Jetour launches the G700 plug-in hybrid: Discover its innovative technology

When Jetour unveiled its new G700 plug-in hybrid earlier this month, the Chinese automaker didn't just promise more range or horsepower; it promised a car that could leave the road behind, and keep going.

In a dramatic demonstration last week, the G700 powered through a remote mountain pass in minutes, climbing loose rock and crossing rain-swelled streams without pause.

The technology

At the heart of Jetour’s Intelligent XWD system is the 2.0-litre turbo engine, dual electric motors, multi-plate clutches and electronic differential locks. These features help deliver traction to mitigate instant surface conditions changes.

The car’s sealed underbody, reinforced battery housing and 970mm wading depth let it shrug off water, silt and dirt, while the driver can select the appropriate terrain map on the 14-mode “X-Water/Rock/Sand/Mud” dial.

Jetour described the package as “expedition-grade engineering,” not just off-road hardware, but sustained, reliable mobility in places where roads disappear.

The total output reached by the new hybrid is 904hp and 1,135Nm, fed by a 31.4kWh CATL blade battery that gives roughly 150km of pure-electric range.

On a full charge and tank, the G700 covers up to 1,400km, yet the hybrid system’s real trick is instant torque vectoring: power can be sent to any wheel, or withdrawn for engine-off rock crawling.

In other words, it doesn’t just climb; it calculates the smartest way up.

The same sensor stack that reads camber and wheel slip on a mountain track can hold a steady heading through a white-out or a rock-strewn riverbed, a level of semi-autonomous terrain control usually reserved for military vehicles.

It’s not quite a self-driving off-roader, but it’s a step toward cars that can think, twist and torque their way out of situations that stop conventional SUVs cold.

A car for a changing planet

Jetour isn’t pitching the G700 as a boutique trail toy.

From its built-in oxygen generator (3 L/min for thin-air camps or post-disaster zones) to its vehicle-to-load outlet that can run field medical gear, the SUV is aimed at drivers who want one machine for the daily commute, the weekend escape and the emergency.

A glimpse of the future

If the G700 succeeds, it could spark a new class of “go-anywhere hybrids,” machines equally at home in the school-run traffic circle, the high-plateau campsite or the storm-cut service road.

And while most drivers may never need every extreme feature, the symbolism is clear: in an age of climate disruption, the ultimate luxury isn’t chrome or leather, it’s the confidence to keep going.

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