Jaecoo 5 EV coming this summer with 250-mile range
Jaecoo is set to enter the compact electric SUV segment later this year with the launch of the Jaecoo 5 BEV.
The Chinese brand which launched in the UK in 2024 revealed its latest model at the Shanghai motor show, and said the Jaecoo 5 will arrive in the UK in August alongside the Omoda 7 hybrid from its sister brand.
The Jaecoo 5 will be the first all-electric model from Jaecoo and will join existing petrol and hybrid variants.
The firm says it will have a range of around 250 miles, which puts it in competition with compact EVs such as the Ford Puma Gen-E, Jeep Avenger and Toyota Urban Cruiser. However, at 4.38m long, it’s more physically similar to longer-range options such as the Skoda Elroq and Kia EV3.
Only the range has been confirmed, with other technical details remaining under wraps. However, the Jaecoo 5 is expected to use the same underpinnings as the Omoda E5 SUV, which has been on sale in the UK since last year. That features a front-mounted 201bhp motor and 61.1kWh battery, plus 80kW DC charging.
The Jaecoo 5 follows a similar design to the larger Jaecoo 7 SHS plug-in hybrid, with an upright, boxy shape. Like the 7, the Jaecoo 5 features a tall, vertically-slatted grille, deep and slimline LED headlights and a sharply defined beltline just below the windows. From the rear, there’s more than a hint of Range Rover Evoque. Inside, the Jaecoo follows other Chinese brands in removing virtually all physical controls and relying on a large portrait touchscreen that curves up from the centre console. A slimline digital instrument panel sits in a low-set dashboard and the seats appear to be finished in perforated leather, or faux leather.
More technical details, pricing and specifications will be confirmed closer to the car’s arrival this summer. To compete with the plethora of existing options, we would expect a starting price in the low-to-mid-£30,000s.
