The JAECOO J7 1.5 SHS PHEV Premium fuel average in Pakistan is 12.3 km/l in the city and 15.2 km/l on the highway once the battery is flat. Combined, that is about 13.5 km/l. Charged, it covers about 90 km on electricity first, and uses no petrol at all until that runs out. On its 60-litre tank that is roughly 738 km of city driving between fills.
These are projected figures, not a Kia claim and not a Pakistani measurement — see where they come from below.
A plug-in hybrid only beats an ordinary car on fuel if you actually plug it in. If you can charge at home overnight and your daily run is under 90 km, you may use almost no petrol at all. If you cannot, you are driving a heavy petrol car carrying a battery it never uses, and the figure in the middle is the one that will apply. Load-shedding and the lack of home charging make that the normal case in much of Pakistan, which is why this page leads with it.
Cost per km is worked out at today's petrol price of Rs 395.37 per litre, as published by OGRA on 13 October 2026. Pakistan revises fuel prices daily, so this updates on its own.
| Route | Average | Cost / km |
|---|---|---|
| City | 12.3 kmpl | Rs 32.1 |
| Long | 15.2 kmpl | Rs 26.0 |
| City with AC | 11.8 kmpl | Rs 33.5 |
| Long with AC | 14.7 kmpl | Rs 26.9 |
| City with heavy foot | 10.9 kmpl | Rs 36.3 |
| Long with heavy foot | 11.2 kmpl | Rs 35.3 |
| Long on 100 km/h | 16.4 kmpl | Rs 24.1 |
| Long on 120 km/h | 14.0 kmpl | Rs 28.2 |
| Long above 120 km/h | 12.2 kmpl | Rs 32.4 |
Where these figures come from: This is the charge-sustaining figure: what the car drinks once the battery is flat and the engine is doing the work. It is the number most Pakistani owners will live with, because reliable home charging is not the norm here. Australian road testing of the
The JAECOO J7 mileage is 9.8 to 16.4 kmpl in Pakistan, depending on driving style, AC use, and speed. Combined average is 13.5 kmpl.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Powertrain | PHEV |
| Engine / Motor | 1.5 TGDI DHE + 150 kW motor (SHS) |
| Transmission | 1-DHT |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Power | 341 hp |
| Torque | 525 Nm |
| Fuel tank | 60 litres |
| Battery | 18.3 kWh |
| Electric range | 90 km |
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The J7 SHS is the most sensible thing NexGen sells and, since the September price cut, one of the better-value electrified cars in Pakistan. A plug-in hybrid answers the Pakistani electric-car problem more neatly than a battery car does. 90 km of WLTP electric range covers the daily driving of almost everyone who owns a PKR 1 crore SUV, so most running happens on electricity charged at home overnight. When you want to drive to another city, the engine takes over and you stop at a petrol pump like anyone else - 1,200 km of combined range, no planning, no app, no queue. Very few cars sold here work properly under both conditions. What comes with it is unusually complete for the money: 341 hp, a 14.8-inch screen and head-up display, a Sony system, heated and ventilated front seats with memory, a 540-degree camera, a full driver-assistance package including traffic jam assist and driver monitoring, and a 3.3 kW vehicle-to-load outlet that will run a house through load-shedding. Seven airbags is a good count at this price, even if it is one short of what the website claims. The reservations are modest. It is front-wheel drive, which the styling rather implies otherwise, and 174 mm of ground clearance is unremarkable. The 19-inch wheels are exposed on poor roads. And a plug-in hybrid is mechanically the most complex option here - engine, motor, battery and hybrid transmission all to maintain - which is a real consideration against a brand whose service record in Pakistan is still only a year old.
25 photos · 19 exterior, 6 interior · JAECOO / NexGen Auto Pakistan
Prices are ex-factory and exclude freight, registration and withholding tax.
Key points
Prices are ex-factory, so they compare like with like.
PKR 99,99,000 ex-factory and inclusive of applicable taxes, in a single SHS PHEV Premium specification. NexGen cut it by Rs 500,000 on 14 September 2026. Rs 55,000 per unit is added for freight and transit insurance. Listings showing PKR 1,04,99,000 are quoting the pre-cut price.
Seven - dual front, front side, side curtain and a driver's knee airbag, per NexGen's own price list. The model page claims eight by adding a centre or seat-gap airbag, which the price list does not itemise.
90 km on WLTP from an 18.3 kWh battery, with 1,200+ km combined. In Pakistani conditions expect nearer 76 km of electric range, which still covers most people's daily driving.
No, but it is much cheaper to run if you do. It will work indefinitely on petrol alone, using about 6.0 L/100 km on WLTP once the battery is flat. Charging at home nightly means most of your driving happens on electricity.
No. It is front-wheel drive, despite the rugged styling. Ground clearance is 174 mm.
With a flat battery JAECOO quotes 6.0 L/100 km on WLTP, about 16.7 km/l; in Pakistani conditions expect nearer 14 km/l. With a charged battery and a daily drive under 90 km you may use almost no petrol at all.
The J7 is Rs 20 lac dearer and worth it only if you can charge at home. With home charging it runs on electricity most days, makes 341 hp against 221, and is far better equipped. Without home charging you are carrying an 18.3 kWh battery you never use, and the J5's self-charging hybrid is the more sensible car.
Six years or 150,000 km on the vehicle and eight years or 160,000 km on the battery, whichever comes first, published on NexGen's brochure.
Yes, 3.3 kW, enough to run a fridge, fans and lights through a long load-shedding spell.
The H6 PHEV starts at PKR 1,08,49,000 against the J7's PKR 99,99,000. The J7 is cheaper, has seven airbags and a longer published battery warranty. Haval has been assembled here by Sazgar since 2021 with a deeper service network and a resale record, which against a brand a year old is a real argument.
Photographs: JAECOO / NexGen Auto Pakistan.
