JAC T9 UTE vs Mazda MX-30

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JAC T9 UTE
JAC T9 UTE

2026 price

Mazda MX-30
Mazda MX-30

$22,688 - $32,989

2022 price

Summary

2026 JAC T9 UTE
2022 Mazda MX-30
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Not Applicable, 0.0L
Fuel Type
-

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
-

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
0

5
Dislikes
  • No steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Overly sensitive driver monitor
  • 3200kg towing

  • City-only range
  • Questionable value
  • Not very practical
2026 JAC T9 UTE Summary

The number of Chinese players in Australia’s 4x4 ute market continues to rise, with BYD, GWM and LDV recently joined by JAC Motors (Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Company Ltd) with its T9 offering.

Although unfamiliar to most Aussies, JAC has more than six decades of experience in Chinese automotive design and manufacture, starting in 1964 as a domestic truck maker before diversifying into passenger vehicles, utes and minivans. It now exports to 132 countries.

We recently assessed the new T9 from a tradie’s perspective, to see if it has the credentials needed to become a serious player in the local 4x4 ute market for budget-priced utes.

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2022 Mazda MX-30 Summary

Mazda’s MX-30 is an odd one. It’s Mazda’s third small SUV and its first production electric car, yet it wears the brand’s MX sports car prefix and originally launched as a combustion mild hybrid.

Of course, Mazda is no stranger to automobile enigmas, with left-of-field rotary choices in its past, and its semi-combustion SkyActiv-X engines showing a different take on the future, but can the brand’s innovative nature help make its first fully electric car a hit?

I drove an MX-30 E35 Astina shortly after its Australian launch to attempt to unravel its mysteries. Will it find its place in an increasingly busy EV marketplace? Read on to find out.

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2026 JAC T9 UTE 2022 Mazda MX-30

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