The primary unit of the Jaecoo J7 PHEV has rolled off the meeting sequence at Jaecoo’s Shah Alam plant (which additionally assembles the non-PHEV Jaecoo J7 and Omoda C9) forward of its Malaysian settingup this day.
“We believe the Jaecoo J7 PHEV fits in perfectly with the market’s appetite for an alternative between the internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) segments providing the best of both worlds with its superior Super Hybrid System fondly known as SHS. As Malaysia’s EV ecosystem continues to develop, Jaecoo is happy to offer greater peace of mind to consumers considering the transition to hybrid energy mobility,” mentioned Jaecoo Malaysia VP Emily Lek.
The J7 PHEV might be introduced in front-wheel-drive mode to begin, in the community assembled with an estimated worth of RM170,000; given Jaecoo’s mode over the generation occasion, we predict the unedited automobile to retail a ways lower than that. Because the identify suggests, the automobile is the plug-in hybrid model of the usual J7, with a couple of perceptible and ergonomic tweaks to exit with the powertrain exchange, together with brandnew aero wheels.
Underneath the bonnet is in fact the place the only greatest remaining lies. Out is going the 1.6 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine and seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, changed through a hybrid-specific 1.5 litre unit that produces 143 PS and 215 Nm of torque. That is augmented through a 204 PS/310 Nm electrical motor and a single-speed devoted hybrid transmission (DHT) for a complete of 347 PS and 525 Nm.
So provided, the automobile can get from 0 to 100 km/h seven tenths of a 2d faster at 8.5 seconds, however the greatest beneficiary is gasoline intake, which drops to a claimed 4.9 litres in step with 100 km; even the battery depleted, this determine best rises to five.99 litres in step with 100 km.
In the meantime, the BYD-sourced 18.3 kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery delivers a WLTP-rated electrical length of 88 km, and along with the relatively immense 60 litre gasoline tank, Jaecoo claims an general length of one,200 km.
The carmaker has been relatively conservative with the ones figures – utmost day, our worker Jonathan Lee, along with a bunch of Malaysian and Singaporean motoring newshounds, drove a mammoth 1,066 km from Singapore to Hat Yai. All the way through the commute, his automobile controlled to moderate 3.8 litres in step with 100 km nearly completely on highways and nonetheless had 190 km of length excess, as estimated through the commute pc.
The J7 PHEV gained’t be the one Jaecoo introduced this occasion – the corporate additionally plans to debut the all-electric J6 and the bigger three-row J8 quickly.
2025 Jaecoo J7 PHEV in Malaysia
Taking a look to promote your automobile? Promote it with Carro.
