GAC Emkoo 2025

• PACE 2025: See the GAC Emkoo, test the M8 PHEV; offers on GS3 Emzoom, Aion Y Plus EV at SCCC

  In Cars, GAC, Local News / By Mick Chan / 19 July 2025 4:41 pm / 0 comment

  

  The paultan.org Premium Auto Car Expo (PACE) is back for 2025, co-sponsored by Carro and RHB Bank, and this is ongoing at the Setia City Convention Centre (SCCC) throughout this weekend.

  Joining the event this year is GAC which has previewed the Emkoo today on-location, offering a public viewing of its C-segment SUV entrant to the market.

  This is the second locally assembled model from the brand after the GS3 Emzoom, and the example previewed here is powered by a 1.5 TGDI with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. With 177 PS and 270 Nm, it is par for the C-SUV course in a field with the likes of the Proton X70 and the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro.

  

  

  Offers from GAC at PACE 2025 start with the GS3 Emzoom, which brings the accessibility of monthly instalments from RM990, a five-year, 150,000 km vehicle warranty and a seven-year, 180,000 km powertrain warranty for the B-segment compact SUV.

  If you’re looking for a battery-electric model, the brand has the Aion Y Plus, and this is priced from RM95,800, including a portable charger. For peace of mind, the Aion Y Plus is covered by an eight-year, 160,000 km vehicle warranty, as well as an eight-year, 200,000 km warranty on its battery, drive motor and electronics.

  You may also test drive the GAC M8 plug-in hybrid MPV at PACE 2025, which is a luxurious unit featuring reclining captain seats with one-touch spa functions, a multi-function connectivity system with Yamaha premium sound, GAC-patented 360 full-surround airbag technology including a world-first rear-windscreen airbag, and a 373 PS/630 Nm petrol-electric powertrain that brings a combined range of up to 1,038 km!

  

  Purchasing your vehicle at PACE 2025 comes with benefits unique to the event. That’s because the first 200 new vehicle bookings will come with RM3,000 worth of vouchers from our supporting partners, which include Solar Gard, Dodomat, The Carage, Kuzig Glanz, Gintell and DK Schweizer.

  Similarly, the first 40 new bike bookings will also receive RM3,000 worth of vouchers from the above-mentioned supporting partners. There’s more; confirmed new car bookings will enter you into a lucky draw that can win you prizes, including ten smartphones worth RM3,500 each and a grand prize, consisting of a holiday package for two worth RM25,000!

  Great deals await – the 2025 paultan.org Premium Auto Car Expo is happening at the Setia City Convention Centre, which is on this weekend from 9am to 7pm.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

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• GAC Emkoo public preview at PACE 2025 – C-segment SUV with 1.5 TGDI, 7-speed DCT; CKD from RM120k

  In Cars, GAC, Local News / By Danny Tan / 19 July 2025 9:52 am / 4 comments

  

  GAC Malaysia is having a public preview of the GAC Emkoo at the paultan.org Premium Auto Car Expo (PACE) 2025, which is being held at the Setia City Convention Centre this weekend, July 19–20. Distributor WTC Automotif (WTCA) also has the GAC M8 luxury MPV at its PACE stand, but we’ll be focusing on the Emkoo in this post.

  The Emkoo is GAC’s second CKD locally assembled model after the GS3 Emzoom that was launched last year. If the Emzoom is a B-segment rival to the Proton X50, you can think of the Emkoo as its bigger brother, a C-segment SUV rival of the Proton X70 and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, among others.

  The distinctively-styled five-seater Emkoo is 4,680 mm long and 1,901 mm wide, which is a fair bit larger than the X70 – 154 mm longer and 70 mm wider, while the GAC’s 2,750 mm wheelbase is 80 mm longer.

  

  

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  Sitting on GAC’s Global Platform Modular Architecture (GPMA) shared with the Emzoom, the Emkoo is available elsewhere with 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engines, as well as a 2.0-litre hybrid powertrain.

  The car on preview here is a 1.5 TGDI with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, which is par for the C-SUV course here. With 177 PS and 270 Nm of torque from 1,400 and 4,500 rpm, it beats the X70’s outputs. WTCA claims fuel efficiency of 6.6L per 100 km.

  

  

  

  

  Kit highlights include a ‘dual-screen cockpit’ (10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, 10.1-inch touchscreen), Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and Level 2 ADAS. There’s also what GAC calls a Full Automatic Parking Assist (FAPA) function, which you can sample at PACE as units are available for test drives.

  The sub-RM150k SUV market is super competitive and the success of a product is heavily dependant on price. CKD assembled at Tan Chong’s Segambut plant, the GAC Emkoo will be available in two variants – the Premium from RM120,000 estimated and the Premium Pro from RM130,000.

  The Emkoo’s design certainly stands out, more so than the super-sharp Emzoom even – what do you think of this SUV’s looks and package?

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• GAC Emkoo in Malaysia – CKD local assembly commences in Segambut plant, to debut in Q3 2025

  In Cars, GAC, Local News / By Mick Chan / 25 June 2025 7:08 pm / 6 comments

  

  Distributor of GAC vehicles in Malaysia, WTC Automotif (WTCA) has announced that local assembly of the GAC Emkoo has started at the Segambut assembly plant, ahead of its planned market introduction in the third quarter of this year.

  This makes the Emkoo the second GAC model to be locally assembled at the facility, after the B-segment Emzoom GS3 that was launched in Malaysia in April 2024.

  Previously sighted on local roads in March this year, the Emkoo is a five-seater C-segment SUV that measures 4,680 mm long, 1,901 mm wide and 1,670 mm tall with a 2,750 mm wheelbase, which will compete with the likes of the Honda CR-V and the Proton X70.

  

  The Emkoo shares its Global Platform Modular Architecture (GPMA) with the GS3 Emzoom, and overseas the C-segment SUV is offered with a choice of 1.5 litre and 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engines, as well as a 2.0 litre hybrid powertrain.

  The 1.5L petrol option is the likely choice, and this outputs 177 PS at 5,500 rpm and 270 Nm of torque between 1,400 and 4,500 rpm, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.

  

  

  

  

  Inside, the cabin of the Emkoo previewed in Malaysia was specified a seven-inch digital instrument display and a 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, the latter packing Apple CarPlay, though this preview specification is not representative of what’s official for Malaysia.

  In China, the Emkoo can be optioned with larger displays – a 10.25-inch instrument display and a 14.6-inch touchscreen – as well as a 12-speaker Yamaha sound system.

  “We are proud to advance to the next chapter of our CKD journey with the launch of Emkoo mass production. This milestone highlights our capability to meet global quality standards while assembling vehicles locally. The Emkoo reflects our joint commitment to delivering technologically advanced and design-forward vehicles to Malaysian consumers in a timely and efficient manner,” said WTC Automotif CEO Tan Keng Meng.

  GALLERY: GAC Emkoo previewed in Malaysia

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• GAC Emkoo sighted in Malaysia – C-segment rival to Proton X70, Honda CR-V to debut in Malaysia soon?

  In Cars, GAC, Local News / By Mick Chan / 4 March 2025 11:26 am / 2 comments

  

  Previewed in Malaysia in January 2024, the GAC Emkoo has now been sighted in public in Malaysia, at what appears to be the Petronas station in Mutiara Damansara, courtesy of Twitter/X user rinmansor.

  Models from the GAC brand are sold in Malaysia by Warisan Tan Chong Automotif (WTCA), which launched the GS3 Emzoom locally in April 2024 following the opening of order books in January that year, and the Aion Y Plus that was launched in May 2024.

  The Emkoo is a five-seater SUV of the C-segment category, albeit a rather large one at 4,680 mm long, 1,901 mm wide and 1,670 mm tall with a 2,750 mm wheelbase, making it just 11 mm shorter and lower than the sixth-generation Honda CR-V. Its width and wheelbase are comfortably larger than those of the Honda, and the Proton X70 that is of the same segment.

  

  

  

  GAC Emkoo previewed in Malaysia

  In its native market of China, the GAC Emkoo is offered with 1.5 litre and 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engines, and a 2.0 litre hybrid setup, though the smaller capacity unit of the two petrol powertrains is likely. The 1.5T unit outputs 177 PS at 5,500 rpm and 270 Nm of torque between 1,400 and 4,500 rpm in the B-segment Emzoom, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed wet dual-clutch automatic transmission.

  The example shown at last year’s preview was specified with a seven-inch digital instrument display and a 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, though the China-market Emkoo gets a 10.25-inch instrument display and a 14.6-inch touchscreen along with a 12-speaker Yamaha sound system.

  That said, the show car of last year was a preview unit, and its specifications are not representative of what Malaysia will eventually receive, though safety kit and driver assistance systems could include six airbags, autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, traffic jam assist, lane change assist, blind spot monitoring, traffic sign recognition, rear collision warning and a door opening warning.

  Captured today this morning… Orang cakap kalau ternampak kereta bertutup tutup ni, kena bagitau @paultantk 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Ietwg8Ysod

  — Rin  (@rinmansor) March 4, 2025

  GALLERY: GAC Emkoo previewed in Malaysia

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• 2024 GAC Emkoo previewed in Malaysia: C-segment SUV bigger than Proton X70; 177 PS 1.5T, 7-spd DCT?

  In Cars, GAC, Local News / By Jonathan Lee / 31 January 2024 8:40 pm / 6 comments

  

  Aside from the GS3 Emzoom and Aion Y Plus, Warisan Tan Chong Automotif (WTCA) has also previewed the GAC Emkoo in Malaysia today. The Chinese carmaker’s latest C-segment SUV will enter the market later this year – likely CKD locally assembled at Tan Chong’s Segambut plant – following on from the smaller GS3 Emzoom that is now open for booking.

  The Emkoo – which is strictly a five-seater – is fairly large by segment standards, measuring 4,680 mm long, 1,901 mm wide and 1,670 mm tall, as well as possessing a 2,750 mm wheelbase. This makes it 270 mm longer, 51 mm wider and 70 mm taller than the GS3 Emzoom, while its wheelbase is 100 mm longer.

  Against what will be its main rival, the Proton X70, the GAC is a full 161 mm longer and 70 mm wider, plus it boasts a 70 mm longer wheelbase. In fact, it’s only 11 mm shorter and lower than the brand-new, sixth-generation Honda CR-V, while its width (+35 mm) and wheelbase (+49 mm) both shade its Japanese competitor’s.

  

  Under the bonnet, the Emkoo is available with a choice of 1.5 litre and 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol engines, as well as a 2.0 litre hybrid powertrain. We’re expecting to get the smaller of the two petrol options, producing 177 PS at 5,500 rpm and 270 Nm of torque between 1,400 and 4,500 rpm, delivering a claimed fuel consumption figure of 6.8 litres per 100 km on the WLTP cycle. It’s paired to a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, with drive sent to the front wheels only.

  Sharing its Global Platform Modular Architecture (GPMA) with the GS3 Emzoom, the Emkoo is a sharp-looking crossover, with shades of new-age Peugeot at the front. You’ll find large L-shaped LED headlights and a distinctive “Borderless V-Shape Grille” – the latter consisting of a series of progressively larger chevron openings filling up the front end.

  The chiselled sides and upswept window line kink, on the other hand, are reminiscent of the Lexus NX, while the rear end features slim vertical LED taillights. An aggressive tailgate spoiler and diffuser – the latter incorporating dual integrated exhaust exits – complete the Emkoo’s extroverted look.

  

  The future-forward design continues on the inside, where the Emkoo sports tubular design elements on the centre air-con vents, floating centre console and door cards. The tech on board includes a seven-inch digital instrument display and a 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, the latter coming with Apple CarPlay and flanked by touch-sensitive volume and fan speed (not temperature, weirdly enough) sliders on either side.

  In China, the Emkoo can be had with a larger displays – a 10.25-inch instrument display and a 14.6-inch touchscreen – as well as a 12-speaker Yamaha sound system. We should point out that the car you see here is simply a preview unit and is not representative of the final local spec.

  The Emkoo’s sizeable proportions endow it with a large 638 litre boot, expandable to 1,586 litres with the rear seats folded. In terms of driver assists, the car can be had with six airbags, autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, traffic jam assist, lane change assist, blind spot monitoring, traffic sign recognition, rear collision warning and a door opening warning.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  
  

   

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