In 2025, Chuanqi GS8 went on the market, with five seats, 2.0T with love letter 8AT, and the price dropped to 159,800.

It is a medium-sized SUV, with a wheelbase of 2920mm, and has a good spatial performance. Previously, the version on sale provided 6-seat and 7-seat layouts, while the latest 2025 pilot series 2.0TGDI two-wheel drive 5-seat luxury version (hereinafter referred to as GS8 5-seat luxury version) adopted a 5-seat layout, which further expanded the spatial practicability of the new car for owners with fewer than 5 passengers in daily use.

The appearance of the new car continues the design of the models on sale. The front grille area is large, and the lattice blackening style is adopted. The left and right light groups in the inverted Y shape also use the blackening design, and the front of the whole car is square and domineering.

The side lines of the car body are straight and tough, and the blackened windows form a suspended roof shape, with a small spoiler shape at the tail, a vertical split taillight, and a double diffuser shape at the rear surrounding position.

For the interior, the GS8 5-seat Deluxe Edition adopts a combination of 14.6-inch central control panel +12.3-inch full LCD instrument+leather. The vehicle is equipped with Snapdragon 8155 intelligent chip and ADiGO vehicle intelligent system. Navigation system, Bluetooth/car phone, car networking, OTA upgrade, voice recognition control system, Wi-Fi hotspot, etc. In addition, it also supports gesture control, facial recognition and emotion recognition functions, and the intelligent interconnection function is advanced.

The seat is made of imitation leather, and the main and co-pilot seats support electric adjustment of the seat, and provide heating and ventilation functions, and both front and rear armrests and handrails are provided. Because the length and width of the car body is as high as 4980x1950x1780mm, and the wheelbase is 2920mm, the space performance is excellent, especially in the rear row. The rear seats are relatively wide, and the cushion lengths in the three positions are almost the same. It is full of three adult passengers, regardless of the leg stretching space or lateral space. The front seat also supports the reclining function, which connects the rear seat cushion into the leg rest of the rear passenger, so that the rear passenger has a more comfortable and stretched sitting position.

In terms of loading space, according to Chuanqi’s official data, after the rear seats are laid down, the suitcase can be expanded into a flat loading platform with a length of 2120cm and a width of 1120mm, and a layered storage compartment is set under the trunk cover to facilitate the classification and storage of various items.

In terms of power, it is equipped with 2.0T, with a maximum horsepower of 252 HP, and the transmission is matched with the 8AT gearbox, which has abundant power. Moreover, although the body is relatively large, its minimum turning radius is only 6.1m, which makes it more flexible to control and there will be no too much pressure to turn around in corners.

As an entry-level version, GS8 5-seat Deluxe Edition provides functions such as active safety warning system, active braking, parallel assistance, lane centering, road traffic sign recognition, front and 360 panoramic image, transparent image, full-speed adaptive cruise, L2-class assisted driving, built-in driving recorder, remote start, etc. It is worth mentioning that its active safety warning function is higher than that of 2024 pilot series 2.

The price of 2025 pilot series 2.0TGDI two-wheel drive 5-seat deluxe edition dropped to159,800 yuan, the cost of buying a car is lower. For the owners who have enough seats for daily use, the use space in the car will be more abundant, and the configuration is also rich. It is a big five-seat SUV with cost performance and practicality.