February 27, 2023

Spotted! Jetour X70 Is Already In The Philippines


How’s this for an entry in Interesting Car Spotting? Just a day after we broke news confirming that Jetour is coming into the Philippines via a partnership between the Gateway Group and AutoSpeedyGo, a Jetour X70 was spotted parked along a dealership along North EDSA.

The unit in question is clearly a validation unit given that all the badging has either been tapped off or covered. However, a quick process of elimination reveals that among the confirmed launch line-up, this is the Jetour X70.


Measuring in at 4,720 mm in length and packing a wheelbase of 2,745 mm, the Jetour X70 is clearly sized similarly to a mid-sized SUV (you can see it parked next to a Nissan Livina for size reference). However, because of its front-wheel drive, unibody architecture, its packaging is closer to that of the Chery Tiggo 8 and Geely Okavango.

According to its global website, the Jetour X70 is powered by 1.5-liter turbocharged direct injected engine developed in-house by Chery (Jetour is a division of Chery, after all). The engine features an integrated exhaust manifold and together with its variable valve timing system, it makes 156 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 230 Nm of torque from 1,750 to 4,000 rpm. This is mated to a 6-speed dual clutch driving the front wheels (per Jetour’s UAE website).


No interior photos of the Jetour X70 were snapped, but based on their global website, expect typical features found in other Chinese SUVs such as a panoramic sunroof, digital instrumentation (12.3-inch in the case of the X70), a 10-inch touchscreen-based infotainment system, leather seats with power adjustment for the driver, and more.

Are you excited for the arrival of Jetour in the Philippines?

15 comments:

  1. Its segment below chery or above chery?

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  2. Panget and dated old looks inside out! Chery tiggo8 pro is miles and miles better than dis detour

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  3. Uly, blur the conduction stickers too as well as some nearby identifying landmarks on the background (that'll lead to the leaker of the photo to get compromised.)

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  4. A what now? Looks like a generic all style no substance chinese car. Pass

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  5. Still have hesitations re chinese cars with ice, but their ev's will probably change my mind.

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    1. TBH, I would have gone straight to hybrids/EVs with Jetour. The Gateway Group has already invested in a charging infrastructure (they're the exclusive dealer group for the Nissan LEAF), so given those learnings, they could have potentially gone that route. Or at least offer one immediately at launch.

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    2. Jerky derour dct, so far among chinese cars in ph only geely has smooth nice dct.

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  6. akala ko Subaru at first lol

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    1. Ganyan talaga mga chinese na sasakyan. Gaya gaya yan sila ng design. Bootleg kumbaga

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  7. How come Chery International split its distribution of vehicles for Chery, Omoda & Jetour? They are not happy with UAAGI? Will Omoda & Jetour be under 1 distributor?

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    1. What???? Why do you know all these crap?

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    2. Charing...komodo...detour...napakagulo...🤯🤯🤯

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    3. From how it was explained to me, Chery Auto wants to market their brands similar to how Hyundai/Kia or VW Group markets their vehicles. They'd have separate distributors per market, all competing in the same or similar market spaces.

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    4. But that market segment is already so crowded, chery has already an established brand here. I dont see the essence of bringing here detour and komodo and dont see it will fly, nahirapan nga chery dito

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    5. Parang yung strategy nila similar dun sa Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Realme

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