The new family crossover Soueast S09 was brought to Russia: how much does it cost and how are the Chinese 7-seater different?

The new seven-seater crossover Soueast S09 competes for the wallets of Russians

The Soueast company has announced Russian prices for the S09 crossover, which will be the first generation of the brand in our market. About what it costs, what configurations it is presented, and also what models are already known to the Russians it is related to – in our material.

What kind of brand is Soueast?

Southeast (short for Southeast, “southeast”) is a Chinese automobile company founded in 1995. At first, it produced cars under license from Mitsubishi, and in 2006, the Japanese company established a joint venture by Southeast. In 2021, Mitsubishi withdrew from the joint venture, and at the beginning of 2024 the company was absorbed. jam. Since then, slightly modified crossovers have been produced under the Soueast brand. Jetour.

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From the moment Soueast became a division of Chery, export became one of the main areas. The brand is already represented in Iraq and Uzbekistan, and now its turn has come to Russia.

What kind of car is Soueast S09

The company’s first model in Russia, Soueast S09, is the flagship of the brand. Basically this a redesigned version of Jetour X90 Plusor rather, its hybrid variation Jetour Shanghai L9.

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Soueast S09 – a very large crossover: body length 4858 mm, width – 1925 mm, height – 1780 mm. The distance between the axles is 2850 mm. Ground clearance is indicated at 190 mm.

The car already has a three-row seven-seater interior in the basic version. Leatherette trim is used in three colors to choose from: black, brown and green. Inside there is a 10.25-inch digital instrument panel and a 15.6-inch media system tablet with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Options and prices

The crossover will be delivered to the Russian Federation in three standard configurations (Comfort, Comfort Plus and Premium), each with a unique combination of engine and transmission. In other words, it will not be possible to select the contents of S09 separately from the power unit.

In Comfort versions for 3,599,000 rubles a 1.6-liter turbo engine (190 hp and 275 Nm) and a 7-speed “robot” with front-wheel drive are provided. This SUV is equipped with full LED lights, four airbags, leatherette trim, air conditioning, keyless entry, rain sensor, heated windshield, front and rear parking sensors, electrically adjustable front seats and ventilated driver’s seat.

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Soueast S09 in Comfort Plus version for 3,899,000 rubles comes with a 2.0-liter internal combustion engine (197 hp and 375 Nm) and “robot”-like front-wheel drive. The equipment is not that different: there is a real leather seat set, a Sony audio system and climate control and blind spot monitoring.

In the highest version Premium for 4,099,000 rubles The same 2.0-liter engine is used, but it is connected to an 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. The option of this configuration is a panoramic roof, front passenger seat ventilation, separate air conditioning for rear passengers, adaptive cruise control and traffic jam assistant.

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Internal competition

Since the Soueast S09 is a close relative of the Jetour X90 Plus, these identical brothers compete for the same buyer. And crossovers exceed the price. However, there are still differences.

First, only Soueast S09 Offers all-wheel drive and a traditional automatic transmission (Jetour only has front-wheel drive, regardless of version). Second, new each trim level will seat sevenalthough Jetour offers this interior configuration only in the top version.