Thursday, October 30, 2025

2026 GAC Aion V: Australia’s newest Chinese language mid-size electrical SUV detailed

There’s one other three-letter acronym to recollect within the Australian new-car market: GAC.

The automaker hails from – the place else? – China, and it’s launching right here in November with three fashions at first.

GAC Australia has now introduced specification particulars for the primary of those, the mid-size Aion V electrical SUV. It says it’ll announce pricing and guarantee info in November.

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The Aion V shall be provided right here in Premium and Luxurious trim ranges, each of which function a 150kW/210Nm front-mounted electrical motor powered by a 75.26kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.

There’s a number of commonplace equipment even within the base Premium, together with a panoramic sunroof, heated and ventilated entrance seats, and eight.8-inch digital instrument and 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment shows.

Unusually, the top-spec Luxurious features a 6.6L fridge that may maintain as much as 12 cans. GAC says it could actually preserve a gentle temperature of 4°C whereas utilizing 0.5kWh of electrical energy over 24 hours, and its temperature will be adjusted from -15°C to 50°C.

The Aion V measures 4605mm lengthy, 1854mm large and 1686mm tall on a 2775mm wheelbase, which makes it 5mm longer, 1mm wider and 1mm taller than a Toyota RAV4 on an 85mm longer wheelbase.