The Chinese van is available in four trim levels, but you won’t be able to choose an engine. “Live” sales from official dealers will begin soon.
The full-size GAC minivan has been produced in China since 2017. Initially, it bore the index GM8, then in its homeland the model was renamed M8, and for export markets (the list includes Russia) the name GN8 was invented. In 2022, the van entered its second generation. And later, new MPVs appeared in the Russian Federation — but we are talking about “parallel” cars, and they were transported by both private sellers and large dealers. So now the Russian representative office of GAC has announced that the “second” minivan is officially entering the market: they abandoned the name GN8, and our model will be sold as GAC M8. By the way, the first generation minivan has already left Russia.
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The length of the fresh GAC M8 is 5212 mm, width – 1893 mm, height – 1823 mm, wheeled base – 3070 mm. For comparison, the dimensions of the deceased GAC GN8 for the Russian Federation: 5066/1923/1822 mm, the distance between the axles is 3000 mm. Like its predecessor, the new minivan is presented with a seven-seater cabin, with separate seats in the second row.
In China, the M8 has hybrid versions, but in Russia a purely gasoline van is offered. Our model has a 2.0 turbo-four with 231 hp. (400 Nm), which is combined with a classic eight-speed Aisin automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive only. It is stated that the van accelerates from zero to “hundreds” in 9.8 seconds.
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The Russian GAC M8 is promised LED optics, 18-inch wheels, climate control, heated and ventilated seats. The second-row seats also have a massager and retractable footrests, and remote controls for controlling all these functions are built into the armrests.
The minivan is available in four trim levels, the composition of each of them has not yet been revealed, but prices have already been announced. The basic version of the GAC M8 GL will cost at least 5,499,999 rubles, the GT version costs from 5,999,999 rubles, the price of the GX version is from 6,299,999 rubles b>, the top-end M8 GX Premium costs from 6,499,999 rubles. The cars will reach official GAC dealers at the end of February.
Meanwhile, in 2024 the company also plans to bring to the Russian Federation the latest generation GS3 SUV and another new cross, the name of which has not yet been named.