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Wey Gaoshan

The Wey Gaoshan (, tall mountain) is a plug-in hybrid minivan produced by Great Wall Motor under the premium brand, Wey.

Overview

On October 19, 2023, the Wey Gaoshan went on sale in China. It features a layout that accommodates either six or seven passengers.[8]

During Auto Shanghai 2025, Wey announced the updated Gaoshan family strategy, renaming the short wheelbase model for family use as the Gaoshan 7, the standard wheelbase model as the Gaoshan 8, and the long wheelbase model for business as the Gaoshan 9.[9]

Specifications

The Gaoshan uses a plug-in hybrid system that consists of a 1.5-liter turbocharged inline 4 petrol engine and two electric motors. The engine produces a maximum power of 115 kW. When combined with the 135 kW rear axle motor, the system delivers a total output of 358 kW and a peak torque of 762 Nm, or 337 kW and 644 Nm of torque for the long wheelbase version. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.7 seconds. The Gaoshan features electric four-wheel drive. A SVOLT-made NMC battery pack with a capacity of 37.96 kWh (44.28 kWh for the long wheelbase version) enables a range of 175 km in electric mode according to the CLTC standard.[10][11][8]

Markets

China

The Gaoshan first went on sale in China on October 18, 2023.[8] On May 14, 2025, a medium wheelbase model, named the Gaoshan 8 went on sale, and the long-wheelbase Gaoshan was renamed to the Gaoshan 9.[12] A short-wheelbase model named the Gaoshan 7, launched in China on October 16, 2025.[13]

Malaysia

The Gaoshan 7 is marketed as the GWM Wey G9 in Malaysia and was launched on January 29, 2026. It is available in a sole variant that costs RM269,800. Compared to the Chinese market's Gaoshan 7, the engine in the Malaysian market G9 is less powerful.[14]

Thailand

The Gaoshan 7 went on sale as the GWM Wey G9 Hi4 in Thailand on November 24, 2025. It is available in a sole variant and use the 44.82 kWh battery pack, with an all-electric range of 170 km.[6]

United Arab Emirates

In April 2024, Wey Gaoshan went on sale in the United Arab Emirates as the GWM Wey 80, marking the first-batch deliveries of the vehicle in the Middle East market.[10]

United States

On July 17, 2025, Faraday Future announced that their Super One minivan, the first model under their Faraday X sub-brand, would be a rebadged Gaoshan 9 that would be imported first from the Tianjin plant and then reassembled at their plant in Hanford, California, planning to use 50 percent locally sourced parts and its internally developed AI software and tech stack.[7]

The Super One was confirmed at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show by the Faraday X subbrand's CEO, Max Ma.[15]

Sales

References

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  3. Портал Отоба: Wey 80. Retrieved 2025-02-10.^
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  5. Jonathan Lee. GWM Wey 80 renamed to Wey G9 for Malaysia – CKD PHEV Toyota Alphard-rivalling MPV coming soon - paultan.org Paul Tan's Automotive News, 12 September 2025, retrieved 12 September 2025^
  6. Liu Miao. GWM’s Wey G9 Hi4 RHD MPV launched in Thailand, priced at 73,000 USD CarNewsChina, 2025-11-29^
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  9. Dalibor Petkovic. 预售32.98万起 魏牌高山家族将于5月13日正式上市 订单已超万台 Autohome, 2023-10-19^
  10. GWM delivers first-batch WEY Gaoshan MPVs in Dubai Gasgoo, 2024-04-11^
  11. Great Wall Motor's WEY puts premium MPV model Gaoshan onto market Gasgoo.com, 2023-10-19^
  12. Denis Bobylev. GWM launched a luxury plug-in hybrid MPV series under Wey brand CarNewsChina, 2025-05-14^
  13. Liu Miao. GWM’s Wey Gaoshan 7 MPV with 452 hp launches at 40,000 USD CarNewsChina, 2025-10-16^
  14. Anthony Lim. GWM Wey G9 MPV launched in Malaysia – 7-seater 1.5T Hi4 PHEV with 442 PS/642 Nm, CKD, RM269,800 Paul Tan's Automotive News, 2026-01-29, retrieved 2026-02-08^
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