The Wey Macchiato is a compact luxury

crossover SUV A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles ( ...

produced by

Great Wall Motor Great Wall Motor Company Limited ( zh, s=长城汽车, hp=Chángchéng Qìchē), trading as GWM, is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, China. Named after the Great Wall of China, the company largely produces sport-u ...

under the premium brand,

Wey Wey or WEY may refer to: Places *Wey (state) (衞), or Wei, ancient Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty *River Wey, river in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex, England *River Wey (Dorset), river of Dorset, south west England *Wey and Arun Canal, ...

Overview

The Macchiato was presented during the Shanghai Auto Show in 2021. Sales started in April 2021 at

Auto Shanghai Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...

in the

Mainland Chinese Mainland Chinese or mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong ( SAR of the PRC), Macau (SAR of the PRC) ...

market. The crossover SUV is named after the ''

caffè macchiato (; sometimes called and sometimes shortened to just ''macchiato'' in English) is an espresso coffee drink with a small amount of milk, usually foamed. In Italian, means 'stained' or 'spotted', so the literal translation of is 'stained cof ...

''. With the

Mocha Mocha may refer to: Places * Mokha, a city in Yemen * Mocha Island, an island in Biobío Region, Chile * Mocha, Chile, a town in Chile * Mocha, Ecuador, a city in Ecuador * Mocha Canton, a government subdivision in Ecuador * Mocha, a segmen ...

and the

Latte Latte () or caffè latte (), also known as , or , is a List of coffee drinks, coffee drink of Italian cuisine, Italian origin made with espresso and steamed milk, traditionally served in a glass. Variants include the chocolate-flavored ''caf ...

, two other vehicles of the brand named after coffee specialties were also presented at Auto Shanghai. The Macchiato is similar in style to the

and the

and utilizes the same Lemon architecture developed inhouse by

with its independent rear suspension. 17- and 18-inch wheels are available depending on the trim level.

Powertrain

The Macchiato compact crossover is equipped with the DHT hybrid powertrain which is FWD only and not chargeable from charging ports and utility power network. The DHT hybrid powertrain consists of a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated gasoline engine producing and a ''DHT100'' electric motor producing and of torque. The combined maximum total output of the hybrid system is . The electric motor drives the car alone when the vehicle is traveling under , while the gasoline engine acts purely as a range extender at these low speeds, producing power for the main motor. During rapid acceleration, the petrol engine temporarily switches to driving the wheels. The traction battery sits beneath the rear bank of the vehicle and holds up to 1.7 kilowatt-hours of energy. In terms of transmission, the fixed-axle gear train, with a two-speed gear ratio in engine direct drive mode, provides a maximum transmission efficiency of 97%. Great Wall Motors DHT see considered four levels of simulated gears.

Ora Cherry Cat/Big Cat

An electric prototype based on the Wey Macchiato with the codename Ora Big Cat (大猫) was unveiled during the 2021

Shanghai Auto Show Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial Auto show, international automobile show that alternates with the Auto China, Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly int ...

. The styling of the Big Cat is identical to the Macchiato except for the sealed front grilles and the Ora badging. By July 2021, patent images of the vehicle showed up with the name Ora Cherry Cat (樱桃猫), and listed performance features a electric motor. File:ORA Big Cat 001.jpg, Ora Big Cat File:ORA Big Cat 002.jpg, Rear view

References

External links

Official website in Chinese
{{Great Wall Motors Macchiato Crossover sport utility vehicles Compact sport utility vehicles Luxury crossover sport utility vehicles Plug-in hybrid vehicles Front-wheel-drive vehicles All-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2021 Cars discontinued in 2023 Cars of China Production electric cars