JAECOO J5 BEV Premium Plus 2026 Range, Battery and Running Cost
Range and efficiency
An electric car has no fuel average. The figure that matters is range, and
the 461 km above is the manufacturer's claim on its
home market's test cycle — Pakistani heat and air-conditioning use will
not reproduce it.
Verified fuel figures for this variant are not available yet.
Unveiled at PAPS 2026 with a claimed 461 km range - test cycle not stated. No price. Distinct from the J5 SHS HEV which did launch in Jan 2026.
Not on sale in Pakistan yet.
This model has been shown or announced but has no launch price.
Figures below are provisional and may be global specifications rather than Pakistan-market ones.
JAECOO J5 has not launched in Pakistan yet, so no Pakistan-market fuel figures exist for it.
2026
JAECOO J5
3 variants
2026 JAECOO J5 variants
Prices are ex-factory and exclude freight, registration and withholding tax.
SHS HEV Comfort
Starts at
PKR 6,999,000
- 18.8 km/l
- Fuel average
- 5
- Seat capacity
- 1.5T + e-motor (SHS)
- Engine
- DHT
- Transmission
- FWD
- Drivetrain
SHS HEV Premium
Starts at
PKR 7,999,000
- 18.8 km/l
- Fuel average
- 5
- Seat capacity
- 1.5T + e-motor (SHS)
- Engine
- DHT
- Transmission
- FWD
- Drivetrain
BEV Premium Plus
Starts at
Not announced
- Battery electric
- Engine
- 1-speed
- Transmission
The good & the bad
The good
- ▲Outstanding power for the money - 221 hp and 295 Nm combined, 0 to 100 km/h in a claimed 7.9 seconds, in a car costing less than a Corolla Cross HEV
- ▲Real owner-reported economy is genuinely good at around 16 to 17 km/l in the city and up to 21 on long runs, with roughly 900 km from a 51-litre tank
- ▲Uses a dedicated hybrid transmission, not a dual-clutch, sidestepping the durability issue that dogs the Chinese turbo-DCT crossovers
- ▲Locally assembled at Faisalabad, so it is not exposed to import duty swings or shipment delays
- ▲Strong warranty by local standards - 6 years or 150,000 km vehicle plus 8 years or 160,000 km battery
- ▲Equipment is heavy for the segment on the Premium - 13.2-inch touchscreen, panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, 540-degree camera, wireless charging
The bad
- ▼The 1 October 2026 rise takes the Premium to Rs 79.99 lacs, uncomfortably close to a discounted Corolla Cross HEV at Rs 93 lacs while the Toyota simultaneously got cheaper. The value gap that justified the J5 is closing fast
- ▼JAECOO is a brand-new nameplate in Pakistan with no resale history whatsoever. Nobody knows what a three-year-old J5 is worth, and the first buyers carry that risk
- ▼The dealer network is new and concentrated in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Faisalabad. Outside those cities you rely on a dealer that has existed for months
- ▼Parts come from China, and warranty terms force dealer-supplied oil - meaning dealer schedules and dealer prices, not your own workshop
- ▼Ride quality is a consistent complaint - stiff and bouncy compared with rivals, and Pakistani secondary roads expose it
- ▼The cabin pushes volume and climate into the touchscreen with too few physical controls, and owners describe the digital cluster as feeling cheap against the rest of the interior
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Colours
Carbon Crystal Black
Khaki White
Eucalyptus Green
Glacier Blue
Elegant Gray
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