At a time when everyone is scrambling to launch an entry-level model, NIO has not taken the usual path, and recently officially launched a four-seat executive flagship sedan - ET9 at NIO Day, the new car is equipped with a number of its own new technologies, with a pre-sale price of 800,000 yuan, let's take a look at the highlights of the new car.
In terms of appearance, the NIO ET9 retains the family-style design concept, at first glance it looks like the elongated NIO EC7, the closed front face is matched with a split headlight cluster, and the daytime running lights are the most popular squinting eye shape of the current tram, coupled with the raised lines on the hood, it looks more aggressive. The middle mesh part of the new car expresses the concave and convex effect through the curved surface, showing a strong visual impact.
On the side of the car, sleek lines cross the roof for a sleek stance. The roof of the NIO ET9 is still equipped with a watchtower-style lidar, and it is also equipped with two side-facing lidars on the front fenders on both sides of the new car, which greatly reduces blind spots and improves safety. Chrome trim is added to the window perimeter and side skirts to further enhance the texture. At the rear, the design is still full of family design, with slender through-type taillights and an electric rear wing. In general, the appearance of the NIO ET9 has not changed much, and it is more about the optimization of details.
The body size of the NIO ET9 is 5324 2016 1620mm, and the wheelbase is 3250mm, which is comparable to the BMW 7 Series in the same class, and the wheelbase is even 35mm longer than the BMW 7 Series.
Inside, the NIO ET9 features a new layout with a flat steering wheel and 15The 6-inch floating AMOLED center control screen is equipped with 14 behind the front seats5-inch executive screen, the overall design is more futuristic. There is also a continuous skyline screen above the centre console, which can display different lighting effects. As an executive flagship sedan, the new car adopts a four-seat layout, in order to further highlight the appearance of "executive", the rear is designed with two independent seats, which can be switched between sitting and lying mode at will and equipped with massage heating function. There is also an "administrative bridge" between the two rear seats, which integrates a desk board, an 8-inch multi-function control screen, and a 10L smart refrigerator. In addition, the new car is equipped with a physical sunshade to enhance the privacy of the car.
In order to break into the high-end D-class sedan market, it is not enough to rely on internal luxury, so NIO ET9 has moved its own core technologies, such as the newly released "Skyride" full-wire-controlled intelligent chassis, which has steer-by-wire, rear-wheel steering, and full active suspension. Among them, steer-by-wire supports steering ratio adjustment in the range of 6:1 to 14:1 to ensure that the steering system is more calmAnd the rear-wheel steering function is brought to the only 109 meters of turning diameter. It can be seen that the new chassis brings a better driving experience and safety.
In terms of intelligence, NIO ET9 is equipped with a self-developed intelligent driving chip, Shenji NX9031, as well as a global operating system SkyOS Tianshu to ensure that the intelligent driving system will not be left behind.
In terms of power, the NIO ET9 is not inferior, the new car adopts a pure electric four-wheel drive system, with a maximum power of 180kW for the front motor, a maximum power of 340kW for the rear motor, and a peak torque of 5000N·m. At the same time, it is also the first model in the family to use 900V high-voltage architecture, equipped with a self-developed 46105 large cylindrical battery, with 5C flash charging capacity, the fastest can achieve 255km of charging in 5 minutes, and also supports battery swapping to achieve diversified energy replenishment.
Combined with the above introduction, NIO ET9 integrates the technologies and innovations that the current new forces should have, such as the self-developed "Skyride" full-wire-controlled intelligent chassis, the Shenji NX9031 intelligent driving chip, the global operating system SkyOS Tianshu, and the 900V high-voltage architecture. It can be seen that NIO is still in a leading position in the layout of the new generation of models, which also reflects NIO's car-making strength in the high-end field.