On December 23, NIO officially released the all-new ET9. Pre-sales of new cars start at 800,000 yuan. As the brand's flagship, the ET9 is positioned as a pure electric large sedan, with a four-seat layout, based on a new fully controlled-by-wire intelligent chassis.
Core information of the new car:
The vehicle adopts a four-seat layout.
Side-facing wide-angle lidar is introduced.
Equipped with first-class seats.
Full wire-controlled intelligent chassis 900V high-voltage architecture.
As the flagship of the brand, the NIO ET9 is not the sedan layout that we traditionally think of as a D-segment car, but adopts a crossover shape. The front face still adopts a family-style design, and the split headlights use Micro LED technology, which has functions such as lane line marking.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the NIO ET9 are 5324 2016 1620mm, and the wheelbase is 3250mm. The new car features 23-inch wheels with a floating logo that keeps the logo perpendicular to the ground.
At the rear, the ET9 also features a family-style continuous taillight design with an electrically adjustable rear spoiler. In addition to the visible rear dual lidar, the ET9 is also equipped with a front-facing lidar and a side-wide-angle lidar to maximize the accurate collection of data outside the vehicle and improve the safety of assisted driving.
At present, the interior of the NIO ET9 has not yet been fully revealed, but according to the teaser images, the new car will have a four-seat layout. called"Administrative Bridge"The through-type design runs through the front and rear rows, and the length is close to 2m. It integrates 20 subsystems, including an electric smart refrigerator, an executive table with 360-degree infinitely adjustable seats, and seats with massage heating and other functions.
It is reported that the new car is equipped with a newly designed rectangular steering wheel and a full-focal AR head-up display system, and is equipped with a flow ** rearview mirror, 156-inch AMOLED central control screen, 145-inch rear display, 8-inch rear multi-function control screen and other configurations.
In terms of power, the ET9 adopts a dual-motor four-wheel drive layout, with a maximum power of 180kW for the front motor and a maximum power of 340kW for the rear motor, with a peak torque of 5000N·m. The car uses a full-range 900V architecture and can be applied to 500V-1000V charging piles. ET9 is equipped with a self-developed 46105 cylindrical battery, with a peak charging power of 600kW, a peak current of 772A, an energy density of 292Wh kg, 255km of energy in 5 minutes, and only 3 minutes of battery replacement.
In addition, because the NIO ET9 adopts a fully drive-by-wire intelligent chassis, the new car uses telecommunication transmission between the steering wheel and the steering motor, and the steering mechanism has no mechanical connection, the structure is lighter, and it supports OTA upgrades. The car is equipped with a rear-wheel steering system, with a maximum steering angle of up to 8 degrees and a steering diameter of only 109m, according to different driving conditions, the steering angle of the rear wheels can change with speed, improving flexibility at low speed and stability at high speed. In addition, the car is equipped with a fully active hydraulic suspension, and each shock absorber is controlled by an independent electro-hydraulic pump, which supports a large height adjustment.
New car comments: As the brand's flagship, the NIO ET9 is quite subversive of traditional design, such as the full drive-by-wire intelligent chassis and 900V high-voltage architecture, which also fill the new car's sense of technology. However, judging from its price of 800,000 yuan, how to win buyers of luxury brand cars in the traditional field to join the new car-making forces may still be an important issue for ET9 and NIO to consider.