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Zawya
28-07-2025
- Automotive
- Zawya
JAECOO J5 is set to make UAE debut with stylish, tech-forward urban SUV inspired by legendary design
Dubai, UAE: In a market where design, technology, and comfort define consumer choice, OMODA&JAECOO UAE is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the JAECOO J5, a dynamic new SUV arriving this August. With its head-turning off-road-inspired design and urban-friendly features, the JAECOO J5 offers UAE drivers a bold, lifestyle-oriented alternative to traditional SUVs—at a significantly more accessible price point. Blending the aesthetic DNA of iconic brands like Land Rover with modern innovation, the JAECOO J5 1.5T FWD has been designed for discerning city drivers who want elevated style, enhanced safety, and smart technology without compromising comfort or affordability. Urban Elegance Meets Rugged Design Cues While the JAECOO J5 is considered as an urban SUV, its visual identity borrows heavily from rugged, adventure-ready vehicles—most notably the Land Rover Discovery Sport. This isn't just a coincidence. The JAECOO J5's design team includes former Land Rover designers, which explains its strong silhouette, muscular stance, and squared-off edges. The result is a powerful road presence that appeals to style-conscious drivers in the UAE. What further sets it apart is the available Eco Kit—an optional factory-style package that adds sporty cladding and adventure-inspired touches to the exterior, all while maintaining urban comfort. Performance Suited for City Life Under the hood, the UAE-spec JAECOO J5 comes with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, delivering responsive power for everyday city and highway driving. The front-wheel-drive (FWD) setup offers a smooth, efficient ride that's ideal for the region's well-paved roads. It's the perfect vehicle for urban commutes, weekend shopping trips, or leisurely drives along the coast. Premium Comfort and Smart Interior Design Step inside and the JAECOO J5 reveals a contemporary cabin centered on comfort and intuitive technology. The electronic column shifter, minimalistic dashboard, and seamless digital displays reflect a premium design ethos typically found in higher-end vehicles. A 1.45㎡ panoramic sunroof fills the cabin with natural light—ideal for enjoying Dubai's sunsets or Abu Dhabi's night skies. For entertainment, the JAECOO J5 interior can be levelled up with a karaoke audio setup, featuring noise-cancelling microphones and an optional subwoofer—transforming your cabin into a personal sound studio experience. Safety with Intelligence When it comes to peace of mind, the JAECOO J5 excels. It features a 540° panoramic camera system, offering a comprehensive view of the vehicle's surroundings from all angles—including underneath. This is particularly useful when parking in tight urban spaces or maneuvering through crowded city areas. A Stylish New Chapter in UAE's SUV Market With its official launch in August 2025, the JAECOO J5 enters the UAE market as a value-driven urban SUV that delivers premium aesthetics, intelligent features, and lifestyle flexibility. By blending luxury-inspired design with the daily practicality UAE residents need, the JAECOO J5 is ready to become the city's new favorite SUV. Whether you're cruising down Sheikh Zayed Road, pulling up to a weekend brunch, or making a stylish impression at the valet—the JAECOO J5 is built to be seen. About OMODA&JAECOO OMODA & JAECOO is a next-generation automotive brand under Chery International, committed to reshaping the future of intelligent and sustainable mobility. With a design philosophy rooted in innovation, personalization, and co-creation, the brand caters to global consumers who seek individuality, connectivity, and freedom. OMODA focuses on futuristic, tech-forward urban vehicles, while JAECOO specializes in premium, off-road-inspired SUVs that harmonize rugged performance with refined aesthetics. Together, OMODA & JAECOO is pioneering a new global ecosystem of lifestyle mobility, offering smart, safe, and stylish solutions for modern explorers. The product line-up includes OMODA C5, JAECOO J7, JAECOO J8, and the upcoming OMODA C7, and JAECOO J5, along with the upcoming SHS (Super Hybrid System) models. As part of its long-term commitment, OMODA & JAECOO has established a 12,000 sqm spare parts distribution centre in JAFZA, the largest Chinese automotive parts hub in the Middle East. This facility enhances regional logistics and aftersales support. Additionally, through its strategic partnership with Maersk, OMODA & JAECOO have further strengthened their logistics and aftersales operations in the UAE, ensuring up to 100% spare parts availability and rapid delivery within 24 and 48 hours. In the UAE, Autorun OJ Car Trading LLC, MAHY Khoory Motors Car Trading and Galadari Mobility LLC are the official distributors of OMODA & JAECOO UAE, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Northern Emirates respective, thus ensuring seamless market entry and premium customer experience.
Digital Trends
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Digital Trends
This week in EV tech: The shape of efficiency
The Nissan Leaf helped kick off the modern EV age, but Nissan squandered that lead. It's now looking to make up for lost time with the first redesign of the Leaf in nearly a decade. As Giovanny Arroba, VP of Nissan Design Europe and head of the EV's design team, explained in an interview with Digital Trends, the 2026 Nissan Leaf goes back to this model's roots with an emphasis on compactness and affordability. 'It's obviously a car that we want to be attainable to a mass volume,' Arroba said. That meant not only building the new Leaf down to a certain price point, but maintaining enough range to make it usable. As with all EVs, aerodynamics was key. The 2026 Leaf's 0.26 drag coefficient is a significant improvement over the 0.29 of the outgoing Leaf achieve what Nissan claims will be up to 303 miles of range with a 75-kilowatt-hour battery pack. That's a 42% range increase with just a 25% increase in battery capacity. Concordes and Coke bottles Shaping the Leaf to be both aerodynamically efficient and aesthetically pleasing was as much about what designers didn't do as what they did, Arroba explained. Recommended Videos 'A shape you would think is the most aerodynamic sometimes may cause drag,' he said. Or it may not look right. A low, sleek nose 'like a Concorde' would cut through the air the cleanest, Arroba acknowledged, but designers went with a broader, grinning front end to give the Leaf a more recognizable 'face.' The more upright front end also helps sell the new Leaf's market positioning as a crossover, rather than the less-popular hatchback body style of the old car. Moving along the car, the goal was 'less Coke bottle on the body side,' Arroba said, referring to the sucked-in middle sections that create an appearance similar to the iconic beverage receptacle from above. 'The more shape you have on the body side, the more drag it can create.' Big gains from small details Big styling changes emphasize that Nissan is (finally) turning over a new Leaf, but smaller details are just as important in reducing drag, and creating a distinctive design, Arroba said. 'The angle of the surface trailing each wheel is super important to maintain attached airflow. In all these subtle angle movements, and where the sharp line cuts off the airflow at the rear of the car, all of these things play a big role.' He added that flush-fit components help as well; Nissan is following numerous other automakers in adopting slick, but potentially finnicky flush door handles. Also crucial is a dramatic upswing of the rear fenders, culminating in a rear spoiler mounted at a 45-degree angle. Wind-tunnel tests and mathematical calculations showed that angle to be surprisingly important for aerodynamic efficiency, Arroba said. It also gave designers an opportunity to make a statement. Many EVs — including Nissan's own Ariya — have a horizontal light bar running across the trunk or tailgate. Feeling that this trend is played out, Arroba and his design team went with a mostly-black surface and individual taillights consisting of two horizontal rectangles and three vertical rectangles on each side. This '2-3' arrangement references Nissan's name, as '2-3' is pronounced 'ni-san' in Japanese. This week's other top EV news After pausing production at its Austin, Texas, plant amid growing inventories of unsold vehicles, Tesla is touting what it claims is the first autonomous delivery of a new car to a customer. On June 27, a Tesla Model Y drove itself from the Austin factory to a customer's driveway with no one onboard, the company claims. This feat was performed using the same tech as Tesla's recently launched robotaxi service, which operates with human safety drivers onboard, and is being investigated for potential traffic-rule violations. A next-generation Mercedes-Benz electric van took a somewhat longer journey as part of testing ahead of the van line's 2026 debut. Mercedes claims a prototype was driven from Stuttgart, Germany, to Rome, a distance of about 677 miles, with just two 15-minute charging stops. The vehicle used was a prototype of the VLE luxury passenger van, but cargo vans and other workaday models are planned. At least some of these will reach the U.S., potentially including an even more luxurious version called the VLS, previewed by the Vision V concept revealed earlier this year. One new EV that likely won't be coming to the U.S. is the Xpeng G7, a crossover SUV close in size to the Tesla Model Y that will sell for around $10,000 less than the Tesla in its home market of China. Xpeng boasts of an expansive augmented-reality head-up display, semi-autonomous driving capability (through a planned over-the-air update) and suspension that can read the road surface and automatically adjust.
