Owners switching to Jetour/JAECOO after X80

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One X80 owner sold his car (offering leftover Mazda 6 GG-compatible spare parts — fog-light trim and front-suspension control-arm forks — that no longer applied) and reported buying a new Jetour Dashing: full-time all-wheel drive, classic torque-converter automatic (Aisin-based, not a dual-clutch "robot") ¹²³. Asked whether he had also considered the JAECOO J7, he said he had wanted to but ultimately passed on it: exterior and interior looked good, but the dual-clutch "robot" transmission felt very unresponsive and "dumb" in his test; having previously owned a Volkswagen with a DSG-type robot gearbox, he knew what a well-behaved robot transmission should feel like, and the J7's didn't measure up — it also simply didn't feel right to him ⁴. Another community member reacted by noting she is likewise wary of robotized/dual-clutch transmissions generally and prefers the time-tested classical torque-converter automatic — she specifically chose a Belgee with an Aisin gearbox (the same transmission family as her FAW) for that reason ⁵.

This is a single, low-confidence data point rather than a broad trend, but it is a useful cross-shopping reference for X80 owners considering a move to newer Chinese-brand crossovers: dual-clutch "robot" automatics on some competing models (JAECOO J7) draw specific criticism for sluggish, hesitant behavior compared to classic torque-converter automatics like the X80's or the Jetour Dashing's Aisin unit.

Related pages

• High-mileage ownership reports (100k–400k+ km)
• Fuel consumption reports by year and conditions
• Manual vs automatic — first-owner transition
• Used X80 (2017-era) — pre-purchase inspection checklist
• Used-car comparison — FAW X80 vs Chery Tiggo 5

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This page is compiled from 5 community messages. Every fact carries a numbered reference to its original author and message.

Last updated: 2026-07-24