PHEV car review

Omoda

Omoda C7 SHS

Plug-in hybrid · FWD

Jaecoo

Jaecoo J7 SHS

Plug-in hybrid · FWD

Comparison 1

Plug-in hybrid · FWD

Comparison 2

Plug-in hybrid · FWD

Photo: omoda.co.za

Photo: jaecoo.co.za

Photo: byd.co.za

Photo: gwm.co.za

Price

Recommended retail. Lower is better

Trade-inR280 000 R0R500 000 Dealer deal assistanceR0 R0R100 000 Cash deposit0% 0%30% Interest rate8.50% (prime less 2) 6.00% (prime less 4.5)16.00% (prime plus 5.5) Term72 months 36 months96 months Balloon payment0% 0%40%

Repayments include the bank's R69 monthly service fee and its R1 207.50 initiation fee, added to the loan.

R 689 900Best

R7 378 a month over 72 months

Financing R409 900 plus bank fees

R 689 900Best

R7 378 a month over 72 months

Financing R409 900 plus bank fees

R 701 900

R7 591 a month over 72 months

Financing R421 900 plus bank fees · Advertised from R 699 900

R 699 900

R7 556 a month over 72 months

Financing R419 900 plus bank fees

Monthly total

Repayment plus running cost. Lower is better

R 9 442a month

Repayment R7 378 + running R2 064

R 9 512a month

Repayment R7 378 + running R2 135

R 9 463a month

Repayment R7 591 + running R1 872

R 9 275a monthBest

Repayment R7 556 + running R1 719

NCAP | C-NCAP

Overseas crash tests: Euro NCAP, ANCAP or ASEAN NCAP, and China's C-NCAP. South Africa has none of its own

NCAP

Not tested

C-NCAP

Not tested

Details

Not rated by Euro NCAP (Omoda 7), ANCAP or ASEAN NCAP as of 2026-10-04. Chinese-market counterpart per Wikipedia: Chery Tiggo 7L (launched April 2026); no C-NCAP result under any Chery/Omoda name since 2019. Sister cars on the same platform are rated (Jaecoo 7 PHEV, Euro NCAP 5 stars 2025; Chery Tiggo 7, Euro NCAP 5 stars 2025) but those are different bodies.

Euro NCAP 2025

AOP 81%, COP 80%, VRU 80%, SA 80%

C-NCAP

Not tested

Details

NCAP: Tested as JAECOO 7 'Exclusive' PHEV 4x2, LHD (published 2025-04-09); same body and powertrain as the SA J7 SHS

ANCAP 2025 also 5 stars for J7 PHEV variants (AOP 81%, COP 85%, VRU 80%, SA 84%; https://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/bb352d). During the Euro NCAP test the rear of a curtain airbag snagged on the C-pillar trim (a clip not fitted in production). China names: Chery Tansuo 06 C-DM (探索06 C-DM) / Fulwin T6 (per Wikipedia); no C-NCAP result under either name.

Euro NCAP 2023

AOP 90%, COP 86%, VRU 83%, SA 77%

C-NCAP

Not tested

Details

NCAP: Tested as BYD SEAL U electric (LHD), Dec 2023; same body, rating extended to Seal U DM-i (PHEV) variants on 2024-09-11. Different powertrain from the SA PHEV (rating formally covers the PHEV).

Sealion 6 = Seal U DM-i in Europe = BYD Song PLUS DM-i (宋PLUS DM-i) in China. ANCAP also rates the Sealion 6 PHEV 5 stars (rating year 2023, AOP 88%, COP 86%, VRU 83%, SA 75%; https://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/304014). No C-NCAP result for the Song PLUS in any form (the 2016 C-NCAP '比亚迪宋' and 2020 '宋Pro' are different, older models).

ANCAP 2022

AOP 88%, COP 88%, VRU 73%, SA 81%

C-NCAP

Not tested

Details

NCAP: GWM Haval H6 (RHD) range; tests on 2.0 petrol plus extra MPDB and oblique pole tests on 1.5 hybrid and 1.5 PHEV; ANCAP lists H6 Lux/Ultra PHEV 2WD/4WD and H6 GT Ultra PHEV 4WD among variants and says the rating applies to all petrol, hybrid and PHEV variants

Not tested by Euro NCAP. ANCAP 2022 rating (published March 2022) under the 2020-2022 protocol. C-NCAP: no result for the current (third-generation, 2020-on) H6 or its PHEV; C-NCAP's 2018 '哈弗新H6' (5 stars, 57.9 points, 2015 protocol; https://www.c-ncap.org.cn/evaluation/8a528bacd4c34060b7fc70a2fdcbf6f1) is the previous generation and is not used.

Running cost

Estimated fuel and electricity. Lower is better

PetrolR30.00 a litre R24.00 a litreR34.00 a litre ElectricityR4.00 a kWh R0.00 a kWhR6.00 a kWh Driven on electricity50% 0%100% Distance a month1 500 km 500 km5 000 km

Charged from solar

R 2 064a month

R138 per 100 km: petrol R99 + electricity R39

R 2 135a month

R142 per 100 km: petrol R98 + electricity R45

R 1 872a month

R125 per 100 km: petrol R87 + electricity R38

R 1 719a monthBest

R115 per 100 km: petrol R75 + electricity R40

Fuel use, battery flat

Road-tested where a test exists. Lower is better

6.6L/100 km

Tested by Cars.co.za; claimed 4.9 (NEDC)

6.5L/100 km

Tested by TopGear South Africa; claimed 4.7 · 1.0 claimed with a charged battery

5.8L/100 km

Tested by CAR magazine, battery state not stated; claimed 4.8 (WLTP)

5.0L/100 kmBest

maker's claim, no SA road test found · 1.0 claimed with a charged battery

Electric-only range

Test cycles differ: NEDC reads higher than WLTP

Daily round trip40 km 10 km150 km

105km

Covers your 40 km day twice on a charge

1 200 km total range

90km

Covers your 40 km day twice on a charge

WLTP · 1 200 km total range

80km

Covers your 40 km day twice on a charge

WLTP · 1 080 km total range

106kmBest

Covers your 40 km day twice on a charge

NEDC · 1 000 km total range

Fast charging

40kW DCBest

AC 6.6 kW

40kW DCBest

AC 6.6 kW

18kW DC

AC 7 kW

34kW DC

AC 6.6 kW

Vehicle warranty

Years you keep the car5 years 1 year10 years Distance a month1 500 km 500 km5 000 km

7yearsBest

Covers your 5 years

or 200 000 km · Plus 10-year / 1-million-km engine warranty, first owner

7yearsBest

Covers your 5 years

or 200 000 km · Plus 10-year / 1-million-km engine warranty, first owner

5years

Covers your 5 years

or 100 000 km

7yearsBest

Covers your 5 years

or 200 000 km

Battery warranty

Uses the years and distance set above

10yearsBest

Covers your 5 years

Unlimited km · First owner

10yearsBest

Covers your 5 years

Unlimited km · First owner

8years

Covers your 5 years

or 200 000 km

8years

Covers your 5 years

or 150 000 km

Service or maintenance plan

Uses the years and distance set above

5years

Ends 0.8 years before you sell

The 75 000 km limit comes first, after 4.2 years at 18 000 km a year

or 75 000 km

5years

Ends 0.8 years before you sell

The 75 000 km limit comes first, after 4.2 years at 18 000 km a year

or 75 000 km

5yearsBest

Covers your 5 years

or 100 000 km · Maintenance plan

7years

Ends 0.8 years before you sell

The 75 000 km limit comes first, after 4.2 years at 18 000 km a year

or 75 000 km · Services every 15 000 km or 12 months

Driver aids

9of 11

Adaptive cruise
Lane keep
Lane departure warning
Auto emergency braking
Blind spot
Rear cross-traffic
Sign recognition
Fatigue monitor
360° camera
Self-parking
Front sensors

8of 11

Adaptive cruise
Lane keep
Lane departure warning
Auto emergency braking
Blind spot
Rear cross-traffic
Sign recognition
Fatigue monitor
360° camera
Self-parking
Front sensors

8of 11

Adaptive cruise
Lane keep
Lane departure warning
Auto emergency braking
Blind spot
Rear cross-traffic
Sign recognition
Fatigue monitor
360° camera
Self-parking
Front sensors

10of 11Best

Adaptive cruise
Lane keep
Lane departure warning
Auto emergency braking
Blind spot
Rear cross-traffic
Sign recognition
Fatigue monitor
360° camera
Self-parking
Front sensors

Boot space

Seats up

537litres

1 294 L seats folded

340litres

1 265 L seats folded · Measured to the cargo cover

425litres

1 440 L seats folded

560litresBest

1 445 L seats folded

Combined power

255kWBest

525 Nm

255kWBest

525 Nm

160kW

300 Nm

240kW

540 Nm

0 to 100 km/h

Lower is quicker

8.4seconds

8.5seconds

7.8secondsBest

Sources

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