Jaecoo J5

Jaecoo J5: which version to buy and why

The Jaecoo J5 is a single-generation SUV 5-doors (production from 2024-10-01, still open) with four versions that do not compete on the same axis. 1.5 AT is the strongest listed output (224 hp / 164 kW) and the lightest measured kerb (1536 kg). AT is the only Electro version and the quickest measured 0–100 (7.7 s). 1.6 i T 4WD AT is the only AWD and the only 197 hp Gasoline.

The Jaecoo J5 is a single-generation SUV 5-doors (production from 2024-10-01, still open) with four versions that do not compete on the same axis. 1.5 AT is the strongest listed output (224 hp / 164 kW) and the lightest measured kerb (1536 kg). AT is the only Electro version and the quickest measured 0–100 (7.7 s). 1.6 i T 4WD AT is the only AWD and the only 197 hp Gasoline. 1.6 i T AT is the weakest Gasoline (147 hp / 108 kW) and the only version with a measured 190 km/h top speed. There is one generation, so the choice is between these four names, not between years.

Jaecoo J5 versions compared (1 generation)

1 generation (from 2024-10-01, stop not measured) is an SUV 5-doors with 4 versions. No restyling is listed. Every version starts on 2024-10-01; none has a stop date. The buyer is not choosing a later body or a facelift — only powertrain, drive, and the numbers attached to each exact name.

Specs table: hp, torque, engine, gearbox, drive

Engine placement and feed, where listed: 1.6 i T 4WD AT, 1.6 i T AT, and 1.5 AT are Front, transverse with Direct injection (direct) and fuel 95. AT has placement, feed, cylinders, and boost not measured.

Chassis is the same label on all four: Independent, spring front and rear; Ventilated disc front; Disc rear. Ground clearance and wheels are not measured on any version, so those do not decide the purchase.

Performance and mpg: measured gaps, not guesses

0–100 is measured on three versions and not measured on 1.6 i T 4WD AT.

• AT: 7.7 s
• 1.5 AT: 7.9 s — 0.2 s slower than AT, 2.3 s faster than 1.6 i T AT
• 1.6 i T AT: 10.2 s
• 1.6 i T 4WD AT: not measured

Top speed:

• 1.6 i T AT: 190 km/h — 15 km/h above AT and 1.5 AT (both 175 km/h)
• 1.6 i T 4WD AT: not measured

Mixed consumption:

• 1.5 AT: 5.3
• 1.6 i T AT: 11.6 — 6.3 higher than 1.5 AT, about 2.19 times the Hybrid figure
• AT and 1.6 i T 4WD AT: not measured

City and highway consumption: not measured on all four.

If the decision is “shortest measured 0–100”, AT wins by 0.2 s over 1.5 AT. If it is “lowest measured mixed use”, 1.5 AT is the only Hybrid number and is 6.3 below 1.6 i T AT. If it is “highest measured top speed”, 1.6 i T AT is the only 190 km/h, despite being 77 hp below 1.5 AT (224 − 147).

Dimensions, weight, tank: only the figures that exist

Kerb weight is measured on two versions:

• 1.5 AT: 1536 kg
• AT: 1710 kg — 174 kg heavier

Gross weight:

• 1.6 i T AT: 1943 kg
• 1.5 AT: 2044 kg — 101 kg above 1.6 i T AT
• AT: 2185 kg — 242 kg above 1.6 i T AT, 141 kg above 1.5 AT
• 1.6 i T 4WD AT: not measured

Payload where both kerb and gross exist:

• 1.5 AT: 2044 − 1536 = 508 kg
• AT: 2185 − 1710 = 475 kg — 33 kg less payload than 1.5 AT despite 141 kg more gross

Tank: 1.5 AT 51; 1.6 i T 4WD AT, AT, 1.6 i T AT not measured. Ground clearance not measured. Wheel sizes not measured. 1.6 i T 4WD AT has no measured mass at all, so it cannot be ranked on kg/hp from kerb.

Which version to choose

Power per litre and kg per hp (arithmetic on listed numbers)

Displacement is listed for three versions. Specific output:

• 1.5 AT: 224 hp / 1499 ≈ 149.4 hp per litre (Hybrid system total, 1499 displacement)
• 1.6 i T 4WD AT: 197 / 1600 = 123.1 hp per litre
• 1.6 i T AT: 147 / 1598 ≈ 92.0 hp per litre
• AT: displacement not measured — no hp/litre

The two Gasoline 1.6 names are not the same engine on paper: 1.6 i T 4WD AT is 50 hp stronger than 1.6 i T AT (197 − 147) on 2 extra cc (1600 vs 1598). That is 31.1 hp per litre more (123.1 − 92.0). 1.5 AT is 27 hp above AT (224 − 211) and 77 hp above 1.6 i T AT.

Kerb kg per hp:

• 1.5 AT: 1536 / 224 ≈ 6.86 kg/hp
• AT: 1710 / 211 ≈ 8.10 kg/hp — 1.24 kg/hp heavier per horsepower

Gross kg per hp (where gross exists):

• 1.5 AT: 2044 / 224 ≈ 9.13
• AT: 2185 / 211 ≈ 10.36
• 1.6 i T AT: 1943 / 147 ≈ 13.22

Torque: AT 294 Nm vs 1.6 i T 4WD AT 290 Nm (4 Nm more on Electro). 1.5 AT 219 Nm is 71 Nm below 1.6 i T 4WD AT (290 − 219) even though it has 27 hp more than that Gasoline AWD. 1.6 i T AT torque is not measured.

Buy 1.5 AT if the numbers that matter are output, mixed use, and kerb

1.5 AT is Hybrid, Automatic, 1 gear, FWD. It is the peak listed power (224 hp / 164 kW), the lowest measured mixed figure (5.3), the lowest measured kerb (1536 kg), and the best measured kg/hp (≈6.86). 0–100 is 7.9 s — 0.2 s behind AT, 2.3 s ahead of 1.6 i T AT. Top speed is 175 km/h, 15 km/h below 1.6 i T AT. Tank 51 is the only tank in the set. Payload 508 kg is 33 kg above AT. What this version does not buy: AWD (only 1.6 i T 4WD AT has AWD) and the 190 km/h top speed.

Buy AT if the only measured 0–100 that you want is 7.7 s

AT is Electro, Automatic, 1 gear, FWD, 211 hp / 155 kW, 294 Nm — the highest listed torque. It is 13 hp below 1.5 AT (224 − 211) and 0.2 s quicker to 100. Kerb 1710 kg is 174 kg above 1.5 AT; kg/hp is worse (≈8.10 vs ≈6.86). Gross 2185 kg is the heaviest measured. Mixed consumption not measured. Displacement, cylinders, layout, boost, tank, clearance, wheels: not measured. Drive is FWD, same as 1.5 AT and 1.6 i T AT, not AWD.

Buy 1.6 i T 4WD AT if AWD is the requirement

1.6 i T 4WD AT is the only AWD and the only Robotic 7 with 197 hp. Gasoline, 1600, 4 Inline, Turbo, Front, transverse, Direct injection (direct), fuel 95, 290 Nm. Versus 1.6 i T AT (also Gasoline, Robotic 7, 4 Inline, Turbo): +50 hp, +2 cc, AWD instead of FWD. Versus 1.5 AT: −27 hp, +71 Nm, AWD instead of FWD, Robotic 7 instead of Automatic 1. Versus AT: −14 hp, −4 Nm, AWD instead of FWD. 0–100, top speed, all consumption, tank, both masses, clearance, wheels: not measured. The extra hardware you can name from the data is AWD plus the 197 hp Gasoline; you cannot claim a measured acceleration or mpg advantage because those cells are empty.

Buy 1.6 i T AT if you want the lowest Gasoline output and the only 190 km/h

1.6 i T AT is Gasoline, 147 hp / 108 kW, 1598, 4 Inline, Turbo, Robotic 7, FWD. It is the slowest measured 0–100 (10.2 s) and the highest measured mixed use (11.6). Gross 1943 kg is the lightest measured gross — 101 kg below 1.5 AT, 242 kg below AT — but kerb is not measured, so empty-vehicle kg/hp is not available. Torque not measured. Tank not measured. The 190 km/h top speed is 15 km/h above the two 175 km/h versions; that is the one measured performance win against stronger names.

Same generation, different jobs

There is no second generation to “wait for”: 1 generation is the whole catalogue. The four names sort as:

1. Highest hp, lowest mixed, lightest kerb, best kg/hp: 1.5 AT (224 hp, 5.3, 1536 kg). 2. Shortest 0–100, highest Nm, Electro: AT (7.7 s, 294 Nm, 211 hp). 3. Only AWD, 197 hp Gasoline, 290 Nm: 1.6 i T 4WD AT. 4. Lowest hp, highest mixed, highest top speed: 1.6 i T AT (147 hp, 11.6, 190 km/h).

Price is not in the data, so “what the extra money buys” can only be stated as what the extra numbers buy: 77 hp and 2.3 s from 1.6 i T AT to 1.5 AT; 50 hp and AWD from 1.6 i T AT to 1.6 i T 4WD AT; 0.2 s and Electro from 1.5 AT to AT, at +174 kg kerb and −13 hp. Reliability, common problems, and options lists are not measured in this dataset.