The JAC A5 Plus or originally the Sehol A5 Plus is a compact liftback produced by Sehol of JAC Motors.[3]
The Sehol A5 Plus was revealed during the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show with sales starting in August 2021.[4] It is the first sedan under the Sehol brand.[5] After 2023, the model was rebadged back to JAC.
The A5 Plus is powered by a 1.5-liter TGDI turbo engine code named HFC4GC1.6E shared with the Sehol QX, mated to 7-speed DCT gearbox.[4]
An electric variant based on the A5 Plus originally called the Sehol E50A Pro was also developed and was planned to be launched in 2022. As of March 2022, presales of an updated variant essentially being the final production of the Sehol E50A Pro called the Sehol Aipao (爱跑) was launched with a 64 kWh battery set producing a maximum power output of 142 kW and 340 Nm capable of a top speed of 142 km/h and 0–100 km/h acceleration takes 7.6 seconds.[6] After the discontinuation of the Sehol brand, the Aipao was rebadged as the JAC Yiwei Aipao under the JAC Yiwei (江淮钇为) NEV series.
