The J7 Vortex is a road car from Jaecoo, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style.
Powering the Jaecoo J7 Vortex is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 194 bhp (197 PS/145 kW) at 5500 rpm and 290 N·m (214 lb·ft/29.6 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 7 speed automatic set of gears.
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2672 mm | 105.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1865 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 200 mm | 7.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chery Acteco | ||
| Engine code | SQRF4J16C | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.8 mm
3.03 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 197 PS (194 bhp) (145 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 2000-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 90.5 kW/litre 123.1 ps/litre 121.4 bhp/litre 1.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
181.48 Nm/litre
2.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2280.5 kPa (330.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 163.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 855591 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2024 Jaecoo J7 Vortex added 2026-05-01. Last modified 2026-05-01. |
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