GAC M8 hybrid MPV priced to heat up Australia’s new luxury van battleground

Australia’s burgeoning top rate MPV market will amplify extra at the tip of this month with the advent of the GAC M8 slump-in hybrid minivan, priced from $76,590 plus on-boulevard prices.

That payment dramatically undercuts the hybrid-powered Lexus LM350h (from $163,520 + ORCs) and fully electric Zeekr 009 (from $115,900 + ORCs), with the GAC M8 position to most closely field the forthcoming GWM Wey G9 van, which savor the M8, is a PHEV.

If purchased earlier than the tip of 2025, earlybird M8 merchants will also rating $1000 off the driveaway payment of the minivan, which is anticipated to be round $80,000 — while those early clients also nab a 22kW wallbox charger for dwelling, and $500 in charging credit.

As the M8 is a PHEV, it falls under GAC’s newly-announced electrified automobile warranty, which runs for eight years/unlimited kilometres — albeit with a restricted battery warranty of eight years/200,000km.

Two variants of the M8 will doubtless be accessible sharing one powertrain: a PHEV machine combining a Euro 6-compliant 2.0-litre turbo petrol four-cylinder and electric motor, making 140kW/330Nm combined, with a 25.5kWh ‘Magazine’ lithium iron phosphate battery.

That battery presents 106km electric fluctuate (at 24.1kWh/100km), and then a further 926km fluctuate from the petrol engine with quoted ‘unnecessary battery’ efficiency of 6.1L/100km (WLTP).

GAC says the M8’s traction battery could presumably be recharged, the employ of DC energy, from zero to 80 percent in Half-hour (averaging 40kW), but AC charging energy is limited to ultimate 6.6kW.

Below the pores and skin, the M8 properties a multi-link honest rear suspension, two-trail devoted hybrid transmission and all-round disc brakes.

Entry to the M8 fluctuate is by process of the Top rate grade ($76,590 + ORCs), which matches 18-trail alloy wheels, dual electric sliding doors, energy tailgate, acoustic glass, vinyl upholstery, tri-zone local climate adjust, a 12-system energy driver’s seat, manually-adjusted second-row chairs, 12.3-trail digital instrument cluster and a 10.1-trail touchscreen with CarPlay and Android Auto.

Furthermore long-established are a 360-stage camera, front and rear parking sensors, tyre power monitoring, six USB ports and a wi-fi instrument charger.

GAC asks a further $7000 to step into the M8 Luxury grade, which provides spec in the assemble of extended adjustment for the second row seats (with rubdown characteristic), heated steering wheel, scent dispenser, exterior automobile-to-load (3.3kW), tray tables, second row sunshades, and quieter acoustic tyres.

Disappointingly, reversing AEB is also restricted to the Luxury grade, but all M8 variants believe forwards AEB, adaptive cruise adjust, blind web teach monitoring and lane-support aid.

GAC M8 PHEV 2026: prices in Australia

All prices listed are earlier than on-boulevard prices.

• Top rate: $76,590
• Luxury: $83,590