Becoming a member of the Jaecoo J5 on the Omoda | Jaecoo Carnival at Desa Park Metropolis from August 21-24 is the Omoda C9 PHEV, primarily a plug-in hybrid model of the D-segment SUV that was launched right here in December final yr.
Whereas it might look virtually equivalent to its inside combustion-engined sibling, the keen-eyed amongst you’ll discover the only a few design cues to set it aside. On the entrance, the decrease portion of the bumper has a small “break” within the center that isn’t current on the ICE mannequin, whereas the left facet features a further door for the charging ports. Have a look at the again and also you’ll spot the stylised ‘PHEV’ badge, whereas the ‘C9’ emblem is in blue.
It’s a lot the identical story on the within, because the C9 PHEV’s dashboard seems as a carbon copy of the ICE mannequin. Once more, there are some minor variations if you happen to look carefully, together with a revision of the drive mode dial to place the powertrain in both hybrid or pure electrical mode. There’s additionally no engine begin button on the sprint, with the automotive beginning up when it detects somebody with the important thing fob within the driver’s seat.
After all, the primary draw of the C9 PHEV is its powertrain, which delivers a complete system output of 605 PS (597 hp or 445 kW) and 915 Nm of torque. These are mighty figures when in comparison with the non-PHEV mannequin that will get 261 PS (257 hp or 192 kW) and 400 Nm from its 2.0 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine.
To make all that grunt, the C9 PHEV makes use of an upgraded model of the J7 PHEV’s Tremendous Hybrid System (SHS). That is primarily based round a 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine making 143 PS and 215 Nm of torque. Nonetheless, the place the J7 PHEV is front-wheel drive solely, the C9 PHEV presents electrical all-wheel drive because of a rear electrical motor rated at 283 PS and 310 Nm.
The system additionally contains two electrical motors on the entrance offering 102 PS/170 Nm and 122 PS/220 Nm respectively, together with a three-speed devoted hybrid transmission (DHT) rather than the J7 PHEV’s single-speed unit. In a dash, the C9 PHEV wants simply 4.9 seconds to get from 0-100 km/h.
Energy for the electrical motors is supplied by a 34.46-kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which is able to present as much as 150 km of vary when working on pure electrical energy following the WLTP commonplace. In hybrid mode, you’re taking a look at a complete driving vary of round 1,100 km.
Is 1,100 km doable? Properly, our man Jonathan Lee participated within the Omoda | Jaecoo Lengthy Vary Safari Drive earlier this yr and clocked an efficient vary of 1,190 km (939 km pushed, plus 251 km of vary remaining) on one full tank of petrol and a single battery cost.
By way of charging, the C9 PHEV helps as much as 70 kW of DC quick charging, topping up the battery from 30 to 80% in 25 minutes. It should additionally settle for AC charging as much as 6.6 kW, taking 5 and a half hours to cost from 30 to 100%.
Very like the common C9, the PHEV model will get MacPherson struts in entrance and a multi-link setup on the rear, supplemented by Steady Damping Management (CDC) adaptive suspension, which is just commonplace on the AWD variant of the ICE mannequin.
A full spec sheet isn’t accessible but as a result of that is merely a preview, however anticipate the C9 PHEV to come back with the identical package because the ICE mannequin, particularly when contemplating the worth. The estimated determine we’re given now could be RM220,000, which is RM31,200 costlier than the C9 ICE in AWD guise at RM188,800 – the bottom 2WD is RM168,800. Is it definitely worth the premium?
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