Jaecoo has added a self-charging hybrid to its J5 and J7, utilising a version of the Chery Tiggo Cross Hybrid’s powertrain. These cars, recently launched within the UK and the Philippines, augment the J7 PHEV and offer an alternate for buyers who want an electrified model but balk on the considered having to charge it.
Just like the latest Omoda C4 Hybrid, the J5 and J7 Hybrid bear the brand new (and barely silly) Super Hybrid System – Hybrid (SHS-H) moniker. This differentiates it from the unique Super Hybrid System within the J7 PHEV, which itself has been renamed the Super Hybrid System – Plug-in hybrid (SHS-P).
Shown on the recent Chery International Business Summit (IBS) in Wuhu – held on the sidelines of the continued Auto China show – the J5 and J7 Hybrid add a turbocharger to the Tiggo Cross’ 1.5 litre Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder petrol engine. This is identical mill present in the J7 PHEV, producing 143 PS and 215 Nm of torque and delivering a thermal efficiency of 44.5%.
The ICE juices the identical 204 PS/310 Nm electric motor and 1.82 kWh battery present in the Tiggo Cross, but with a more powerful engine clutching in to assist drive the front wheels at higher speeds through a single-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT), total power rises to 224 PS – although oddly total torque actually drops to 295 Nm. The PHEV continues to be the champ, nevertheless, with a system output of 279 PS and 365 Nm.
So equipped, the J5 Hybrid sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds – greater than two seconds quicker than the petrol J5 – on its solution to a top speed of 175 km/h. Jaecoo claims a fuel efficiency figure of 18.9 km per litre (5.3 litres per 100 km) and a complete range of 980 km because of a 51 litre fuel tank.
The J7 version has the identical powertrain but is in fact heavier, meaning that its century sprint is accomplished nearly half a second slower at 8.3 seconds; its top speed, nevertheless, is higher at a quoted 180 km/h. Efficiency also drops only barely to 18.8 km per litre (still 5.3 litres per 100 km), so expect its total range to be similarly near the magic 1,000 km.
From the surface, the J5 Hybrid is basically just like the Range Rover Evoque-inspired petrol version, with the only real difference being the 18-inch aero-optimised turbine-style aero wheels from the EV version. Inside, the automotive takes after the J7 PHEV by ditching the electronic parking brake lever (its operation is now completely automatic, so you may’t move the automotive unless you place your seat belt on). But it surely otherwise retains a 13.2-inch portrait infotainment touchscreen and yes, even the calculator-style monochrome LCD instrument display.
The J7 Hybrid, meanwhile, is nigh-on indistinguishable from the J7 PHEV and includes that automotive’s streamlined mirrors and 19-inch aero wheels; you’d should clock the only fuel filler door discover it. The identical is true on the within with its column-mounted shifter and cleaner centre console being shared with the PHEV.
Nevertheless, the Hybrid gains the ruggedly-styled door cards of the petrol J7. This implies pistol-grip grab handles on the three passenger doors and standard window switches – fairly than the PHEV’s fiddly reverse-direction ones – on the driving force’s door, together with mirror controls which might be physical (joy of joys!) as an alternative of being buried within the 14.8-inch touchscreen. And yes, there’s still a ten.25-inch color instrument display.
Jaecoo also showed the J8 PHEV, a petrol-electric version of its three-row flagship. Beyond the apparent PHEV badging and dual flaps for fuel and charging, the automotive also gets the SHS-P powertrain under the bonnet – this time upgraded to the all-wheel-drive version also seen within the Omoda C9 PHEV.
This switches the only front motor with dual electric motors – a P2 integrated starter-generator making 102 PS and 170 Nm, in addition to a P2.5 traction motor churning out 122 PS and 220 Nm. The J7’s single-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) has also been ditched in favour of a three-speed unit. This enables the combustion engine to assist drive the wheels at lower speeds, increasing acceleration.
Finally, the rear wheels are driven by a 230 PS/310 Nm motor, providing all-wheel drive and a complete system output of 537 PS and 650 Nm of torque. This allows it to sprint from zero to 100 km/h in 5.8 seconds – nearly a second slower than the five-seat C9 PHEV – although the highest speed stays a bit low at 180 km/h.
With the identical 34 kWh NMC battery, the J8 PHEV delivers a WLTP-rated pure electric range of 134 km (11 km lower than the C9 PHEV), and with a 70 litre fuel tank, the claimed total range is over 1,100 km. By the way in which, the J8 you see here still gets the identical design as the present model, and never the newly-revealed facelift that’s badged because the Chery Tiggo 9 (not the Tiggo 9 we’ll be getting soon – confused? Us too) in China.
The J8 PHEV was also recently launched within the UK, with Australia soon to get this and the J5 Hybrid. Malaysian Omoda & Jaecoo officials told us that the cars are being considered for our market. Would you prefer to see these three models come here? Tell us within the comments.
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