insulation.
Inside the door, a loose bracket was found, which, according to the author, could have been the source of the noise.
"Believe me, we didn't loosen anything. This is how it arrived from the factory," said the review's author.
The first unexpected discovery was the thickness of the metal. Sviridov admitted that before getting acquainted with the T1, he was skeptical of the brand, but now he has adjusted his opinion.
"This metal is thicker than on those same modern Toyotas," he said.
At the same time, the design of the door reinforcements confused him: instead of a tubular element, profiles of complex shape are used.
"As for me, it wouldn't hurt to throw a pipe inside," the blogger noted, discussing protection in a side impact. At the same time, he did not provide crash test results or structural strength tests.
In the rear doors, foam, vibration insulation and reinforcements of unusual shape were found.
"There is everything here, like on the canvas of a good artist. Pure abstractionism and complete freedom of flight for Chinese design ideas," Sviridov ironizes.
In the trunk, he showed vibration insulation, sealant and welded seams. The blogger criticized individual connections of body parts, but overall assessed the execution positively.
"For a mass-produced Chinese car, it's really well assembled," he summarized.
On the lift, Sviridov drew attention to the ventilated front brake discs. At the rear, thick but non-ventilated ones are installed.
Questions also arose about the rear multi-link suspension. The blogger noted the shape of the arms, the mounts and the location of the silent blocks, comparing individual solutions with Volkswagen and Toyota designs, but did not draw conclusions about reliability.
"I've just been fixing cars for 20 years, and when I see something strange, I show it to you. Then think for yourselves," he explained.
Under the underbody, a driveshaft, an all-wheel drive coupling, a rear differential and drive shafts were found. At the front, a subframe, metal protection and arms with passenger-type silent blocks are installed.
Despite the brutal appearance and all-wheel drive, Sviridov considers the T1 primarily a crossover for ordinary trips, not heavy off-roading. In his opinion, this is a typical mass-produced car whose task is to deliver the owner from point A to point B.
At the same time, for its money, the car gives the owner a modern interior, all-wheel drive, a two-liter turbo engine and a set of equipment that a buyer of such a crossover expects.
All the comments of "Club Service" relate to a specific Jetour T1 for the Russian market. Kazakhstan versions may differ in welding quality, sound insulation, materials and other details. Therefore, transferring the conclusions of the dismantling to all T1s in Kazakhstan without checking a specific car is incorrect.
Earlier, Kursiv Auto wrote about how the Jetour T2 with a classic "automatic" was tested in the foothills of Almaty.