The V8X is the second model on Great Wall’s Global One S platform after the larger V9X, and it is Wey’s five-seat flagship. It is sold in China in two wheelbase series that share a body but not a footprint: the Sport cars measure 5,040 mm long on a 2,968 mm wheelbase, while the Family cars stretch to 5,125 mm on a 3,050 mm wheelbase. Both seat five, so the longer car spends its extra 85 mm on cabin and luggage space instead of a third row.
Every version is a plug-in hybrid running Great Wall’s Hi4 system on an 800 V electrical architecture. A turbocharged engine works with a front motor and a rear motor through a dedicated four-speed hybrid transmission, where most plug-in hybrids use one or two ratios. Three trims use a 1.5-litre turbo, and the Sport Ultra and Family Ultra+ use a 2.0-litre. System output ranges from 590 hp and 722 Nm at the bottom of the range to 684 hp on the Sport Ultra, with 0-100 km/h times between 5.2 and 4.5 seconds.
The battery is what separates the trims most. Three different packs are fitted: a 42.8 kWh lithium iron phosphate unit good for 258 to 261 km of CLTC electric range, a 53.6 kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt pack for 324 km, and a 66.6 kWh pack for 402 km on the two Family Ultra trims. The 800 V system supports 6C charging, which Great Wall quotes at nine minutes for 30 to 80 percent.
Prices run from 239,800 yuan (about $35,300) for the Sport Max to 315,800 yuan (about $46,500) for the Family Ultra+, with a launch promotion of 13,000 yuan off each trim. The V8X went on sale on 14 August 2026, three weeks after pre-orders opened.
