2026 GWM Ora Good Cat, Good Cat GT launching in Malaysia Nov 6 – 57.7 kWh LFP, 480 km NEDC, CKD?

In addition to introducing the Tank 500 Black VersionGWM Malaysia has additionally introduced that the revised Good Cat and its sportier sibling, the Good Cat GTmight be launched subsequent week, November 6. This comes after the GT participated within the Nationwide Day parade on August 31, hinting at its impending introduction.

The GT isn’t new, after all, having been unveiled again in 2021; it’s simply taken this lengthy to return right here. Clearly impressed by the success of MINI’s go-faster Cooper S and John Cooper Works fashions, it sports activities a extra aggressive entrance bumper, deeper facet skirts, a diffuser-like rear valance and a bigger tailgate spoiler.

You additionally get fake carbon fibre physique cladding and wheel arch flares, together with fetching 18-inch Y-spoke alloy wheels. Contrasting color highlights on the bumpers, spoiler, door mirror caps, wheels and even the brake callipers add some visible curiosity.

The 2-tone impact is prolonged to the within, which encompasses a extra sober black inside and bucket seats with built-in headrests. Whereas it’s nonetheless front-wheel drive, the GT’s single motor produces 171 PS (126 kW) and 250 Nm of torque, will increase of 28 PS (21 kW) and 40 Nm over the customary Good Cat.

Talking of which, the broader Good Cat vary has obtained a minor replace, albeit not the full facelift afforded to the Chinese language-market mannequin earlier this yr. As a substitute, we’re anticipating this automobile to characteristic the element adjustments that had been added in the course of the swap to CKD native meeting in Thailand in January 2024.

As such, the automobile’s cutesy design ought to stay unchanged, save for a So Blue paint choice that was added in March. There’s additionally a brand new Black Package deal that swaps the outside brightwork and 18-inch silver alloy wheels for darkened objects, just like the aforementioned Tank 500 Black Version.

Inside, the most important distinction is a brand new centre console that ditches the rotary gear selector in favour of a column-mounted stalk and a extra accessible Qi wi-fi charging tray. This has the additional benefit of cleansing up the design of the console space, making it look extra presentable. Once more, the Good Cat will virtually actually lose out on the China facelift’s large tech improve, together with a a lot bigger 14.6-inch infotainment touchscreen operating on GWM’s newest Espresso OS software program.

Greater information is to be discovered below the pores and skin – the earlier automobile’s 47.79 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and 63.14 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery choices have been consolidated right into a single 57.7 kWh LFP pack, additionally produced in Thailand by subsidiary Svolt. This delivers a spread of 480 km on the NEDC cycle, barely down on the five hundred km (420 km WLTP) supplied by the outdated NMC-powered 500 Extremely. On the extra highly effective GT, the vary is barely shorter at 460 km.

The one query that is still is pricing. Now that GWM is constructing its vehicles in Melaka below EP Manufacturing (EPMB), might the up to date Good Cat arrive in CKD type? This is able to clarify the lengthy lead time and hold costs – estimated at RM115,000 for the common Good Cat and RM125,000 for the Good Cat GT – on the present tax-free ranges for the subsequent two years.

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