EAK A60 2017 – “platinum leader” Jack Motors

New cars in 2017-2018 made in China added the magnificent JAC sedan to refine the A60. In our review of the photos, price and full specifications of JAC's 5-meter four-door A60 sedan (Jack and 60) with a platinum drivetrain (platinum drive), which includes a 174 horsepower 1.5 petrol turbo engine and 6 DCT.

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The official premiere of the new flagship of JAC Motors acquired a place on the podium of the Guangzhou Auto Show, 2016. Sales of the new Chinese front-wheel drive JAC sedan in 60 contenders, by the way, in the executive car class have already been launched in China at a price of 1.395 to 1.795 million yuan (1.305-1.679 thousand).

The cost of the new flagship model A60 EAK seems simply ridiculous, because the assets of the Chinese novelty are in addition to a 5-meter body with a solid design and modern technical equipment, a spacious interior with high quality materials and a rich supply of various equipment. Not a car, but a dream, in a word, if it weren't for one thing but… the Chinese “platinum leader” is strikingly similar, both outside and inside, to the German car Audi A6 sedan (the fourth generation of the 4G network type model).

Perhaps this is the reason why the Chinese sedan has had a long road to production, from a preliminary screening in April 2014 at the Beijing Auto Show to the launch of the production version of the model in November 2016 at the Guangzhou Auto Show site. Interestingly, within two years after the JAC refine the A60 positive changes. The sedan received not only a new face with a false radiator grille and a bumper for the family design of new JAC Motors products, but a better interior quality.

From the outside, the body of the flagship Jack is indeed very similar to the Audi A6, which really only adds bonuses. Just imagine… a large sedan with a solid appearance, stylish interior, rich equipment and only for some 20-odd thousand dollars. Unbelievable but true.

• The external dimensions of the EAK A60 2017-2018 body are 5005 mm long, 1890 mm wide, 1503 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2915 mm and 150 mm of ground clearance.
• Front track – rear 1615 mm Track – 1600 mm.
• Fuel tank capacity – 70 liters curb sedan weight 1665 kg.
• The standard car comes with 17-inch 10-twin-spoke alloy wheels and 225/55 R17 Michelin tires, with optional 18-inch original pattern wheels and 225/50 R18 Kumho tires.

The body of the Chinese sedan, aiming for the executive class, has the correct classic proportions with a long hood and a compact stern, large doors and even a roof line – German rigor and style in one word.

It would seem that super bright elements are not observed, and how the car looks. While the rich chrome trim on the grille, the neat headlights with LED daytime running lights and the beautiful LED position lights are able to draw attention to the car.

The interior of the new Chinese sedan, the flagship model of JAC Motors, is full of 5 seats and will please rear passengers with ample legroom. Passengers with a height of even more than 180 cm can literally throw one leg over the other. A folding armrest on the rear seats of separate control units, climate control and a multimedia system, as well as buttons for turning on the heating and ventilation of the rear seats.

The useful volume of the trunk is an impressive 550 liters. Load length 1000 mm, height 680 mm, width from 970 mm to 1430 mm.

The interior design in general, the exterior design of the body is similar to the German role model, but there are, of course, original details in the form of an analog clock on the front panel (Bentley spied on the Chinese) and the original 4-spoke multifunction steering wheel… the rest is in the Audi A6 cabin, down to the smallest details.

As standard equipment, the basic configuration of the new Chinese JAC A60 sedan promises a pair of frontal airbags, tire pressure monitoring sensors, ISOFIX child seat mounts, keyless entry with engine start button, factory alarm, ABS with EBD and emergency brake assist., traction control, wheel rims and stabilization system, start-off control and hill-descent-control systems, light alloy wheels R17.

As well as a multifunctional steering wheel with height adjustment, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors, a rear view camera, a modern instrument panel with a large on-board computer screen, fabric upholstery, a multimedia system with an 8-inch color screen (navigation, Bluetooth, music), audio system with 7 speakers, power windows and electrically adjustable mirrors with heating, dual-zone climate control.

Richer configurations are complemented by side airbags for the first row and front and rear curtain airbags, an electric sunroof, leather-trimmed seats, adjustable driver and front passenger seats, heating, ventilation and massage function for the front and rear seats, a JBL audio system with 12 speakers, xenon headlights, exterior mirrors with automatic folding, protective blinds on the rear window in the cabin, three-zone climate control.

Specifications EAK A60 2017-2018.
The Chinese sedan is built on a front-wheel drive platform of its own design by JAC Motors with a fully independent suspension assembled on the right subframe (double wishbones in front, multi-link in the rear).
Electric power steering, all-wheel brakes, electric parking brake drive.

In the engine compartment are located a power plant called the Chinese platinum drive – 1.5 turbo four-cylinder diesel (174 hp 251 Nm) and a 6 DCT robotic gearbox with two wet clutches. According to the manufacturer, fuel consumption in mixed mode is 8.8 liters.
In the next few months, a more powerful and obviously more expensive version of the new JAC A60 sedan with a 2.0 turbo engine (190 hp 280 Nm) will debut at a cost of over 200,000 yuan (1,871 thousand conventional units).