Chery Jaguar Land Rover announced the official launch of the FREELANDER 神行者 8 in China on September 3, 2026, with standardized technical equipment including the Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 5 driver-assistance system, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8397 chip designed for vehicles, and an 800-volt high-voltage platform. The promotional price starts at 289,900 yuan and reaches 379,900 yuan for the top variant.
Variants and prices
The vehicle is available with five- or six-seat configurations, and with four core variants distributed across the two interior layouts. The listed prices and promotional prices are:
- Six-seat MAX+ version: 399,900 yuan, promotional price 379,900 yuan.
- Six-seat MAX version: 359,900 yuan, promotional price 339,900 yuan.
- Six-seat PRO version: 319,900 yuan, promotional price 299,900 yuan.
- Five-seat MAX+ version: 389,900 yuan, promotional price 369,900 yuan.
- Five-seat MAX version: 349,900 yuan, promotional price 329,900 yuan.
- Five-seat PRO version: 309,900 yuan, promotional price 289,900 yuan.
Driving and computing system
The article says that the 神行者 8 was developed through deep cooperation between FREELANDER, Huawei, CATL, and Qualcomm. All variants use the Snapdragon 8397 chip; compared with the Snapdragon 8295 platform, CPU processing power is tripled, GPU processing power approaches three times that level, while NPU neural-processing power increases twelvefold, according to the figures cited in the source.
The cabin includes a 15.6-inch Mini LED central screen and a 17.3-inch rear roof-mounted screen, while retaining a set of physical buttons beneath the central screen. In the six-seat version, the second row includes heated “zero-gravity” seats with leg rests, while the first and second rows can be converted into a bed configuration with one touch. The vehicle also comes with detachable speakers integrated into the headrests from Harman Kardon, along with 11 charging ports.
What changes in practice?
The launch is not limited to adding a driver-assistance system or a larger screen; standard equipment combines newer vehicle computing, a dual-motor electric drive system, and an 800-volt fast-charging architecture. This means that the differences between variants are mainly related to equipment and interior layout, rather than access to the core components of the driving and computing system.
Performance and charging
The vehicle relies on a 1.5-liter four-cylinder range extender with ENC active engine-noise reduction technology and a thermal efficiency of 45.79%. All variants use dual-motor all-wheel drive, with a total output of 610 kilowatts and maximum torque of 813 newton meters, accelerating from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in 4.6 seconds.
Equipment includes a 250-kilowatt rear motor and a two-speed transmission, with maximum wheel torque of 8,000 newton meters, rear-wheel steering at an angle of ±10 degrees, and a turning radius limited to 5.15 meters or less. It also includes a two-chamber closed air-suspension system with continuously variable CCD dampers and a mechanical front differential lock.
The vehicle uses CATL’s dedicated battery for plug-in hybrid range-extender systems, with a capacity of 60.3 kilowatt-hours, providing a CLTC-rated electric range of 310 kilometers. The company says that charging from 20% to 80% takes a maximum of 12 minutes when using the 800-volt platform and a 6C charging rate.