A standard, unmodified JAECOO 7 SHS-P plug-in hybrid has set a Guinness World Record for the lowest fuel consumption by a production plug-in hybrid SUV, after completing Britain’s National Three Peaks Challenge on just 24.3 kilometres per litre. The result, officially confirmed by a Guinness adjudicator, is a striking demonstration for a car that is now also on sale in Pakistan, where fuel costs shape almost every buying decision.
The Three Peaks Challenge is one of Britain’s best-known endurance tests, and it is as much about the driving as the climbing. Television presenter Ben Shephard climbed the highest mountains of Scotland, England and Wales — Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa, better known as Snowdon — while drivers Kevin Booker and Sam Clarke shared the driving between the peaks. The route covered 469.5 miles, around 756 kilometres, over motorways, mountain roads and country lanes, through the night, in rain, sunshine and high winds, and the car returned 68.7 miles per gallon across the whole journey.
The record was carefully verified rather than simply claimed. The RAC witnessed the sealing and reopening of both the fuel filler and the charging port, Webfleet telematics and GPS tracking recorded the journey, evidence was gathered at each summit, and a Guinness World Records adjudicator confirmed the result. The car itself was a standard production model with no modifications, although the figure reflects the conditions of this particular challenge and is not the car’s official WLTP rating, so everyday results will vary with driving style, terrain, temperature and how often the battery is charged.
The technology behind the result is the Super Hybrid System Plug-in, which pairs a petrol engine with electric power. It offers up to 56 miles, about 90 kilometres, of electric range for daily driving, and can rapid-charge from 30 percent to 80 percent in around 20 minutes under suitable conditions, switching to hybrid operation for longer trips without the worry of running out of charge. The record also comes as the JAECOO 7 enjoys a strong run in Britain, where it was reported as the country’s best-selling new car in September 2026 and the second best-selling new car of the year so far.
For Pakistan, the record lands close to home. The JAECOO J7 SHS-P arrived here with the OMODA and JAECOO launch on August 1, 2025, at Lahore’s Expo Centre, backed by NexGen Auto, part of the Nishat Group, through a USD 100 million investment and local assembly in Faisalabad, and it has since become the country’s best-selling plug-in hybrid. For drivers weighing up a hybrid against rising petrol prices, a verified long-distance fuel figure like this one is exactly the kind of evidence that matters.
