The Wey gum 80 MPV has been sighted but once more, however not like final week, the place it was noticed undisguisedthe luxurious folks mover now wears a wrap in a bid to masks its id within the newest set of spy pictures. Apparently, the brand new picture set reveals that right-hand drive is now current, and it additionally reveals adjustments we are able to anticipate to see within the seven-seater MPV when it makes its debut right here later this yr, seemingly someday within the third quarter.
In contrast to the unit previewed on the 2024 Kuala Lumpur Worldwide Mobility Present (KLIMS) final December, the inside of the sighted Wey accommodates minor variations in its cabin that recommend that Malaysia shall be getting the up to date model of the MPV, which debuted in April at Auto Shanghai 2025which might make us the primary nation outdoors of China to get the replace in addition to RHD.
As evidenced by the pictures of the inside, the spied mule has the brand new two-spoke steering wheel and the totally different 12.3-inch instrument/15.6-inch infotainment display screen format as seen on the Wey Gaoshan 9 in Shanghai, though the Malaysian trial unit bears solely a single central show as an alternative of the twin display screen configuration proven in China.
Moreover, whereas we’re nonetheless getting the seven-seat model, the centre row zero-gravity captain chairs have been redesigned, and now have bodily seat adjustment controls situated on the ahead fringe of the internal armrests on each models.
Regardless of our earlier guess that the long-wheelbase kind could be the one coming, phrase is that the native automobile will stay a typical wheelbase model. The pre-update instance proven at KLIMS measured 5,045 mm lengthy, 1,960 mm huge and 1,900 mm tall with a 3,085 mm wheelbase.
It’s not recognized if there are any powertrain-related revisions, however the Hello-4 plug-in hybrid system on the Wey 80 at KLIMS consisted of a 154 hp (156 PS) 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol mill paired with two electrical motors, a 174 hp (177 PS, or 130 kW) unit on the entrance and an 181 hp (183 PS, or 135 kW) unit on the rear to supply a mixed system output of 480 hp (487 PS or 358 kW) and 762 Nm. On that one, a 37.96 kWh ternary lithium battery gives the car with as much as 140 km (CLTC) of electric-only journey.
Final December, EP Manufacturing (EPMB) revealed that the Wey 80 shall be regionally assembled (CKD) on the Hicom Pegoh Industrial Park in Melaka from the tip of this yr. It was additionally highlighted that the MPV shall be “catered to the ASEAN market,” implying that it is going to be bought in neigbouring markets.
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