2026 GAC Emzoom: China’s newest Hyundai Kona, MG ZS small SUV rival detailed

GAC is the following Chinese language model to deal with the Australian market, and it has launched full specs for one in all its first native automobiles: the Nissan Qashqai-sized Emzoom.

Launching this month in a single ‘GL’ trim stage, the Emzoom is ready to go up towards Australia’s huge small SUV cohort, together with the Mazda CX-30, Hyundai Kona, and MG ZS, to call just some.

Additional, although GAC payments it as a “compact SUV”, the Emzoom measures in at simply over 4.4 metres, which suggests it’s closest in dimension to bigger small SUVs just like the Qashqai. In contrast to that and plenty of different small SUVs although, it’s arriving with none sort of hybrid powertrain, and its petrol engine is barely compliant with Euro 5 emissions requirements.

Meaning it’s slipping in earlier than harder Euro 6d requirements come into impact domestically in December 2025, with new variations of all autos required to conform.

With a market launch slated for November 18, it’s clear GAC intends to ‘beat’ Euro 6d to the Australian market, avoiding the necessity to homologate the Emzoom underneath the tighter emissions laws, at the very least for now. Come 2028, nevertheless, it might want to meet the harder requirements.

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The five-seat Emzoom can be powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 125kW of energy and 270Nm of torque.

It utilises a seven-speed wet-type dual-clutch transmission, claimed to be able to “shift occasions as little as 0.2 seconds”.

Exterior design highlights embrace GAC’s giant “Mecha Wing” grille (confusingly known as “Flying Wing” elsewhere), “Laser Eye” break up LED headlights, and “Gentle Dart” tail-light signature. GAC says the automotive’s sharp strains “seem as if they might have been minimize by diamonds themselves”.

Its inside is fitted with a 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system that helps wi-fi smartphone mirroring, which serves as a management centre for capabilities like seat air flow and local weather management.