It has simply been revealed that the Wey gum 80 can be on full show on the paultan.org Premium Auto Automotive Expo (PACE) 2025taking place this weekend July 19 and 20 on the Setia Metropolis Conference Centre (SCCC). The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) MPV on present can be a right-hand drive (RHD) unit too – proven for the primary time ever – so what you see can be what you’ll finally get when it’s launched later this yr.
The Wey 80 was beforehand previewed on the 2024 Kuala Lumpur Worldwide Mobility Present (KLIMS) final December, however in LHD type and in an older pre-updated guise inside and outside. The brand new show automotive on present this weekend is anticipated to be the newest model of the MPVwhich simply debuted in April at Auto Shanghai 2025.
In China, the brand new Wey 80 is powered by an up to date Hi4 (Hybrid clever 4WD) system, with a 170 PS/245 Nm 1.5 litre turbo four-cylinder engine, a 109 PS/170 Nm electrical motor and a four-speed devoted hybrid transmission (DHT), plus one other 184 PS/232 Nm motor driving the rear wheels. Whole system output is 458 PS and 644 Nm of torque, with a 51.55 kWh NMC battery giving a WLTP-rated electrical vary of 201 km, resulting in a complete vary of 963 km.
In case you are nonetheless not sure that the all-electric Denza D9, Zeekr 009 and Xpeng X9 can be an excellent various to a Toyota Alphard or Vellfire, maybe the PHEV GWM Wey 80 would make for an interesting best-of-both-worlds alternative. Will probably be locally-assembled in Melaka too, so it ought to be priced competitively. Test it out at PACE 2025 this weekend.
GALLERY: GWM Wey 80 Gaoshan 9 at Auto Shanghai 2025.
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