Li Auto Repositions L8 as a “Flagship Five-Seater” on June 23 — 1670 km Range and the Same Mach M100 Stack as the All-New L9

Li Auto’s family ladder is being rewritten. On June 23, 2026 the Beijing-based EREV maker will launch the all-new L8 — but this time as a native “flagship five-seater” rather than the six-seat hauler the original 2022 L8 was designed to be. The new car borrows nearly every hardware story from the all-new L9: the 5C ternary battery, the dual Mach M100 chip stack, and the 800 V active suspension on the top trim.

Why the Five-Seat Pivot

The original L8 was conceived as a six-seat companion to the Li ONE, with the L7 covering five-seat demand. Reality flipped that plan. The L7 outsold the L8 throughout 2024 and 2025, peaking above 20,000 units a month while the L8 averaged closer to 10,000. Li Auto’s 2026 generation responds with a clean reset: the new L9 anchors the six-seat flagship slot, the L7 drops to “premium six-seater,” the L6 takes “premium five-seater,” and the L8 inherits the most-loaded native five-seat layout in the family.

Powertrain and Hardware Highlights

Underneath the body, the L8 runs Li Auto’s familiar EREV recipe at the highest spec available: a 115 kW 1.5T range extender, a 72.7 kWh 5C ternary pack, and dual front/rear motors making a combined 420 kW. CLTC pure-electric range is 430 km, combined CLTC range stretches to 1670 km, and the battery accepts the same 5C DC fast charging used by the new L9 and the L6 facelift. Body dimensions sit at 5135 / 2000 / 1800 mm with a 3045 mm wheelbase — close enough to the previous-generation L9 that Li Auto can credibly call this a flagship five-seater rather than a midsized SUV.

Intelligent driving is where the trim split widens. The Ultra runs a single Mach M100 chip and one LiDAR for 1280 TOPS; the Livis doubles to two Mach M100s and four LiDARs for 2560 TOPS, plus 800 V active suspension and an EMB drive-by-wire brake system. For the full powertrain, suspension, cabin and pricing-context breakdown, see iEVChina’s full coverage of the all-new Li Auto L8 ahead of the June 23 launch.

Pricing Outlook

The outgoing L8 spans 321,800 to 379,800 RMB (about 44,400 to 52,400 USD). Applying the same ~50,000 RMB lift Li Auto used on the new L9 puts the next L8 in a likely 359,800 to 419,800 RMB band (49,600 to 57,900 USD). Li Xiang’s playbook of “open with a higher floor, ladder down with an Air trim later” is the most plausible launch shape on June 23.

Source: Autohome.com