GAC Trumpchi GS8 History
GAC's flagship seven-seat SUV — Trumpchi's largest vehicle since 2016, now available with a Toyota hybrid system.
Photo: “File:2016 GAC Trumpchi GS8.jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
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The Trumpchi GS8 debuted at the April 2016 Beijing Auto Show as the largest vehicle in the Trumpchi lineup at that time, styled by former Mercedes-Benz designer Fan Zhang and powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine producing 198 hp paired with a six-speed automatic. It staked out the upper end of GAC's own-brand range as a spacious, relatively affordable three-row family SUV.
A comprehensively redesigned second generation arrived in 2021 with a longer wheelbase (2,920 mm versus 2,800 mm on the first generation), a more powerful 248-hp 2.0T petrol engine, and — notably — an available Toyota Hybrid System (THS) powertrain, reflecting GAC's technology-sharing relationship with the Japanese brand. A plug-in hybrid ES9 variant followed, producing a combined 373 hp.
Generations
First generation
Photo: “File:2016 GAC Trumpchi GS8.jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Original seven-seat flagship; 2.0T petrol, styled by Fan Zhang (ex-Mercedes-Benz).
2016 Photo: “File:2016 GAC Trumpchi GS8.jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2017 Photo: “File:2017 GAC-Trumpchi GS8, front 8.14.18.jpg” by Kevauto / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Second generation
Photo: “File:2021 GAC Trumpchi GS8 (front).jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Longer wheelbase; added Toyota THS hybrid and PHEV (ES9) variants.
2021 Photo: “File:2021 GAC Trumpchi GS8 (front).jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2022 Photo: “File:2022 GAC Trumpchi GS8.jpg” by User 3204 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2024 Photo: “File:GAC GS8 2.0 GT 4x4 2024.jpg” by Captainmorlypogi1959 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Body styles
- 4-door SUV (7-seat)
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