2025 Jaecoo J8 price and specs: Kia Sorento rival has five seats, sub-$50k sticker

2025 Jaecoo J8 price and specs: Kia Sorento rival has five seats, sub-k sticker

2025 Jaecoo J8 price and specs: Kia Sorento rival has five seats, sub-$50k sticker

UPDATED 04/06/2025 10:00am:We’ve updated this article with newly announced service pricing and other specification information released since it was published in May.

The Jaecoo J8 might be larger than a Kia Sorento, but despite a swag of standard equipment and a sharp sticker price, it’s missing one thing: a third row of seating.

The Chinese brand’s large SUV therefore shapes as more of a rival, at least on paper, to the likes of the Mazda CX-60 and CX-70 and the Subaru Outback in a medium-to-large SUV segment once occupied by other five-seat models like the Ford Endura, Nissan Murano and Jeep Grand Cherokee.

With a base price of $49,990 drive-away, however, it’s priced up against mid-range grades of mid-size SUVs like the top-selling Toyota RAV4.

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On sale this month in two variants Down Under, the Jaecoo J8 is available in six-seat and seven-seat configurations overseas, with the former featuring second-row captain’s chairs. However, Jaecoo Australia has confirmed there are no plans at this stage to offer these layouts locally.

It’s also available elsewhere with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain.

Unusually and confusingly, this vehicle is sold as the Chery Tiggo 9 in China, and a slightly different version of this vehicle will be launched here later this year… as the Chery Tiggo 9.

Pricing

Model Drive-away pricing
2025 Jaecoo J8 Track 2WD $49,990
2025 Jaecoo J8 Ridge AWD $54,990

Drivetrains and Efficiency

There’s just one engine available in the local J8 lineup, but both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions are offered.