JAC Sunray explained

JAC Sunray (星锐)
Manufacturer:JAC Motors
Aka:MAZ 281
MAZ 3650
Ankai T5/ Q5
Sollers Atlant (Russia)
Production:2010–present
Body Style:2-door pickup truck
4-door van
4-door minibus
Engine:2.0L I4 Diesel engine
1.9L 'D19TDIE11' I4 turbo Diesel engine
2.7L I4 turbo Diesel engine
2.8L I4 turbo Diesel engine
Transmission:6-speed manual

The JAC Sunray (星锐) is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by JAC Motors from China as a van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck.

History

The Sunray was introduced in China in 2010 during the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show with prices ranging from 168,000 yuan to 198,000 yuan.[1] Prices of the JAC Sunray were later adjusted to 109,700 yuan to 217,800 yuan.[2]

JAC Motors announced in 2018 that the assembly of the JAC Sunray vans and minibuses will start at MAZ factory in Brest, Belarus. MAZ would produce the Sunray vehicles under their own brand, with the new models being sold as the MAZ 281 and the MAZ 3650. The components for the MAZ-built Sunray vehicles will be imported from China.[3] [4]

Engines

The engine options of the JAC Sunray includes a 2.0 liter inline-four diesel engine, a 2.7 liter inline-four turbo diesel engine, and a 2.8 liter inline-four diesel engine developed by JAC, capable of producing 122 hp (88 kW) and a torque of 280N·m.[5]

Design controversies

Despite JAC claiming that the exterior design of the JAC Sunray model was designed by the JAC Italian design centre located in Turin, and the interior design by the JAC Japanese design studio in Tokyo using “European advanced products as the benchmark”, the exterior design is still controversial as the styling heavily resembles the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.[6]

Gallery

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guangzhou Auto Show: JAC Sunray Listed & Priced. 23 December 2010 .
  2. Web site: JAC Sunray details.
  3. Web site: CHINESE JAC SUNRAY MINIBUSES TO BE ASSEMBLED AT MAZ PLANT.
  4. Web site: The production of Chinese JAC Sunray minibuses will start at MAZ plant.
  5. Web site: 售14.38-15.68万 江淮星锐5系正式上市.
  6. Web site: China Auto Web: JAC Sunray.