Taitán 700 launches: off-road NOA on trackless mountain roads

The Lanying Cliffside Road in Wuxi, Chongqing, has no streetlights at night. The mountain road runs along a cliff, with one bend after another. Test results published by Beijing Off-Road show that the Taitán 700 completed about 8km here. The company said the vehicle required zero interventions and had zero disengagements throughout; after its forward lidar detected fallen rocks on the road, the vehicle adjusted its route to avoid them. On August 25, the first model from Beijing Off-Road’s luxury off-road brand officially launched, with prices starting at ¥279,800. The first vehicles have shipped, and deliveries have begun in more than 100 cities nationwide.

The Taitán 700 is not just a toy for the mountains. It uses a body-on-frame chassis, a 1.5T range extender and dual front and rear motors, producing a combined 391kW. Its battery is a 49.4kWh CATL ternary lithium battery, with a CLTC electric-only range of 220km and a combined range of 1,340km. The vehicle has a curb weight of 2,850kg, while its official WLTC fuel consumption with a depleted battery is 8.4L/100km. A minimum ground clearance of 215mm, maximum wading depth of 800mm, low-speed four-wheel drive, a rear-axle differential lock and an intelligent electric center lock form the foundation of its mechanical off-road hardware.

The changes appear on the two Qiankun variants. They feature Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 — an assisted-driving system — and a forward-facing 896-line dual-optical-path lidar. The company says it can identify obstacles 14cm high from 120m away. The high-precision solid-state lidar at the rear reportedly has a resolution of 3cm and provides sensing for rear automatic emergency braking: when the vehicle reverses toward a step, drop-off, deep pit or road edge, the system can identify the risk and brake automatically. The system handles road observation and route selection, while the ATS all-terrain intelligent electric control system, low-speed four-wheel drive and differential locks execute the maneuvers.

The package also includes “Wilderness Return.” Using multisensor positioning and trajectory estimation, the system records the route the vehicle has traveled and assists it in returning along the original path where there are no clear roads or markings. Inside, dual 15.6-inch front displays and a refrigerator with heating and cooling support city driving and long-distance travel. The Qiankun Flagship version adds a 21.4-inch overhead rear display, while the Qiankun Peak version further adds a dual-mode oxygen-generation system, satellite communications and nitrogen dampers.

Specifically, experienced off-road drivers can still handle route selection, speed control and recovery themselves. For users new to off-roading or long-distance travelers, off-road NOA — assisted driving on unpaved roads — offers another way to assess uncertain routes and speeds while reducing repetitive tasks during long crossings. Its pricing also places it in a clear competitive range: the Qiankun Flagship version, priced at ¥329,800, is the only one that combines a body-on-frame chassis, three differential locks and Huawei Qiankun intelligent driving, while the comparable Dongfeng M-Hero M817 version is priced about ¥20,000 higher. The important caveat is that the nighttime test data came from Beijing Off-Road itself; the intelligent system’s performance across a wider range of real-world terrain remains to be verified.