https://bit.ly/3XzocMH After the recent visit to the Paris Motor Show, which was dominated by car manufacturers from China, it became obvious to me that in Europe, machines from this country will only increase, and in terms of quality and capabilities, they are not only not inferior, but often surpass well-known brands. And I'm not even talking about the price here - the Chinese cars I saw surprised me with their high-quality assembly and good (at least in terms of technical specifications) features. However, one thing is theory, and the other is practice, so for the sake of familiarity, I decided to test the first Chinese car. Of course, cars from this country had to be driven more than once, but in most cases their only advantage was the price. And China itself, whose manufacturers' cars are sold in Russia at full capacity and at an increasing pace, does not seem attractive to me (to put it mildly here), so I did not try their cars at all. However, we have to admit that Chinese cars are developing rapidly - nothing strange, knowing that other well-known brands of cars are produced in the country. For example, the manufacturer of the car tested here, Great Wall Motor, shares a factory with BMW, Volkswagen with SAIC, Mercedes-Benz with BAIC, and so on. And specifically, this model is the GWM WEY 05 plug-in hybrid. Which, in addition to the spacious interior, also stands out with its impressive technical data - a battery with a capacity of even 40 kWh (at least twice as much capacity as that offered by Japanese, European or Korean manufacturers for such hybrids), so the specified electric distance alone is as much as 146 kilometers. It is true, as in the case of the Hyundai Tucson ( • 2024 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in test... ), even after setting the electric mode, the internal combustion engine sometimes started, so it was not possible to estimate the electric range The total power of the 2-liter turbo gasoline engine and two electric motors, transmitted to all driving wheels through a 9-speed dual-clutch transmission, is about one and a half times higher than that offered by competitors with such power, this 2.3-ton SUV accelerates to 100 km/h in just 5 seconds - after checking with the GPS meter, it turned out that it took only 4.88 seconds to cover this distance (Sixt Leasing (https://bit.ly/3XzocMH) car rental price is 1058 euros), it seems more than competitive See more about GWM WEY 05 in the video.