The Jaecoo 8 family SUV will arrive in the UK next year as a rival for the Volkswagen Tayron and Skoda Kodiaq.
A spokesperson confirmed the launch of the new model, which will sit above the existing 5 and 7 SUVs in the Chinese brand’s line-up, after a handful of UK dealers published advertisements for it online.
Specifications for the UK have yet to be confirmed, but in Australia (another right-hand-drive market), the 8 gets a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that puts out 245bhp and 284lb ft of torque.
The 8 is either front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive, depending on the trim level. Both variants use an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Range-topping cars also get adaptive suspension.
As with the 5 and 7, the 8 majors on technology. It is fitted with a 12.3in digital instrument display and a matching infotainment touchscreen powered by the same Qualcomm processor that is deployed in several Volvo and Polestar models.
It also gets a head-up display, a massaging driver’s seat and a 14-speaker Sony sound system. Ambient LED lighting also runs around the dashboard and doorcards.
In various global markets, the 8 is offered with five-, six- and seven-seat interior configurations.
Prices have yet to be announced, but the 8 is likely to be notably more expensive than the 7, which starts from £30,115.
Crucially, it is likely to undercut the likes of the Kodiaq, which is priced from £39,905.
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Only as good as your first Album?, yeah , bit like a new Rick band, it's the nxt album that matters, this is one of the new kids on the block, let's see in a year or two how they've faired, will they have been reliable? no iisues or recalls etc that's the second album so to speak.
Seen a few Jaecoo 7's on the roads around West Somerset and it's easy to see why the company has had a flying start here in the UK,they look imposing the interior's look good and at their price point there's nothing to touch them
@Bob Cat Brian. Totally agree. Cheap, nasty style-free cars subsidised by a totalitarian state which if we're not careful will destroy the European car industry with all the economic problems that will bring.
here for the well rounded world views are we Jeremy