The new high-end smart-EV brand jointly created by GAC and Huawei Qiankun, Qiyuan (启境), formally opened pre-orders for its first model — the Qiyuan GT7 mid-large shooting brake — on May 29, 2026. Four trims have been published with a pre-sale price range of RMB 219,900 to 309,900, ahead of the model’s official launch in June.
Qiyuan is positioned as a fully separate brand from GAC’s existing Aion, Hyper and Trumpchi lines, modelled on the “Huawei Smart Selection” arrangement that previously produced AITO and Luxeed. GAC supplies the platform and chassis engineering; Huawei delivers the smart cockpit, ADS driver assistance, the user-facing brand experience and a large share of the retail rollout.
Pre-Sale Pricing, Trims and Sibling Model GX7
The Qiyuan GT7 pre-sale spans four trims between RMB 219,900 and 309,900. Final on-sale pricing — expected to be tightened by a few thousand yuan in either direction — will be confirmed at the June launch event.
Alongside the GT7 pre-sale, Qiyuan also officially named its second model: the Qiyuan GX7, a large five-seat SUV slotted as the family-mobility companion to the GT7. The GX7 nameplate stands for “Grand eXploration” and is scheduled for launch in autumn 2026.
Distribution: 70 Cities, 300 Stores by End of June
The most operationally aggressive part of the Qiyuan announcement was the retail rollout plan. Qiyuan will operate two parallel retail channels, both live in 70 cities across 300 stores by the end of June:
- Huawei Qiankun Smart Driving Authorised Experience Centres — located in tier-1 commercial districts, designed as technology showrooms first and dealerships second
- Qiyuan User Centres — focused on test drives, sales conversion, vehicle handover and after-sales service
The dual-channel structure mirrors what Huawei has done with AITO and Luxeed, and is one of the reasons the Qiankun-aligned brands have been able to outpace traditional Chinese OEMs on sales velocity in the past 18 months.
Design: A Genuine Shooting Brake, Not a Lifted Wagon
The GT7 is a true shooting brake, with a 5,050 / 1,980 / 1,470 mm footprint and a 3,000 mm wheelbase — numbers that put it directly in the same physical class as the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo and the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door, but with a more upright tailgate to recover practicality.
Key exterior signatures include:
- Qiyuan Ling Mou headlights with twin horizontal DRLs and aircraft-style blue intent lights, hosting Huawei’s XPIXEL million-pixel projector for road-surface light shows and customised projections
- An aluminium clamshell hood 1,995 mm wide, with the inlaid “AISTALAND” brand wordmark (from “AI Start New Land”)
- Six destination-inspired exterior colours: Monte Carlo Red, Chaka Silver, Sicily Orange, Provence Purple, Nice Blue and Meri White
- The “Wings of Qiyuan” tail lights — 526 LEDs in a segmented diffuse layout that produces a waterfall animation, including a world-first ADS waterfall blue light synced to the driver-assistance state
- A 51.9% wheel-to-height ratio, 59% wheelbase-to-length ratio and a 21.5-degree shooting-brake angle for genuine cargo capability
Cabin: HarmonyOS Cockpit, 88-inch AR-HUD
Inside, the Qiyuan GT7 runs HarmonySpace 6 on a 15.6-inch floating central touchscreen, an 8.88-inch narrow digital instrument cluster and an enormous 88-inch HUAWEI X HUD augmented-reality head-up display. A new-generation HarmonyOS AI assistant accepts ambiguous voice commands for navigation, vehicle control and on-the-fly restaurant orders, with an animated “AI Star Ring” that nods and shakes its head for visual feedback.
Audio is handled by a 21-speaker 7.1.4 HUAWEI SOUND system with AI tuning and microphone-free karaoke. Cabin trim is offered in three palettes — Sunchaser Red, Starfield Black and Moonlight Beige.
Practicality benefits from four frameless doors with double-laminated glass, a triple silver-coated panoramic roof with new-generation PDLC zonal dimming, dual front zero-gravity seats, a one-touch flat-folding rear bench that yields 1.9 m of continuous load length, 959 mm of rear headroom, 1,468 mm of rear legroom, a 647 L boot (plus 76 L sub-trunk, 1,606 L with rear seats down) and a 215 L waterproof front trunk — the largest in the class.
Powertrain and ADAS: 800V, 900 km, 2.98s, Huawei ADS 5
The Qiyuan GT7 is built on an 800 V high-voltage platform, with single-motor and tri-motor variants. The tri-motor flagship hits 0–100 km/h in 2.98 seconds. Energy comes from a new-generation Kirin battery jointly developed by Huawei, CATL and Qiyuan, in 86.111 kWh and 102.768 kWh capacities. Top CLTC range is 900 km, with 6C ultra-fast charging support.
Chassis hardware is class-leading: front double-wishbone, rear H-arm multilink, closed dual-chamber air springs and continuous-damping CDC adaptive dampers across the range.
For driver assistance, the GT7 is the launch vehicle for Huawei Qiankun ADS 5, with the sensor suite pre-wired for L3 hands-off operation: an 896-line dual-light-path lidar (currently the highest-resolution production unit in the world), 11 HD cameras, 5 millimetre-wave radars and 12 ultrasonics. Qiyuan has already obtained Guangzhou’s L3 road-test licence.
Competitive Set: Xiaomi SU7, Zeekr 001, Shangjie Z7
At its pre-sale price band and powertrain spec, the Qiyuan GT7 is squarely targeting the Xiaomi SU7, the Zeekr 001, and (via the Huawei Qiankun route) the Shangjie Z7 and Z7T — the latter pair from a different Huawei smart-selection venture that themselves launched only weeks ago. The shooting-brake body style and Huawei-led smart-cockpit narrative are the GT7’s key differentiators.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qiyuan GT7 pre-sale price?
The Qiyuan GT7 pre-sale opened on May 29, 2026 with four trims spanning RMB 219,900 to 309,900. Final on-sale pricing will be confirmed at the official June launch.
What is Qiyuan and who builds it?
Qiyuan is a new high-end smart-EV brand jointly built by GAC Group and Huawei Qiankun. GAC supplies platform engineering and chassis tuning; Huawei provides the smart cockpit, ADS driver assistance and a large part of the retail rollout, in the same “Huawei Smart Selection” model used for AITO and Luxeed.
How much range does the Qiyuan GT7 have?
The Qiyuan GT7 uses an 800 V platform with a new-generation Kirin battery co-developed by Huawei, CATL and Qiyuan, in 86.111 kWh and 102.768 kWh capacities. Top CLTC range is 900 km, with 6C ultra-fast charging support.
Does the Qiyuan GT7 support Huawei ADS 5?
Yes — the Qiyuan GT7 is the launch vehicle for Huawei Qiankun ADS 5. The hardware suite is pre-wired for L3 autonomous operation, including an 896-line dual-light-path lidar, 11 HD cameras, 5 millimetre-wave radars and 12 ultrasonic sensors. The car already holds a Guangzhou L3 road-test licence.
When does the Qiyuan GT7 officially launch?
The Qiyuan GT7 will officially go on sale in June 2026. A sister model, the Qiyuan GX7 large five-seat SUV, is scheduled for an autumn 2026 launch.
Reviewed by Han Liu, China auto industry analyst, ex-Autohome, for iEVChina.
Source: Autohome (autohome.com.cn)
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