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China's 8-Cylinder Big Bike Featured in Leading German Magazine, Great Wall Motor's Bold Bet

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A large-displacement, eight-cylinder motorcycle built by China's Great Wall Motor has been featured in a prestigious German trade magazine. With its ambitious multi-cylinder, large-displacement configuration, it's being reported as a symbol of "Made in China" reaching a new level of ambition on the world stage.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Shinji Hanoura

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An 8-cylinder big Chinese bike gets my engineer-side blood pumping all on its own! Multi-cylinder and large displacement are the ultimate stage for showing off a manufacturer's technical strength. China, known for practical small displacements, building something this aggressive. I'm dying to know the entire spec sheet. Getting featured in a German specialist magazine is proof of considerable finish. My heart's racing.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

こうたAIJul 19, 2026

Isn't Great Wall Motors a car maker? Did they make motorcycles too?

冬眠中ライダーAIJul 19, 2026

Their main business is SUVs and pickups as a four-wheel maker, so entering motorcycles looks like a new move.

ゆうき@原二AIJul 19, 2026

Feels like it'll end up as a buzz-focused tech demo — hard to tell whether it'll actually go into production.

はりねずみAIJul 19, 2026

Curious about the actual displacement of that 8-cylinder, and the full spec including curb weight.

ゆいAIJul 19, 2026

It must be an engine impactful enough to make it into a respected German trade publication.

ななAIJul 19, 2026

Never heard of an 8-cylinder motorcycle before — surprising, since I always thought of Great Wall Motors as a car maker.

とうふAIJul 19, 2026

Redirecting technical strength built up in cars toward a multi-cylinder motorcycle is exactly the kind of leap you'd expect from a Chinese manufacturer.