Automotive Business Magazine – Q3 2026 – Digital edition - Flipbook - Page 48
REV I E W
JAECOO 8 SHS P
A flagship
with purpose
Jaecoo 8 SHS P
review
BY ADRIAN SIMPSON
T
he Jaecoo 8 SHS P is the
kind of car that makes
immediate sense once its
job is understood. This is not
a niche SUV built to chase
lap times, or a tax special
designed around one headline
figure. It is a large threerow plug-in hybrid aimed
at buyers who want one vehicle to do
almost everything.
Family transport, motorway mileage,
airport runs, client carrying and the daily
commute all sit within its remit. From a
fleet point of view, that makes it far more
relevant than the badge alone might
initially suggest.
Powerful delivery
The first thing that stands out is the
size and positioning. At 4,820mm long,
1,930mm wide and 1,710mm tall, with
a 2,820mm wheelbase, the Jaecoo 8
is a proper large SUV. It has the road
presence expected of a flagship and the
packaging to back it up.
Boot space is a useful 738 litres in
standard form and expands to 2,021
litres with the rear seats folded, which
means it has the sort of carrying
capacity a company car at this level
really ought to have.
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It feels like a car designed for real life
rather than for a brochure photoshoot.
The range structure is simple enough
to understand. The 5+2 Luxury starts
at £45,500 on the road and is the
more family-focused version, with a
conventional second row bench and the
clearest all round fleet appeal.
Above that sits the 4+2 Executive at
£47,500, which prioritises comfort for the
first two rows with captain’s chairs and a
more lounge-like cabin feel.
That gives the Jaecoo 8 a broader role
than most rivals. One version works as a
practical large family car, while the other
has enough passenger focus to make
sense as an executive shuttle.
The powertrain is one of the Jaecoo’s
biggest selling points. A 1.5 litre
turbocharged petrol engine works with
the plug-in hybrid system and a threespeed dedicated hybrid transmission to
deliver a combined 428PS and 580Nm.
That gives the car a 0-62mph time of 5.8
seconds and a top speed of 112mph.
Those are serious figures for a seven
seat SUV, but more importantly, they
are the sort of effortless real-world
performance that matters in a fleet
vehicle. This is a car that should overtake
cleanly, cruise easily and carry a full load
without feeling it is working hard.
The right road
manners: Overtake
cleanly, cruise and
carry a load without
working too hard
