[Auto Home New Car Launch] On September 23, the WEY Gaoshan Smart Edition was officially launched. The Gaoshan 8 Smart Edition is priced at 309,800 yuan, and the Gaoshan 9 Smart Edition is priced at 385,800 yuan. The new models add an exclusive Gilded Light two-tone series: the Gaoshan 8 features the exclusive "Gilded Light Dark Green" with a gilded roof matched with a dark green body; the Gaoshan 9 features the exclusive "Gilded Light Royal Purple" with a gilded eave roof matched with a royal purple body. It is worth noting that according to the plan, the official will also launch the Gaoshan 8 HEV version, which is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The exterior continues the "High Mountain and Flowing Water" design concept. The front face is equipped with a transverse mountain and river grille, paired with encircling front and rear through-type light clusters. The lighting hardware has been upgraded, equipped with 35*50mm dual-light + auxiliary dual-light lens headlights to improve night lighting performance. In terms of color matching, the new gilded light two-tone body is added. Gilded Light Dark Green is exclusive to Gaoshan 8, and Gilded Light Royal Purple is exclusive to Gaoshan 9. At the same time, a variety of paint colors such as Royal Purple, Deep Space Black, and Brocade White are available, and the interior can be selected from Jade Black, Cloud White, and Glow Orange.
In terms of space, the Gaoshan Smart Edition has a flat floor and a long slide rail design with the second and third rows sharing the same rail. The Gaoshan 8 has a body size of 5280×1960×1900mm, a wheelbase of 3145mm, an interior length of 3693mm, a slide rail length of 1930mm, and a luggage compartment volume of 435‑1901L. It adopts a 2+2+3 seven-seat layout. The Gaoshan 8 is standard equipped with zero-gravity seats with dual physical buttons, and the third row of Gaoshan 8 adopts a 4/6 split butterfly design.
The Gaoshan 9 has a body size of 5410×1960×1890mm, a wheelbase of 3275mm, an interior length of 3823mm, a slide rail length of 2130mm, and a luggage compartment volume of 315‑1975L. It is a six-seat layout. The second row is standard equipped with dual zero-gravity rotating seats, which support 45° welcome mode, 90° viewing mode and 180° face-to-face mode when parked. The third row of Gaoshan 9 is dual independent seats.
In terms of intelligence, the Gaoshan Smart Edition is equipped with dual VLA Little Wei Classmate intelligent agents, which are divided into two independent intelligent units: cockpit VLA and driving VLA. In terms of cockpit hardware, the Gaoshan 8 is equipped with Coffee OS 3.5 and Qualcomm 8295P ultra-performance chip, and adopts a dual 15.6-inch central control and co-pilot connected screen. The Gaoshan 9 is equipped with Coffee OS 4 system and Qualcomm 8797 chip, and is equipped with a 29.6-inch 6.4K QD-Mini LED integrated central control and co-pilot screen, as well as two front and rear 5-megapixel cockpit perception cameras. Both models are uniformly equipped with a 21.4-inch 4K QD-Mini LED rear entertainment screen. Relying on the cockpit VLA intelligent agent, the vehicle can complete identity recognition, habit memory and emotion perception. The Gaoshan 9 supports an end-cloud integrated large model, which can handle complex in-vehicle commands. The cockpit follows relevant privacy protection principles and supports child care. The Gaoshan 9 supports functions such as in-vehicle multi-angle snapshot and automatic Vlog generation, and is compatible with HiCar, ICCOA Carlink and Honor Car Connection. The CarPlay function of Gaoshan 9 will be pushed through subsequent OTA, and it also supports remote vehicle control via a variety of smart watches.
In terms of driving, the Gaoshan Smart Edition is equipped with the Coffee Pilot 4 assisted driving system. The whole vehicle has 28 high-precision sensors, equipped with a forward 192-line LiDAR and a rear solid-state LiDAR, and is equipped with the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor chip with a computing power of 700TOPS. The system supports voice-controlled intelligent driving functions, can predict road condition risks, and the CoT (Chain of Thought) card can display the system decision-making link. It has full-scene NOA (Navigation on Autopilot) from parking space to parking space, covering scenarios such as cities, expressways and parks, and can realize memory parking, remote control parking and autonomous parking.
In terms of power, the Gaoshan 8 PHEV Smart Edition is equipped with a 1.5T hybrid engine, with a comprehensive system power of 357kW, a comprehensive torque of 644N·m, and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.7 seconds. The Gaoshan 9 PHEV Smart Edition is equipped with a 2.0T hybrid engine, with a comprehensive system power of 405kW, a comprehensive torque of 782N·m, and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.6 seconds. The battery capacity of both models is 53.9kWh. The Gaoshan 8 has a CLTC pure electric range of 270km and a comprehensive range of 1199km. The Gaoshan 9 has a CLTC pure electric range of 265km and a comprehensive range of 1166km. The whole series is standard equipped with all-aluminum suspension and flexible steering function. The minimum turning radius of Gaoshan 8 is 5.7 meters, and that of Gaoshan 9 is 5.9 meters.
In addition, the Gaoshan 8 HEV version is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026. The new model is equipped with a 2.0T hybrid-specific engine and Hi4 four-wheel drive system, and is equipped with a 3.64kWh battery. This version does not support external charging.
Competitor analysis:
Denza D9
Voyah Dreamer
The Gaoshan Smart Edition mainly competes with models such as Denza D9 and Voyah Dreamer. The Denza D9 has a high market stock, a mature hybrid system, and high-end models are equipped with air suspension, with prominent business attributes. The Voyah Dreamer also adopts a large-size body, with solid chassis materials, balancing household and business use. Compared with the two competitors, the Gaoshan Smart Edition has an exclusive MPV platform, the travel of the second and third row slide rails is superior, and the third row is standard equipped with ventilation and heating. The intelligent driving system is supported by front and rear dual LiDARs, and the cockpit has AI capabilities such as emotion perception. At the same time, it provides an HEV power version to cover users without charging conditions.
Full text summary:
The WEY Gaoshan Smart Edition has completed cockpit and intelligent driving upgrades on the basis of the original models. It realizes the vehicle's active perception of user needs through dual VLA intelligent agents, emphasizes the equal riding experience of the third row in terms of space, and launches two power solutions, PHEV and HEV, to cover family and business users with different charging conditions. (Text/Auto Home Li Na)