Rox Adamas spotted testing in Sydney | AussieMotor

A right-hand-drive Rox Motor Adamas has been photographed charging in Sydney, in a clear sign the Chinese brand is preparing an Australian launch. A marketing agency representing the company has said it plans to enter the market around the end of 2026 or early 2027, but Australian pricing, the local line-up and the distributor have not been confirmed.

The undisguised vehicle was snapped by a reader of an Australian motoring website in mid-November, while it was charging. The right-hand-drive layout and the lack of camouflage suggest the car is here for local evaluation or compliance work, rather than a short media visit. Rox has described Australia as a “strategically important” market, and it lodged a series of

Australian trademark filings in February 2026, including for the Adamas name.

Rox Motor, founded in 2021 and previously known as Polestones, currently sells two large, boxy extended-range SUVs: the 01 and the more upmarket Adamas. Both use a petrol engine as a generator, rather than to drive the wheels directly, and both can be specified with six or seven seats. The marketing agency that flagged the Australian launch did not say which model would be sold here. The Sydney sighting points to the Adamas forming part of the range, but that is still unofficial.

Overseas specifications should be treated as a guide only, because Australian-certified figures have not been issued. Rox’s official export material lists the Adamas at 5,298mm long, 1,985mm wide and 1,856mm tall, on a 3,010mm wheelbase, with a tailgate-mounted full-size spare. Dual electric motors are quoted at a combined 350kW and 740Nm, with a claimed 0–100km/h time of 5.5 seconds. A 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder range extender works with a 56.01kWh CATL ternary lithium battery and a 70-litre fuel tank. Official export range claims are 235km of electric running and 1,226km combined, both on the WLTC test cycle, which is still not an Australian ADR figure.

The length and battery differences show why buyers should not assume the Chinese launch car and the export model are identical. Closed-chamber air suspension, with up to 140mm of travel, is part of the export specification, along with a claimed 272mm of ground clearance, a 770mm wading depth and 5.7kW of vehicle-to-load output in Recovery Mode figures published by the company. Six-seat (2-2-2) and seven-seat (2-3-2) layouts are offered overseas, with a 15.7-inch touchscreen and a second-row entertainment screen in the official description. In China, the Adamas was launched in December 2025 from 349,900 yuan for the seven-seater, or 334,900 yuan during the opening offer. That is not an Australian price.

The Adamas is a unibody SUV, not a ladder-frame four-wheel-drive, and it is being compared in coverage with other large, Defender-style newcomers. It is closer in size to a Toyota LandCruiser 300 than to a mid-size family SUV, and it sits in the same emerging group of boxy extended-range or plug-in hybrids as models such as the BYD Ti7, which has already received Australian type approval. For a plain-English explanation of how a range extender differs from a plug-in hybrid, see our range-extender versus plug-in hybrid guide. A Land Rover Defender remains a different kind of vehicle, with a separate chassis philosophy and a much higher typical price in Australia.

Other launch details are still missing. Some reports suggest vehicles may not reach Australian dealers until around mid-2027, even if the brand is unveiled earlier. Warranty, servicing, a dealer or agency network and the exact grades headed here have not been announced. Until Rox or its local partner publishes an Australian specification and price list, the Sydney test car is evidence of preparation, not a reason to place a deposit.