Jaecoo E5 Review 2025
Jaecoo E5 At A Glance
High on value, with low prices and high kit count. Adequate performance and driving range. Range Rover-ish looks for a fraction of the cost.
Boot space with rear seats down isn’t enormous. Could its in-house rival also being called E5 confuse car buyers?
Further expansion of the young ranges of Chinese cars that have recently arrived in this country continues at pace, with logical and targeted precision to increase their chances of sales success. One freshly announced model that you wouldn’t bet against easily winning over car buyers is this one — the Jaecoo E5.
It follows in the newly made wheel tracks of the Jaecoo 5 which is already available to order. Whereas that car is powered by a 1.6-litre petrol-fuelled combustion engine, the Jaecoo E5 is a fully electric SUV.
Unsurprisingly they look identical from most angles, sharing the same ‘is that a Range Rover Evoque?’ styling vibe, at least until you see them from the front. While the petrol 5 has a wide rectangular grille with chrome-look vertical vanes, the Jaecoo E5’s is smoother and blanked-off, with the brand name’s logo set within a transparent panel linking the headlights.
Beneath its luxury SUV-aping lines, the Jaecoo E5 has a great number of components in common with a model originating from their shared parent company — the newly improved Omoda E5. That both cars are called E5 could present a degree of would-be customer confusion, not least because they’re sold from the same showrooms.
Nestled within the shared underpinnings are the same 61.1kWh battery pack and the front-mounted electric motor. In the Jaecoo E5 the battery’s capable of delivering a WLTP Combined cycle driving range of up to 248 miles before it needs to be plugged in again — presumably its bluff shape explains the 19-mile shortfall compared with its Omoda namesake.
Recharging the battery using a public DC facility is limited to a modest 80kW energy flow rate, which means a 30-80% top-up requires 27 minutes of hook-up time. Although an 11kW AC on-board charger is standard, most UK residences with EV wallboxes are limited to a maximum of 7.4kW — Jaecoo hasn’t provided recharge times for that combination, but we’d estimate a flat-to-full recharge will take in the region of 10-11 hours.
Also note that the Jaecoo E5’s charging port is located on the driver’s side front wing. Doing so will keep cabling costs and weight in check but it isn’t always the most convenient location for it when using public charging points.
While a sensible family-focused SUV doesn’t need to be a performance car hero, the Jaecoo E5 is usefully spry thanks to its motor’s outputs of 207PS of power and 288Nm of torque — sufficient for a 7.7-second 0-62mph time, again slightly worse than the Omoda E5 to the tune of half a second. Drive is sent to the front wheels via a single-speed transmission which is used like a regular automatic.
As there’s a growing number of electric SUVs of around the same size, the Jaecoo E5 won’t only be vying for attention with its in-house rival — one of the best-regarded alternatives, the Skoda Elroq, has been Europe’s best-selling EV in 2025.
Among other models the Jaecoo will need to go toe-to-toe with are the stylish Hyundai Kona Electric, the all-new Nissan Leaf which has been reimagined as an SUV this time around, plus the fine MG S5 EV.
As you would expect, the Jaecoo E5’s dashboard is effectively a facsimile of what’s installed into its petrol-engined twin, being minimalist in feel with a slender driver’s display screen and a portrait-aspect 13.2-inch multimedia touchscreen angled between the main dashboard and the centre console below.
That means a lack of physical adjusters for the E5’s climate control operation, requiring the use of the touchscreen to vary the settings. Temperature settings being permanently on screen are a sensible decision under the circumstances but aren’t ideal.
Dotted around the Jaecoo E5’s passenger space are 35 individual cubbies and storage areas, including spaces for smartphones and drinks in the centre console. Boot space figures of 480 litres with the rear seats up and 1180 litres with them folded mirror the petrol model’s figures, so no practicality disadvantage for plumping for the EV, although far from cavernous in the first place.
Also common to both drive-type options are the Pure and Luxury trim level choices. Entry-level E5 Pure models feature a six-speaker Sony audio package with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone connectivity on its kit roster.
Additional goodies for the pricier Jaecoo E5 Luxury option include two more speakers, a wireless and cooled smartphone charging pad, dual-zone climate control electrically adjustable front seats that are both heated and ventilated, a panoramic sunroof and multi-coloured LED interior ambient lighting.
Available to order from August 2025 with customer deliveries starting in the autumn, the Jaecoo E5 undercuts the majority of its competitors, including its Omoda cousin. To get behind the wheel of the entry-level E5 Pure you’re looking at £27,505 while the glitzier equipment of the Luxury version nudges the asking price up to £30,505.
While those prices aren’t inclusive of any government Electric Car Grant (ECG) discount, they do incorporate Jaecoo’s seven-year/100,000-mile warranty.
Bookmark this page for further news and information about this important new model and to read our comprehensive full Jaecoo E5 review in the coming weeks.
