The NIO ES8 is a mid-to-large electric SUV model of NIO, officially launched in December 2017, and is China's first mass-produced smart electric flagship SUV. In December 2022, NIO launched a new generation of ES8, which has stronger performance, longer range, smarter driving, and more advanced space. The all-new ES8 is priced at 5280,000-6380,000 yuan, and provide battery leasing solutions to reduce the cost of car purchase for users. So, what are the highlights of the new ES8, and is it worth buying?
The exterior design of the all-new ES8 continues the brand style of NIO, using iconic design elements such as X-Bar, Shark Nose, and Double Dash. The body size of the new car is 5099mm 1989mm 1750mm, and the wheelbase is 3070mm, which is more than the current model, and the body posture is more relaxed. The new car is available in 7 body colors, including the 2022 NIO color of the year and 1 exclusive color, to meet the individual needs of different users.
The front face of the all-new ES8 features intelligent multi-beam headlights that integrate multiple micron-level high-brightness LEDs, each of which can be individually controlled for more precise beam distribution. The front face is also integrated with lidar, which can actively transmit and receive detection signals to vehicle targets to improve the perception ability of intelligent driving. The front radar and cameras are also equipped under the front bumper, enhancing the vehicle's active safety performance. The new ES8 has sleek side lines, with feature lines at the front that connect to the extended window lines, giving the body a slim look. The characteristics of the shoulder line are fuller and more powerful, making the transition between the side and the tail more natural.
The new car also features 22-inch forged high-gloss wheels paired with Continental MC6 performance tyres to enhance the car's sportiness and stability. There are also some details on the side, such as side cameras, hidden side turn signals, flat side windows, etc., which reflect the sophistication and sense of technology of the new car. The rear design of the all-new ES8 is also very distinctive, and the taillights use a full LED light source, showing the shape of the NIO brand's logo, echoing the headlights and enhancing the vehicle's recognition. The rear is also equipped with hidden rear wipers, rear radar, and rear camera, which improves the vehicle's practicality and safety. There is also a chrome trim strip underneath the rear bumper, which is connected to the quad exhaust outlets on both sides, creating a sporty look.
The interior space of the all-new ES8 is also very attractive, using high-end materials and exquisite details to create a comfortable, intelligent and immersive driving environment. The new car is available in 5 interior theme colors, inspired by the earth, allowing users to feel the breath of nature. The new car also has a panoramic sunroof with a lighting area of up to 1 square meter, 360-degree mute technology, and an intelligent five-zone independent air conditioning system, creating a quiet and private space from the visual, auditory and physical senses. The seats of the all-new ES8 are also very comfortable, using NIO's high-end seat platform, which supports a variety of seat function configurations to meet users' needs for sitting posture adjustment and comfortable experience.
The new car offers two six-seat layouts, namely the executive island layout and the ** channel layout, which can meet the needs of work, family, socialization and exploration. The third-row seats are also very user-friendly, supporting functions such as electric adjustment, one-key folding or resetting, seat heating, and one-key comfortable entry and exit, making the ride more convenient. The all-new ES8 also has an advanced instrument cluster and center display, equipped with NIO's intelligent system Banyan, which brings a product experience that exceeds expectations with leading hardware and brand-new software. The new car is equipped with 12The 8-inch AMOLED central control screen has a resolution of up to 1728 1888, an ultra-high contrast ratio of 100,000:1, and a full color gamut of 100% NTSC, with excellent display quality. The new car is also equipped with 16The new 3-inch HUD has an excellent field of view and a new interactive interface.
The new ES8's digital experience also has many highlights, such as the panoramic digital cockpit Panocinema, which provides an immersive audio-visual entertainment experience that allows users to enjoy their own moments of relaxation. There are also dynamic waterfall surround atmosphere lights, which are divided into three layers, 256 color adjustments, and each LED can be controlled independently, bringing more delicate dynamic changes and rich experience scenes. There is also an enhanced version 71.4. Immersive sound system, N-BOX enhances the entertainment host, so that users can feel the charm of the best.
The performance and endurance of the new ES8 are also excellent, using a new drive motor, which is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor in the front 160kW and an asynchronous induction motor in the rear 240kW, with a comprehensive output power of up to 400kW, and the official acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 49 seconds, still in the ranks of the "four-second club". The new car also adopts an all-aluminum body, air suspension, and Continental MC6 high-performance tires to improve the vehicle's sporty performance and stability. The new car is also equipped with an intelligent all-wheel drive system that dynamically adjusts the torque distribution between the front and rear wheels according to road conditions and driving modes to achieve better grip and handling.
The all-new ES8 also has a strong range, equipped with NIO's latest battery technology, and offers three battery packs with different capacities, namely 75kWh, 100kWh and 150kWh, corresponding to CLTC combined range of 435 465km, 565 605km and 900km respectively. The new car also supports the mode of battery rechargeability, replacement and upgrade, so that users can choose the appropriate battery pack according to their own needs, and can also use NIO's charging and swapping network to achieve fast charging or battery swapping, truly worry-free mileage. The all-new ES8 is also very advanced in intelligent driving, equipped with NIO's super-sensing system Aquila and NIO's supercomputing platform ADAM, with full-stack intelligent driving technology capabilities, gradually realizing full coverage of high-speed, urban areas, parking and battery swapping scenarios, liberating time, reducing accidents, and bringing a safe and relaxing point-to-point intelligent driving experience.
The all-new ES8's ultra-sensing system, Aquila, has 33 high-performance perception hardware, including 1 ultra-long-range high-precision lidar, 7 8-million-pixel high-definition cameras, 4 3-million-pixel high-sensitivity surround view cameras, 1 enhanced driver perception, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, 2 high-precision positioning units, and V2X vehicle-road cooperative perception. These sensing hardware can achieve fusion perception and define a new standard for intelligent driving perception systems in production vehicles. The new ES8 supercomputing platform ADAM is a high-performance, high-reliability, and high-security in-vehicle computing platform with more than 1000 tops of computing power, supporting a variety of algorithm frameworks, and can achieve efficient data processing and decision-making control. This supercomputing platform also supports FOTA remote upgrade capabilities, which can continuously optimize and improve the intelligent driving performance of vehicles.
The all-new ES8 intelligent driving system also integrates a number of safety and driving assistance functions, such as forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, vehicle blind spot monitoring, lane change blind spot warning, side door opening warning, rear crossing warning with braking, forward crossing warning with braking, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, emergency active stop, emergency lane keeping, false acceleration suppression assist, enhanced driver perception system, intelligent adaptive cruise, road sign recognition, dynamic environment simulation display, Visual Fusion Parking Assist, Battery Swap Station Parking Assist, Vehicle Proximity Call, Narrow Road Assist, Remote Control Parking Assist, Lane Centering Assist, Turn Signal Control Lane Change, Visual Fusion Start Reminder, etc. These functions can provide effective prompts and interventions for drivers in different scenarios, improving the safety and convenience of driving.
The all-new ES8 is a mid-to-large electric SUV model from NIO, and is the first mass-produced smart electric flagship SUV in China. The new car has many highlights in terms of exterior design, interior space, performance range, intelligent driving, etc., demonstrating NIO's technical strength and innovation capabilities. The price range for the new car is 5280,000-6380,000 yuan, and provide battery leasing solutions to reduce the cost of car purchase for users. The target users of the new car are the new generation of nuclear families in first- and second-tier cities, who have high requirements for the quality, performance, intelligence, comfort, safety and other aspects of the car, and also hope to show their personality and taste through the car. The all-new ES8 is a smart electric flagship SUV tailored for such users, which can not only meet the daily travel needs of users, but also bring more fun and surprises to users. Therefore, the all-new ES8 is a smart electric flagship SUV worth buying.