The MPV previously called the GWM Wey 80 has been given a new name ahead of its Malaysian launch, with the GWM Wey G9 moniker having been announced on Facebook. The Chinese carmaker added that the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire rival, last previewed at the paultan.org Premium Auto Car Expo (PACE) in July, is coming soon – about time, too, as the previously-announced Q3 2025 launch window ends this month.
No other details were announced, but we should get the car as per what was shown at PACE, in the new middle-wheelbase seven-seater specification (sold in China as the Wey Gaoshan 8). That car measures a generous 5,280 mm long, slotting between the 5,050 mm of the standard-wheelbase Gaoshan 7 and the whopping 5,410 mm of the long-wheelbase six-seater Gaoshan 9.
The Malaysian market G9 will also receive an updated interior, featuring a two-spoke steering wheel, a 12.3-inch digital instrument display and a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen (no passenger display for our market, unfortunately), the latter running on GWM’s latest Coffee OS 3. There are also new seat controls on the second-row armrests, including a rotary massage mode dial.
Under the bonnet will sit the Hi4 all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid system consisting of a 156 PS 1.5 litre turbo four-cylinder engine, a 177 PS electric front motor and a 183 PS rear motor for a total system output of 487 PS, plus 140 km of CLTC-rated electric range from a 37.96 kWh battery. The updated powertrain in China gets a slightly lower total output of 458 PS but a larger 51.55 kWh battery delivering a WLTP-rated EV range of 201 km, although it’s unclear if export markets like ours will get this.
When it arrives, the G9 will be locally assembled alongside the Haval H6 HEV at the EP Manufacturing (EPMB) plant in Pegoh, Melaka, with exports to ASEAN markets such as Thailand under consideration.
GALLERY: GWM Wey G9 Hi4 at PACE 2025
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With all these China MPVs coming in, is our MPV market really that big?
if not mistaken toyota alphard sales figure is constantly in the monthly top ten, maybe the funeral house company like to buy.
they are more comfortable than a long wheelbase SUV.
it’s not like a compact Sedan too when you have executives, bosses, colleagues, friends and family to carry.
Their MPV is mainly for their own domestic market of 1.4 billiomn people. Since got extra they send some overseas. If they specifically made MPV for Malaysian market or SEA in general, they will make small MPV like the Avanza. Our market too small for big MPV. Soon I believe they will start making luxury small Avanza like EV that will destroy Toyota
it already started with BYD M6, and soon Zeekr Mix.
Can’t Chinese people named their products properly? WEY? WEY ? WEY? Why not wreath to make things more interesting?
better than using some random numbers like bmw 1234i
but but for the same price of 300k malaysians prefer to buy 2nd hand old junk, sorry i mean grade AAA recond, alphard and vellfire. same logic as how malaysian govt wants to buy stone age 30-year-old F18 fighters from kuwait , while thailand bought brand new gripens and indonesia bought brand new rafales.
2nd hand old junk? What do you mean.. ? 2nd hand Toyota is any better than those junk made in China
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Yea all the type c that everyday criticise usa and japan but end of day buy toyota or other imperialis brand cars will buy alphard coffin car still
obviously its the opposite where type c consumers who are cost conscious and thrifty will definitely buy ccp cars. mostly the m type who easy to get Tongkat, sorry i mean rezeki, willing to spend more on a bmw because they prioritize image and gaya.
Because your type can only afford avanza only. Type C will buy whatever car that is the most luxury in the market if they can afford it.
Hopefuly the ride experience is way better than Denza D9. Just saw a Denza D9 ‘hopping’ otr in LDP hiway few days ago, “ni motobot atau kereta”?
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