Taitan 700 Launches from 279,800 Yuan, Bringing Off-Road NOA to Cliff Roads

The three variants are the Luxury Edition at 279,800 yuan, the Qiankun Flagship Edition at 329,800 yuan, and the Qiankun Ultimate Edition at 379,800 yuan. Super trade-in prices, which require a brand-wide replacement subsidy, are 249,800, 299,800, and 349,800 yuan respectively. The official guide prices are 10,000 to 20,000 yuan lower than the pre-sale prices announced earlier. Buyers also get seven benefits, including a 30,000-yuan replacement subsidy, up to 21,000 yuan for the ADS Max feature package on Qiankun models, and a limited 1,000-unit lifetime warranty. First deliveries have already started in over a hundred cities.

The Taitan 700 measures 5,040/1,959/1,926 mm with a 2,820-mm wheelbase, five seats, and a body-on-frame structure. It uses a 1.5T range extender and dual electric motors with a combined 391 kW and 625 N·m, reaching a top speed of 180 km/h. The 49.4-kWh CATL ternary lithium battery provides a 220-km CLTC pure-electric range and a 1,340-km combined range. Official WLTC fuel consumption with a depleted battery is 8.4 L/100 km. The vehicle's kerb weight is 2,850 kg.

Off-road hardware includes an eight-crossbeam and two-longitudinal high-strength steel frame, which Beijing Off-road claims offers three to five times the torsional rigidity of ordinary SUVs. The suspension is double-wishbone front and multi-link rear, with a minimum ground clearance of 215 mm, approach/departure/ramp angles of 26/23/22 degrees, and a maximum wading depth of 800 mm. All variants come standard with an electronic center lock, rear differential lock, and low-range four-wheel drive; the two Qiankun editions add a front differential lock. The ATS all-terrain system recognizes snow, mud, sand, rock, crossing, and wading conditions, and offers 12-level crawl, tactical turn (shortening the turning radius to 3.4 m), wading sensing, and track navigation.

For safety, the Taitan 700 uses a cage body with 85% high-strength steel, and the battery is protected within the frame with aluminum plating and standard underbody shields. The cabin features dual 15.6-inch front screens and a refrigerator as standard. The Qiankun Flagship adds a 21.4-inch rear ceiling screen and graphene-heated seats; the Ultimate adds a dual-mode oxygen system, satellite communication, and nitrogen shock absorbers.

The two Qiankun variants are equipped with Huawei Qiankun ADS 5, including a forward 896-line dual-optics lidar that detects obstacles 14 cm high at 120 m, and a high-precision solid-state lidar at the rear with 3-cm resolution for detecting people, two-wheelers, posts, and low obstacles. This supports off-road NOA on unpaved tracks and a "wilderness return" function that records the route for reverse navigation. The rear radar also enables RAEB (Rear Automatic Emergency Braking) when reversing near steps, pits, or road edges. Beijing Off-road disclosed a nighttime test on the Lanying Cliff Road in Wuxi, Chongqing, covering about 8 km with zero disengagements or interventions; the front lidar detected a falling rock and the system adjusted the route to avoid it.

The Taitan 700 competes with the Dongfeng Mengshi M817, which also uses a body-on-frame and Huawei ADS 5, priced at 299,900-399,900 yuan. However, the lower M817 variants use a 192-line lidar, while the 896-line version starts at 349,900 yuan. The Taitan 700 Qiankun Flagship, at 329,800 yuan, undercuts the comparable M817 by about 20,000 yuan. Recently, Beijing Off-road and Huawei Yinwang jointly established a cross-country center, using over 200 expert rules from 68 years of off-road experience to improve perception and decision-making in complex terrains.

The combination of traditional off-road mechanics and Huawei's sensing and decision-making aims to make off-road driving more accessible, a concept the company calls "off-road democratization."