Yema T70 SUV launched on the Chinese car market

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The Yema T70 SUV has been launched on the Chinese car market, one full month earlier than expected. The Yema T70 is the first all-new Yema passenger car since 2008, standing on a new platform and powered by new engines. Design is a curious mix combining influences from Range Rover, Volkswagen and Audi. Price starts at 79.800 yuan and ends at 118.800, cheap enough to make the eager Yema dealers happy.

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Interior looks decent enough. Dash very black dressed up with some fake alu and fake wood. Dials and steering wheel very traditional.

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They should take the plastic off the screen before the photo session! The system includes telephone, radio, sat-nav, a media player, and it has slots for USB and for SD memory cards. The row of buttons above the screen is a bit empty, with only the alarm lights and a button to switch off the warning sign for the passenger-seat seat belt.

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Enough space for three but the seats look very worn already.

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The T70 is available with two four-cylinder petrol engines: : a 131hp 1.8 mated to a five-speed manual, and a 170hp  1.8 turbo mated to a CVT. Earlier on Yema announced both engines would be mated to a new six-speed automatic, but this gearbox isn’t ready yet and will be added to the line-up at a later time. Yema is also working on a electric version of the T70, which is scheduled to hit the market in April. Size: 4555/1835/1688, wheelbase is 2665.

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Usable roof rails. Shark fin antenna. Small window wing. Skid pad under the bumper.

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Range Rover grille mixing nicely with Volkswagen front.

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The 1.8.

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Not a Volkswagen; this is the Yema T70.

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8 COMMENTS

  1. I like the simple, but strong and functional look, inside and out. I am especially impressed with the orderly appearance of the engine room.
    Yema did a good job with this one.

  2. The navigation unit is a 1:1 copy of the VW RNS315 system (see Tiguan), and the whole car looks pieced together as copies from different cars (i.e. dashboard design from Touareg)

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