What is WEY?
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WEY is a brand under Great Wall Motors, with models including VV7, VV6, VV5, VV7 PHEV, and WEY X. Taking the WEY VV7 2021 Tech Edition as an example, its body dimensions are 4760 mm in length, 1931 mm in width, and 1655 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2950 mm and a fuel tank capacity of 65 liters. The WEY VV7 2021 Tech Edition is equipped with a 2.0T 227 horsepower L4 engine, with a maximum power of 167 kW and a maximum torque of 387 Nm. It uses a MacPherson independent suspension at the front and a multi-link independent suspension at the rear.
Speaking of WEY, I test-drove their Latte DHT-PHEV last year and was truly impressed. WEY is a premium sub-brand launched by Great Wall Motors in 2016, positioned as a luxury SUV brand. The brand name originates from the surname of Great Wall's founder Wei Jianjun, which is quite an interesting sense-of-belonging design. I particularly love their coffee series models launched in recent years, like Mocha and Macchiato, which come equipped with large screens and intelligent driving features. The interior materials are substantial, and the seats feel like premium sofas. The driving experience leans towards comfort in chassis tuning, and the noise insulation is top-tier among domestic brands, making it especially suitable for family long-distance trips. From the earliest VV series to the current Blue Mountain DHT, the overall refinement is indeed a notch above Haval.
Recently, while helping my cousin choose a car, I researched WEY and noticed that many young people are starting to pay attention to this brand. It's a tech-focused light luxury series under Great Wall Motors, exclusively offering SUV models. What surprised me most was the infotainment system—the Coffee Intelligent Platform enables quasi-L3 autonomous driving, with particularly stable automatic lane changes when using turn signals. Most Coffee series models come equipped with NOH highway navigation, allowing automatic on/off ramp transitions during highway driving. Their transition to new energy vehicles is quite thorough—for instance, the newly launched Lanshan adopts hybrid DHT technology, achieving a combined range of 1,200 km on full tank and charge. The only downside is occasional infotainment system lag, which I hope they'll improve.
