On August 2, Liu Yanzhao, general manager of the Wey brand, announced in a live broadcast as part of the Lanshan Smart Driving Tour in Shenzhen that the car was open for presales. Despite Great Wall Motor claiming that this is an all-new car, it is, in fact, just a new version of the existing Lanshan. That said, it brings a considerable increase in the capability of smart driving. Two car versions open for presales with the Max priced at 308,800 yuan (43,000 USD) and the Ultra at 335,800 yuan (46,750 USD). As always, in China those who place orders during the presales, from August 3, can enjoy various purchase rights notably for this car it includes urban NOA and high-speed NOA smart driving functions free for life.

The original Wey Lanshan (see specs) was launched as a PHEV, with deliveries beginning in April 2023. Externally the new version has little difference from the original car. Apart from the addition of a Lidar unit mounted above the windshield, the only other difference to the front is a new body-colored solid bar that runs through the air intake grille.

Wey, over the last few years, has named its cars after types of coffee, and Lanshan in English means Blue Mountain. Those who know their coffee will be aware that Blue Mountain is generally considered a high-end coffee, and it should be no surprise that in the Wey brand line up the Lanshan is the flagship SUV model.

Where the intelligent driving version differs significantly from the previous version is with smart driving capability and also in terms of the interior. The Ultra version of the car gets what’s known as Coffee Pilot Ultra ADAS, which gives full-scene NOA (navigation on autopilot). It does not rely on high-precision maps and can realize both high-speed NOA and urban NOA. Along with a 128-line Lidar unit, the car has several other sensors, including two 8-megapixel cameras, nine 3-megapixel cameras, and three millimeter wavelength radars. Processing the information is the Nvidia Orin X chip, although currently, it is not clear whether this is a single or a dual chip setup and what the computing power is.

Inside the intelligent driving version of the Lanshan is very different to that of the existing car and it has obviously been influenced by the styling of the Li Auto L series of SUVs. The dashboard is dominated by dual 15.6-inch 2.5k screens, with one operating as an infotainment screen, and the other as an entertainment screen for the front passenger. In addition, the car has a 29-inch SR head-up display and an LCD instrument display. Powering the car systems is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, and the car has six-zone voice recognition. It uses the Coffee OS 3 system and incorporates Coffee GPT large modal AI along with Coffee AI sound video and audio immersion effects. Occupants are treated to a 23-speaker sound system.

The car is a six-seater and in the first and second rows has individual seats. These gain heating, ventilation, and massage functions along with having zero gravity function meaning that they can recline to a near-flat position. There is a refrigerator which also has a heating function and can range in temperature between -6 and 50°C. Top spec cars have a 17.3-inch 3K screen which folds down from the ceiling for rear passenger entertainment.

A PHEV, the Wey Lanshan supports three power modes: pure electric, pure electric priority, and intelligent hybrid. There are in addition seven driving modes which also cover off road ability consisting of: eco, standard, sport, four-wheel drive, snow, mud, and sand. The car has CDC electronically controlled damping suspension.

Full details of the powertrain have not yet been disclosed; however, it is built around a 1.5T engine and two electric motors. The Ultra gains a 52.3 kWh capacity battery pack and has a WLTC all-electric range of 220 km and a comprehensive range of 1343 km. Meanwhile, the Max has a smaller 44.5 kWh Battery pack and a range of 185 and 1307 km respectively. The acceleration from 0-100 km/h is 4.9 seconds and fuel consumption is 6.7 l/100km.

Sources: Autohome, Fast Technology