Jaecoo 8 7 seater price, specs and trims UK

The Jaecoo 8 7 seater is the Luxury SHS-P, which costs £45,500 on the road in November 2026; the six-seat Executive costs £47,500. Both have the same 428 PS plug-in hybrid system and 83 miles of electric range, so the extra £2,000 buys a different second row and a plusher cabin, not more performance. For the driving verdict, running costs and what testers made of the car, read our Jaecoo 8 review.

This page breaks down the two trims, the options, the full dimensions and how the price compares with rivals. EV Compared has not driven the car; every figure here comes from Jaecoo’s UK specification and named UK reviews.

How much is the Jaecoo 8 in the UK?

The Jaecoo 8 costs £45,500 as the seven-seat Luxury and £47,500 as the six-seat Executive, on Jaecoo’s UK price list in November 2026. Those are on-the-road prices, and Jaecoo shows how they are built up.

Price build-up	Luxury (7 seats)	Executive (6 seats)
Price before VAT	£37,358.33	£39,025.00
VAT at 20%	£7,471.67	£7,805.00
Delivery	£500	£500
First-year VED and registration fee	£170	£170
On-the-road price	£45,500	£47,500
List price per mile of electric range	£548	£572

The last row is EV Compared’s own figure: the list price divided by the 83-mile WLTP electric range. Our methodology sets out how we work out every figure. Because both trims share the same battery and range, the Executive’s extra £2,000 adds £24 to that figure and buys no extra electric miles.

Both trims cost more than £40,000, so after the first year the Jaecoo 8 pays the £200 standard rate of vehicle tax plus the £440 expensive car supplement, £640 a year, under GOV.UK’s rate tables. The supplement runs for five years from the second year of tax, and choosing the cheaper trim does not avoid it.

What does each Jaecoo 8 trim get?

The Jaecoo 8 comes in two trims, and the Luxury is already well equipped. It is the entry point to the range, not a stripped-out base car, and it is the one with seven seats.

Equipment	Luxury (£45,500)	Executive (£47,500)
Seats	7 (2+3+2)	6 (2+2+2)
Second row	Folding three-seat bench	Two powered, reclining, folding captain’s chairs with massage and individual armrests
Upholstery	Synthetic leather	Genuine leather (Jaecoo)
Headliner	Standard	Suede, also on A-pillars and sun visors
Second-row blinds	No	Yes
Heated steering wheel	No	Yes
Powered opening and unlocking for all four doors	No	Yes
Kerb weight	2,260 kg	2,252 kg
Gross vehicle weight	2,731 kg	2,893 kg

Equipment on both trims, on Jaecoo’s specification, includes 20-inch alloys with 245/50 R20 tyres, adaptive damping (CDC) suspension, LED lights, retracting door handles, the 14-speaker Sony audio system, a 12.3-inch digital instrument display, a head-up display, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 50 W wireless charging pad, the panoramic sunroof, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry, a 540-degree camera and parking sensors. Jaecoo’s site also lists adaptive cruise control with lane centring.

The weight rows tell you something the price list does not. Subtracting kerb weight from gross vehicle weight, the Executive can carry about 641 kg of people and luggage against about 471 kg in the seven-seat Luxury, on Jaecoo’s figures. With a full load of adults, that matters more than the extra seat.

Is the Executive worth £2,000 more than the Luxury?

For most families, no: the Luxury has an extra seat, costs less and shares the same powertrain and almost all of the equipment. Auto Express’s Shane Wilkinson named the Luxury the best buy in his April 2026 review, judging the difference between the two trims small.

The Executive earns its premium only if the middle row is where your most important passengers sit. Its two chairs recline and massage, and Motoring Research reported a zero-gravity front passenger seat with extended legroom and a “Boss Button” for passenger-side control. That is a chauffeur-style feature, and it suits a buyer who carries two adults in the back far more often than five children.

There is a practical cost too. Carwow’s testers found that the Executive’s middle chairs do not move out of the way, so the third row can only be reached through a narrow central gap, and the six-seater does not have a fully flat load floor.

What is the Jaecoo 8 interior like?

The Jaecoo 8 interior is laid out around two 12.3-inch screens under one glass panel, with very few physical buttons. Testers liked how it looks more than how it works.

Carwow’s Tom Wiltshire found it the nicest interior of any Jaecoo yet, though he noted both trims use artificial leather, with a slightly better grade in the Executive. That conflicts with Jaecoo’s list, which gives genuine leather for the Executive, and with Motoring Research’s report of Nappa leather. Jaecoo’s own specification is the one to check on the order form.

Auto Express found the materials look upmarket but some surfaces feel hollow, and found the cabin less solid than a Hyundai Santa Fe’s. Reaching the climate controls through the touchscreen was fiddly, and could set off the driver attention warning. In the Luxury, Motoring Research noted heated and ventilated powered front seats with five massage modes and speakers built into the headrests.

On the third row, the reviews agree. Auto Express found it too small for adults and hard to reach, and said the related Chery Tiggo 9 is the better pick for a true seven-seater. Carwow found access tight even for children. If you need seven adult seats, our ranking of seven-seat electric cars covers the alternatives.

What options can you add to a Jaecoo 8?

The Jaecoo 8 has only two kinds of option: paint and the Cognac interior. Jaecoo lists the Cognac interior as a £1,000 factory option on either trim; the standard cabin has grey wood-effect trim.

Option	Price	Source
Granite White (solid)	No charge	Carwow
Granite White with black roof	No charge	Carwow colours page
Basalt Black, Amazonite Blue	£850 (colours page) or £750 (deals page)	Carwow, 10 November 2026
Anthracite Silver, Iced Slate Grey	£850	Carwow colours page, 10 November 2026
Amazonite Blue with black roof	£850 (colours page) or £750 (deals page)	Carwow, 10 November 2026
Cognac interior	£1,000	Jaecoo

Jaecoo’s UK site lists five colours, with black-roof versions of Granite White, Amazonite Blue and Anthracite Silver, but gives no paint prices. Carwow’s configurator pages disagreed with each other on 10 November 2026, so the table shows both. Motoring Research reported that two-tone paint is standard on the Executive and optional on the Luxury. A Luxury in metallic paint with the Cognac interior would cost £47,250 or £47,350 on Carwow’s two figures, close to the Executive’s starting price.

What are the Jaecoo 8’s dimensions?

The Jaecoo 8 is 4,820 mm long, 1,930 mm wide and 1,710 mm tall, and the dimensions are the same for both trims.

Dimension or capacity	Jaecoo 8
Length	4,820 mm
Width (excluding mirrors)	1,930 mm
Height	1,710 mm
Wheelbase	2,820 mm
Ground clearance	162 mm
Wading depth	600 mm
Turning circle	11.5 m
Boot, all rows in use	200 litres (Jaecoo); 110 litres (Auto Express, Carwow)
Boot, third row folded	738 litres
Boot, second and third rows folded	2,021 litres (Auto Express)
Fuel tank	70 litres
Braked towing limit (12% gradient)	1,600 kg
Unbraked towing limit	750 kg

The powertrain is the same in both trims: a 1,499 cc turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and electric motors give 315 kW (428 PS) and 580 Nm through a 3-speed dedicated hybrid transmission to all four wheels. Jaecoo quotes 0 to 62mph in 5.8 seconds, a 112mph top speed, 50.5mpg combined and 47 g/km of CO2, although its launch release gave 14 g/km.

How does the Jaecoo 8 price compare with rivals?

The Jaecoo 8 is the dearest car in this group, and among the rivals with a listed seat count only the Chery Tiggo 8 also has seven seats. Its closest match on price is the five-seat Omoda 9 plug-in hybrid, which costs £505 less than the Luxury and has 90 miles of electric range.

Model and trim	List price (Nov 2026)	Range (WLTP)	Seats	Boot	Length	Braked towing
Leapmotor B10 67.1 kWh (electric)	£32,495	270 miles	not listed	430 litres	not listed	not listed
Omoda E5 Knight (electric)	£33,065	267 miles	5	370 litres	4,424 mm	not listed
Chery Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid 1.5T PHEV Aspire (plug-in hybrid)	£33,545	56 miles	7	117 litres	4,725 mm	not listed
Jaecoo 7 Luxury SHS-P (plug-in hybrid)	£35,170	56 miles	5	500 litres	4,500 mm	1,500 kg
Leapmotor C10 69.9 kWh (electric)	£36,500	263 miles	not listed	485 litres	not listed	not listed
Omoda 9 SHS-P (plug-in hybrid)	£44,995	90 miles	5	660 litres	4,775 mm	1,500 kg
Jaecoo 8 Luxury SHS-P, 7 seats (plug-in hybrid)	£45,500	83 miles	7	200 litres	4,820 mm	1,600 kg
Jaecoo 8 Executive SHS-P, 6 seats (plug-in hybrid)	£47,500	83 miles	6	200 litres	4,820 mm	1,600 kg

Range is electric-only range for the plug-in hybrids and full range for the electric cars. Boot figures are each maker’s quoted figure with all seats in use.

The seven-seat Chery Tiggo 8 plug-in hybrid costs £11,955 less than the Jaecoo 8 Luxury, with 56 miles of electric range and a 117-litre boot behind its third row. That is the trade: a lower price for less electric range, less power and front-wheel drive in place of all-wheel drive.

The five-seat Jaecoo 7 costs £10,330 less and is smaller in every dimension, though with 500 litres it has more boot space than the 8 with all seats up.

Measured in list price per mile of range, the electric cars are in a different league: £124 for the Omoda E5, £120 for the Leapmotor B10 and £139 for the Leapmotor C10, against £548 for the Jaecoo 8 Luxury’s electric range, on our figures. None of them has a third row, though; see our Omoda E5 price and specs if five seats will do.

Which Jaecoo 8 should you buy?

Buy the Jaecoo 8 Luxury if you want a big, quick plug-in hybrid with an occasional third row for children, at £45,500. It has everything that matters in the Executive except the middle-row chairs and the leather and suede trim, and it keeps the seventh seat. It also costs £10,330 more than the Jaecoo 7 Luxury plug-in hybrid in the Jaecoo line-up, so the 8 is a step up in size and power, not a small upgrade.

Choose the Executive at £47,500 only if two adults ride in the middle row most of the time, or you want the higher payload. Skip both if you need seven adult seats or a real boot with every seat in use: Auto Express and Carwow both found the third row suited to children, and both quote just 110 litres behind it. On Jaecoo’s data and those published reviews, the Luxury is the better-value Jaecoo 8, and the price gap is easier to justify on a Cognac interior than on the Executive.