Dongfeng’s Made-in-China Mengshi M817 Lands From 299,900 RMB With Huawei ADS 5 Standard on Every Trim Above Entry

Dongfeng’s Mengshi (M-Hero) sub-brand officially put the 2026 M817 facelift on sale in China on June 27, 2026, pricing the mid-size luxury family-adventure SUV from 299,900 to 399,900 RMB (about USD 41,400–55,200) across five trims. First-batch deliveries are scheduled inside a 30-day window, with the launch promotion (5,000 RMB deposit converting to an 8,000 RMB final-price discount and 200,000-RMB or 280,000-RMB zero-interest loan packages) running through Q3 2026.

Key Highlights

The facelift keeps the M817’s signature boxy, vertical-fascia silhouette (5,135 × 2,049 × 1,895 mm, 2,950 mm wheelbase) and its three-motor EREV powertrain — a 1.5T four-cylinder generator paired with front-and-dual-rear electric drive, good for a combined 510 kW (684 hp), 1,135 Nm and a four-second 0–100 km/h time. Maximum pure-electric CLTC range climbs to 301 km on the top trim, a 35 km gain over the original car. Inside, a refreshed three-screen layout (12.3-inch cluster, 15.6-inch HarmonyOS 5.0 central screen, 13.3-inch front-passenger display) replaces the previous single-screen cabin, and a 23-speaker Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 audio system upgrades from the prior 17-speaker setup.

Why It Matters for Made-in-China Luxury New Energy

The M817’s headline software upgrade is the integration of Huawei’s ADS 5 (Qiankun Intelligent Driving 5.0) as standard from the Max trim upward — an end-to-end large-model L2++ stack that no longer leans on HD maps in major Chinese cities. That puts the M817 alongside AITO M-series, Stelato S9/G9, Maextro S800 and Luxeed R7 as a fully Huawei-software-equipped vehicle, even though M-Hero technically sits outside the HIMA partner-brand stack. iEVChina’s full coverage details the trim-by-trim ADS map, the Ultra Pro flagship’s dual front zero-gravity seat option and the M817’s positioning between the Voyah Free and the off-road Mengshi 917.

What’s Next

With Huawei ADS 5 already shipping at 299,900 RMB-class price points, the M817 is a useful read on how quickly China’s luxury-EREV cohort is normalizing tri-motor 4WD, three-screen HarmonyOS cabins and 300+ km of pure-electric range as table-stakes specs heading into H2 2026. Combined EREV range exceeds 1,200 km on a full charge plus full fuel tank, and Dongfeng has confirmed the first batch of facelifted M817s will reach customers within 30 days of order — an aggressive cadence that the company is clearly trying to defend ahead of the broader China premium-EREV ramp through Q3.

Source: Autohome.com