Omoda-Jaecoo Australia has announced local pricing and specifications for the Jaecoo J8 SHS, which will be available from local Jaecoo dealerships towards the end of the month. Currently only available in five-seat form with a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine, the new SHS variant introduces both a seven-seat layout and a new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol plug-in hybrid powertrain to the J8 range.

Priced from $59,990 plus on-road costs, the SHS sits atop the local J8 range with the five-seat petrol models priced at $49,990 driveaway and $54,990 driveaway respectively.

Above the petrol models, the J8 SHS adds a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol plug-in hybrid system also used in the Chery Tiggo 9 and Omoda 9, which make combined outputs of 315kW of power and 580Nm. That’s thanks to the tri-motor set up, with two motors at the front and one at the rear. According to Jaecoo, the electric motors produce 75kW/170Nm, 90kW/220Nm and 175kW/310Nm (rear) respectively, in addition to the petrol engine’s 108kW/210Nm outputs.

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Power is drawn from a 34kWh battery, which gives a long NEDC-rated EV-only range of 169km, which can be DC fast charged at up to 70kW. The claimed combined fuel consumption for the J8 SHS is 1.2L/100km, albeit with a full battery.

According to Jaecoo, the J8 SHS can tow up to 1600kg with a braked trailer, which is an increase of 100kg compared to the related Tiggo 9. For cargo capacity, Jaecoo claims 738 litres of space – identical to the petrol J8 – with the third row of seats folded, which drops to 200 litres with the third row in use.

Like all other new Omoda Jaecoo vehicles, the J8 is covered by an eight-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, eight years of capped-price servicing and an eight-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty for the high-voltage battery.

Jaecoo J8 2026 pricing:

Track petrol 5-seat$49,990 driveaway
Ridge petrol 5-seat$54,990 driveaway
Summit SHS 7-seat$59,990 plus on-road costs
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Jaecoo J8 Summit SHS standard features:

  • Seven seats
  • 20-inch alloy wheels
  • Dusk-sensing automatic LED headlights
  • Power-retracting exterior door handles
  • Quilted leather seats
  • Heated and ventilated front seats with massage functionality
  • Dual-12.3-inch displays
  • Head-up display
  • Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
  • Intelligent Voice Command
  • 14 Speaker Sony sound system (including two speakers in driver’s seat headrest)
  • 50W wireless smartphone charger
  • Inbuilt fragrance system
  • Panoramic sunroof with powered sunshade
  • Heated/auto-folding mirrors with puddle lights
  • Power tailgate
  • Acoustic glass windscreen
  • Second row window shades
  • Colour-selectable ambient lighting
  • 10x airbags
  • 360-degree camera

The Jaecoo J8 SHS will be available from Omoda-Jaecoo dealerships later this month.