GWM Wey 80 PHEV to be on full display at PACE 2025

GWM Wey 80 PHEV to be on full display at PACE 2025

It has just been revealed that the GWM Wey 80 will be on full display at the paultan.org Premium Auto Car Expo (PACE) 2025, happening this weekend July 19 and 20 at the Setia City Convention Centre (SCCC). The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) MPV on show will be a right-hand drive (RHD) unit too – shown for the first time ever – so what you see will be what you’ll eventually get when it’s launched later this year.

The Wey 80 was previously previewed at the 2024 Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) last December, but in LHD form and in an older pre-updated guise inside and out. The new display car on show this weekend is expected to be the latest version of the MPV, which just debuted in April at Auto Shanghai 2025.

In China, the new Wey 80 is powered by an updated Hi4 (Hybrid intelligent 4WD) system, with a 170 PS/245 Nm 1.5 litre turbo four-cylinder engine, a 109 PS/170 Nm electric motor and a four-speed dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT), plus another 184 PS/232 Nm motor driving the rear wheels. Total system output is 458 PS and 644 Nm of torque, with a 51.55 kWh NMC battery giving a WLTP-rated electric range of 201 km, leading to a total range of 963 km.

If you are still unsure that the all-electric Denza D9, Zeekr 009 and Xpeng X9 would be an ideal alternative to a Toyota Alphard or Vellfire, perhaps the PHEV GWM Wey 80 would make for an appealing best-of-both-worlds choice. It will be locally-assembled in Melaka too, so it should be priced competitively. Check it out at PACE 2025 this weekend.

GALLERY: GWM Wey 80 Gaoshan 9 at Auto Shanghai 2025.

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Preferring to drive cars rather than desks, Hafriz Shah ditched his suit and tie to join the ranks of Malaysia's motoring hacks. A car's technical brilliance is completely lost on him, appreciating character-making quirks more. When not writing this ego trip of a bio, he's usually off driving about aimlessly, preferably in a car with the right combination of three foot pedals and six gears.

 
 

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