Chinese language electrical car (EV) model Nio has revealed its new flagship, the ET9, and launched some specs of the high-tech luxurious automobile.
Measuring 5325mm lengthy, 2016mm large and 1620mm tall on a prolonged 3250mm wheelbase, this government automobile has an extended, tall fastback silhouette – one thing moderately Forties in idea, however with a decidedly 2020s execution.
Nio calls it a ‘Landjet’ design, and guarantees “first-class” consolation inside.
There are simply 4 seats on this enormous car, with particular person rear seats separated by a full-length centre console referred to as the ‘Government Bridge’.
There’s a 360-degree ‘versatile tray desk’, whereas the seats have a backrest that may be adjusted by as much as 45 levels.
There are seven electrical sunshades to dim the cabin, and noise cancellation expertise helps preserve it hushed.
The ET9 includes a 900V electrical structure with peak charging energy of 600kW, and might use Nio’s rising community of battery-swapping stations. Nio guarantees 255km of vary with simply 5 minutes of charging.
It options Nio’s SkyRide Clever Chassis System with steer-by-wire, rear-wheel steering and full energetic suspension.
By integrating these three {hardware} techniques, Nio claims the ET9 has “the world’s solely driven-by-wire clever chassis”.
The tech focus is robust with the ET9, with Nio additional claiming it has filed 525 patents and debuted 17 world-first applied sciences on the brand new mannequin.
Its security suite includes a raft of sensors, together with two wide-angle aspect LiDAR items, and Nio says it has adopted ‘aviation-grade security requirements’ and allowed for security redundancy in seven of its key techniques together with driving, braking and sensing.
Nio claims the ET9’s Navigate on Pilot Plus (NOP+) system can navigate the automobile on highways and metropolis streets, routinely make lane adjustments and navigating interchanges.
Energy comes from a 340kW everlasting magnet motor on the rear and an 180kW induction motor on the entrance, for a complete system output of 520kW.
By itself web site, Nio calls the ET9 “adequately highly effective” – shades of Rolls-Royce, which used to not quote 0-100km/h occasions and as a substitute mentioned its automobiles’ energy was “enough”.
The Nio ET9 is out there for pre-order in China, with deliveries set to start there within the first quarter of 2025.
Nio has but to announce plans to enter the Australian market, although it has lodged trademark purposes for a raft of its nameplates – a few of which have been opposed by Audi for being too similar to its nameplates.