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Jaecoo 7 takes on the fifth-generation Kia Sportage in a compact crossover comparison that asks a simple question: have Chinese brands already caught up with the Koreans? Marek compares design, boot space, rear seats, cockpit layout, powertrains, ride, handling and real-world usability, with both cars measured and tested side by side.
The Jaecoo 7 is the new Chinese crossover on the European market, boxy and off-road styled, while the Sportage feels more like a city SUV. The video looks closely at luggage capacity, cabin storage, seat comfort, infotainment, driver assistance systems and noise insulation, plus the differences between the 1.6 T-GDI Jaecoo and the hybrid Kia. Pricing is also part of the story, from the Jaecoo 7 Urban to the more expensive Sportage Hybrid GT-Line.
This is an automotive review and crossover comparison for anyone researching compact SUVs, Chinese cars in Europe, Kia Sportage alternatives, boot space tests, interior quality, hybrid vs petrol, and everyday family-car practicality.
Ideal for viewers searching for Jaecoo 7 review, Kia Sportage comparison, compact crossover test, Chinese SUV review, hybrid crossover review, SUV boot space, interior comparison and real-world road test content.
The Jaecoo 7 is the new Chinese crossover on the European market, boxy and off-road styled, while the Sportage feels more like a city SUV. The video looks closely at luggage capacity, cabin storage, seat comfort, infotainment, driver assistance systems and noise insulation, plus the differences between the 1.6 T-GDI Jaecoo and the hybrid Kia. Pricing is also part of the story, from the Jaecoo 7 Urban to the more expensive Sportage Hybrid GT-Line.
This is an automotive review and crossover comparison for anyone researching compact SUVs, Chinese cars in Europe, Kia Sportage alternatives, boot space tests, interior quality, hybrid vs petrol, and everyday family-car practicality.
Ideal for viewers searching for Jaecoo 7 review, Kia Sportage comparison, compact crossover test, Chinese SUV review, hybrid crossover review, SUV boot space, interior comparison and real-world road test content.
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00:00the driver behind me first shot himself and then really wanted to tell me all about it
00:06this is jq7 a new chinese crossover on the european market and this is the fifth generation
00:12kia sportage a model that needs no introduction where do chinese brands stand today are they like
00:19the korean brands 10 15 years ago or maybe they caught up with them already we'll find out soon
00:38enough
00:39you'll find reviews of both of these cars on my channel links in the video description if you're
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00:54support me please consider becoming a channel member i'll be looking at the design boot space
01:01rear seats cockpit power trains ride on handling let's go jq7 may look massive but it's actually
01:10slightly smaller than the kia sportage jq is 450 centimeters long while the kia is 451 and a half
01:18centimeters long the wheelbase is 267 and 268 centimeters respectively jaco is slightly taller
01:26at 169 centimeters versus kia 164 and a half centimeters while the body width may be the same
01:34at 168 and a half centimeters jaco's wing mirrors do not protrude beyond the waistline while kia's mirrors
01:40stick out slightly so it is a wider car design the jq7 is boxy and looks more off-road worthy
01:49even if it
01:50isn't kia sportage on the other hand is clearly a city crossover a couple of years ago when i first
01:56reviewed the fifth generation sportage the car stood out from the crowd today it looks like everything else
02:02on the road and which one of these two crossovers do you like better drop me a comment jaco claims
02:09the boot volume is 480 liters in all-wheel drive car like this one there is also a front-wheel
02:16drive
02:16model with 84 liters more boot capacity 480 liters sounds great but there's maybe 350 liters above the
02:25floor the remaining 130 or so liters is below the floor which you cannot drop under the space saver
02:33spare tire is a bump probably because of the differential on this all-wheel drive model there
02:38is also a styrofoam support on which the wheel rests and then there is an insert around it and it
02:44makes
02:44the space virtually unusable for storing larger items there are some shopping bag hooks and even a hook
02:51to hang your coat probably for when you're changing that wheel there are anchor points to secure the
02:57luggage as well as a 12 volt outlet good job with the led lighting which makes finding stuff at night
03:03easy however pay attention to the backrest angle it limits the boot length when loading taller items
03:10the boot dimensions by the floor are 85 centimeters depth 97 centimeters width between the wheel arches and
03:18around 35 centimeters up to the cargo cover case if not for the awkwardly mounted spare wheel there'd be another
03:2515 centimeters below the floor and up to 30 centimeters without the spare fold the backrest in the second row
03:32and you get about 160 centimeters space with the passenger seat slid all the way back
03:40kia sportage here with a full hybrid powertrain and front wheel drive should have a 590 liter boot
03:47spoiler alert it doesn't there's about 400 liters above the floor and around 480 with the floor dropped
03:58i doubt getting rid of the space saver wheel would give us the missing 110 liters especially since cables
04:04visible at the bottom of the boot probably wouldn't hold up well to regular cargo transport
04:09there are shopping bag hooks anchor points to secure cargo and a 12 volt outlet notice with the floor in
04:18slower position my gear case fits lengthwise also on its side not just flat that was impossible in the
04:26jcu in the kia not only is the boot deeper but also the backrest angle is adjustable the sportage boot
04:34dimensions by the floor are 87 liters depth 103 centimeters width between the wheel arches
04:4142 centimeters from the floor to the cargo cover case and 49 centimeters with the floor dropped
04:48the cargo space length from the sill to the passenger seat pushed all the way back is also 160 centimeters
04:55i'll explain why in a moment the cargo cover fits under the floor
05:04doors cover the sills there are door pockets and there are also cup holders in the armrest but there is
05:13no ski hatch as the backrest splits 40 60. there are two usb ports usb a and usb c but
05:21there is only one
05:22air vent so someone's gonna be cold and someone's gonna be hot i'm 175 centimeters tall the driver's
05:30seat is set to my driving position i have 18 centimeters legroom and around 11 centimeters headroom
05:36the latter number is a result of a rather relaxing backrest angle which cannot be adjusted
05:43the seat width is around 130 centimeters with the passenger seat all the way back there is 17
05:49centimeters to the rear seat the floor in the middle is almost flat
05:56in the sportage the doors also cover the seals now the door pockets are quite tight
06:04but at least the backrest oh my jacket splits
06:1040 20 40 so there's a pass through to the boot there's an armrest with cup holders there are some
06:19usb c ports not here they're here actually in the seats um the side seats are heated there are air
06:27vents and there is third zone climate control third zone climate control is only on the top gt line spec
06:35unless i somehow shrunk between the scenes i should still be about 175 centimeters tall the driver's
06:42seat is also set to my driving position i tried my best to maintain similar seat settings and i made
06:48sure the distance from the knee to the dashboard is the same so we can assume the seats are set
06:52as
06:53close to identically as possible i have 18 centimeters legroom and around eight centimeters headroom however
06:59here i set the backrest angle more upright because it is adjustable the seat is about 130 centimeters
07:05wide with the passenger seat all the way back there is only 11 centimeters to the rear seat but six
07:13centimeters difference is caused by limited range of seat adjustment in the jayku also the rear seat in
07:18the sportage is about 55 centimeters deep which is about five centimeters more than in the jayku
07:25jayku 7 has a heads-up display a digital gauge cluster and an almost 15 inch central display which features
07:33a lot of settings but not much other useful content it is mainly occupied by the oem sat nav
07:41or an android auto map if android auto works because for the first few days i had connection dropouts
07:48all the time maybe it's just this car other than that you can play videos from a usb device
07:56and you can do it even while you're driving well you shouldn't but if you really want to
08:04for some reason you can
08:10you can do it even while you're driving well you can do it even while you're driving well you can
08:16do it even while you're driving well you can do it even while you're driving well you can do it
08:17jayku has a beautiful wallpaper which showcases the display quality however i did encounter some
08:23problems which i mentioned in this course review finding some of the settings is difficult and almost
08:29impossible while driving as the attention monitor is tripped even by looking at the rearview mirror for too long
08:35several functions like the windscreen defroster or seat heating are accessible also through physical
08:41buttons on the center console other features are controlled only via the screen some of them are in
08:47unmarked menus under the console is some storage area with usb ports and a 12 volt outlet on the console
08:56you'll find cup holders and a drive mode toggle wheel and a gear selector then we have a decent size
09:03storage under the armrest air-conditioned and a small glove box the door pockets are large
09:09interior finish quality is great i find the cockpit visually interesting i get the impression cherry
09:15designers drew inspiration from many models we know and like and this is how we got this greatest hits
09:21mixtape what similarities to other brands do you see in the jq7
09:27kia sportage has two displays one in front of a driver and one in the center of the dashboard the
09:33infotainment system hasn't changed in recent years i hope kia gives us something new after the facelift
09:39which is planned for 2025 here we still don't get easy access to the driver assistance systems i can
09:47program a button on the steering wheel to take me there and then a couple of more clicks to disable
09:54isa for example in newer models i can just long press the mute button on the steering wheel to turn
10:02off isa
10:04android auto works only with a cable which is irritating because the usb cable obstructs the wireless charger
10:10under the display is a bi-functional panel for ac and media i don't like it and judging by the
10:15fact kia
10:16is already offering another cockpit design in new models i'm not the only one still this is better than
10:22controlling everything through a tablet physical buttons are also for heated seats and heated
10:27steering wheel seat memory is also accessed via buttons rather than icons popping up on the screen
10:32for a moment storage under the armrest and the glove box are average size the door pockets are tight
10:38but the cup holders are huge too big for europe in my opinion and i think the place under the
10:44center
10:44console could have been used better like in jeku
11:05at the time of recording jeku has already announced the seven will get a ph ev variant but for now
11:11we have a 1.6 t gdi engine with 147 horsepower and 275 newton meters of torque you can choose
11:19between
11:19front wheel drive and all-wheel drive this is the latter
11:27regardless of the powertrain the jeku can't tow at least for now perhaps you can install a hitch for
11:33a bike rack but make sure with the dealer this won't void your seven year warranty
11:39performance is better than the manufacturer declares zero to 100 kilometers per hour should be 11.4 seconds
11:46i got 10 and a half seconds in normal mode and 9.9 seconds in sport mode the problem is
11:52that when i
11:53really need to get a move on like take off from a junction the first half a second or so
11:58the car is
11:59thinking whether it really should and then the driver approaching gets quite cross with me promised fuel
12:05the fuel economy is 8 liters per 100 kilometers probably combined and this is more or less what i
12:11was getting a bit more around the city and on a dual carriageway but less on b roads
12:20soundproofing isn't great up to about 80 90 kilometers per hour i can hear other vehicles and above 100
12:26kilometers per hour there was a lot of wind noise and engine noise this car is not for long road
12:33trips
12:33unless of course you're coming from a dacia jogger in which case you won't notice any difference
12:44jq7 does get driver aids something that cannot be said about what we currently get in bike and forthing
12:52however these driver aids are average at best the ride and handling are also mediocre it's okay to putter
12:59around town but if you take a corner too fast the torque is sent to the rear too late and
13:06too abruptly
13:06this doesn't inspire confidence visibility is okay but i'd like a better rearview mirror in this one i
13:14mainly see the rear seat and not much of what's happening behind the car the 360 camera is great though
13:26so
13:47kia sportage is available as an mhev hev and phev the mild hybrid can even be had with a manual
13:55transmission
13:56mild hybrids can tow up to 1.5 tons full hybrids up to 1360 kilograms and phevs up to 1210
14:05kilos
14:09this is the full hybrid front wheel drive outputting 210 horsepower claimed zero to 100 kilometers per
14:16hour time is 8.4 seconds i got 7.7 seconds both in eco and sport mode there is no
14:23normal mode
14:24fuel economy of between 5.6 and 6 liters per 100 kilometers combined is achievable the sportage
14:31hybrid is fuel efficient it also gets an automatic gearbox rather than e-cvd so driving it is a much
14:39more enjoyable experience than toyota hybrids toyotas may be more reliable but in recent years they get less
14:45and less sound deadening sportage is rather well soundproofed and not just compared to jq
14:53as far as driver aids are concerned kia added all the new stuff that's mandatory as of 2024
14:59make sure to set the front collision mitigation system to late reaction a couple of times in traffic
15:06the system applied full brakes the driver behind me first shot himself and then really wanted to tell
15:14me all about it stinky business
15:22i like the blind spot view monitor this feature displays the camera view from under the wing
15:27mirrors on the driver's screen when the indicator is on this helps the driver see their blind spot
15:32there is no need to take up the whole central screen like in the jq as this sportage is front
15:37wheel drive i won't perform my diagonal approach test watch my previous reviews of the kia sportage
15:43and the hyundai tucson as well as the jq7 review to see how it did off-road prices of the
15:50jq7 start at
15:51around 31 500 euro for the front wheel drive model the all-wheel drive jq7 also gets things like hud
15:58heated steering wheel front seat ventilation electric lumber support adjustment or driver seat memory settings
16:04and it costs 36 000 euro kia sportage prices start at around 34 700 euro not much cheaper than a
16:14fully
16:15loaded jq with all-wheel drive this here is a top spec front wheel drive full hybrid for around 52
16:22000 euro
16:24both brands offer a seven-year warranty in my opinion the kia sportage is a better car than the jq7
16:31but is
16:31it 16 000 euro better i'm not so sure and what do you think about the jq7 and the kia
16:38sportage are you
16:39ready to plunge into the unknown for a lower price or do you prefer tried and tested cars but for
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