China
Great Wall Motor put the Wey V8X on sale in China on 14 August, three weeks after opening pre-orders. List prices run from 239,800 yuan (about $35,300) to 315,800 yuan (about $46,500), with a limited-time launch promotion of 13,000 yuan off each trim that takes the entry car to 226,800 yuan (about $33,400) while it lasts.
The headline number at pre-order was 402 km of electric-only range on the CLTC cycle, which is more than a number of outright EVs manage. The full price list tells a different story. The V8X is five cars, and only two of them reach 402 km.
Three battery packs are spread across the range. The Sport Max and Family Max carry a 42.8 kWh lithium iron phosphate pack certified for 261 km and 258 km respectively. The Sport Ultra steps up to 53.6 kWh and 324 km. Only the Family Ultra and Family Ultra+, at 279,800 and 315,800 yuan, get the 66.6 kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt pack and the 402 km figure. Electric range, in other words, nearly doubles across a 76,000 yuan span, and the cheapest V8X is also the shortest-legged one.
The trims split on body as well as battery. The Sport cars measure 5,040 mm long on a 2,968 mm wheelbase; the Family cars stretch to 5,125 mm on a 3,050 mm wheelbase. Both are five-seaters, so the longer version puts its extra length into cabin and luggage space rather than a third row.
What all five share is the hardware underneath. Every V8X runs Great Wall’s Hi4 plug-in hybrid system on an 800 V architecture, pairing a turbocharged engine with front and rear motors through a dedicated four-speed hybrid transmission. That last detail is unusual: most plug-in hybrids drive through one or two ratios, and the extra gears are aimed at keeping the engine efficient at motorway speeds rather than at outright acceleration. Three trims use a 1.5-litre turbo, while the Sport Ultra and Family Ultra+ use a 2.0-litre. System output runs from 590 hp and 722 Nm up to 684 hp on the Sport Ultra, with 0-100 km/h between 5.2 and 4.5 seconds. The 800 V system takes a 6C charge, quoted at nine minutes from 30 to 80 percent.
The V8X is the second model on Great Wall’s Global One S platform, following the larger V9X. Wey sold 52,239 cars in the first seven months of 2026, up 17.29 percent year on year.
