Perhaps 10 years ago, we couldn't imagine whether Chinese brands could create D-class cars for ordinary consumers. Technical strength is one thing, but more importantly, whether the premium of a brand can support the cost of the extreme craftsmanship and black technology it adopts. In recent years, many Chinese car companies have begun to build high-end brands, especially the rise of new forces, making all this possible.
NIO is a relatively successful brand in the high-end field, and it has indeed attracted the recognition of many high-net-worth users, such as many ES8 owners who have previously driven luxury cars such as BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE. Then it's okay to try to do the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series. The ET9 released by NIO this time can be seen on the basis of inheriting the elements of the NIO brand in its styling, and its large body size brings a full aura.
The headlights use the industry's first MicroLED intelligent high-pixel headlights, combined with the Aqulia2.0 super sensing system, which has a wider and brighter illumination range.
Vehicle length, width and height of 5324 * 2016 * 1620mm, wheelbase 3250mm. The top streamline of the car extends from the head of the car to the tail of the car, like a huge bow and arrow, which is relaxed and moderate, which not only maintains the business sense of the classic car shape, but also brings a strong aura and futuristic atmosphere. The 23-inch alloy forged high-gloss color-block wheels bring a strong visual impact, and are also equipped with a floating wheel logo design, so that they can keep the logo upright during driving. The side is also equipped with ceremonial technology details◦ Four smart sensor motors with touch-free entry and exit, which use millimeter-wave radar sensing to make the process of getting on and off the car more elegant. When the user approaches the vehicle, the welcome light carpet will encircle the sides of the vehicle, immersing the vehicle and people in the atmosphere and enhancing the sense of ceremony.
For the first time, the new car is equipped with 4D millimeter-wave imaging radar, which has excellent penetration and greatly increases forward perception ability. The watchtower-type sensor layout places the lidar and front-view camera on the roof of the vehicle. The new dual-side wide-angle LiDAR is integrated with metal fenders on both sides to improve safety and improve driving assistance capabilities.
In terms of rear design, the panoramic canopy extends to the large slip-back design of the rear window, which perfectly integrates the sporty style of the coupe into an executive flagship model, and it is also very avant-garde compared to the mainstream D-class car.
At the rear, there is also a removable spoiler that can be raised and lowered to provide more downforce at high speeds and ensure stability.
The interior pictures of the NIO ET9 were not announced, but the interior design of the car did achieve the ultimate sense of luxury. The new car also adopts the minimalist style of the current NIO brand interior. However, its four-seat layout, with its innovative "Sky Bridge" and "Administrative Island" design, constructs an artistic van experience. Gliding seating systems, innovative lighting systems, variable executive tables, executive wine coolers, personal escort safes and more all provide a private first-class ride.
In terms of information interaction, the new car provides a full-range AR head-up display system, which realizes a 31-inch WHUD at a near-focus plane of 5 meters, and a 120-inch AR-HUD equivalent to a far-focus area of 15 meters. TUI bar, streaming media mirror, 15.6-inch AMOLED central control screen, 14.5-inch rear executive screen, 8-inch rear multi-function control screen, NOMI voice interaction system, everything you need. At the same time, the interior seats can link the active suspension with the vibration feedback of the body seats, and the car suspension can quickly move according to the movie/game screen in the user's AR glasses to show immersive scenes.
The NIO ET9 is equipped with a 180kW front induction asynchronous motor with high integration, high speed and high power, and a rear 340kW permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum speed of 20,000rpm and a peak torque of 5,000Nm. At the same time, it adopts a global 900V high-voltage system and a 900V supercharging fast-swap energy replenishment system, with high charging power, no pile-picking, high battery swapping efficiency, and can be charged, replaced and upgraded, bringing a convenient experience comparable to refueling.
It is equipped with the "Tianxing chassis system", which is composed of three core hardware: steer-by-wire, rear-wheel steering, and fully active suspension. The steering wheel and the steering motor are transmitted by telecommunication, without mechanical connection, the structure is lightweight, the transmission efficiency is increased by 40%, and the design without the steering column is also more conducive to collision safety.
At the same time, the vehicle is equipped with a rear-wheel steering system, with a steering diameter of only 10.9m, which makes it easier and more agile to turn around on narrow roads. When driving on slippery roads, rear-wheel steering reduces the occurrence of side slip, while enhancing vehicle stability and passenger comfort. Its fully active suspension supports large height adjustments, and has extremely fast adjustment speeds, which can better balance handling and comfort.
Judging from the exterior styling and the information released so far, NIO ET9 does provide a lot of black technology, and it seems to have the strength to compete with mainstream luxury D-class cars. Recently, the CEO of NIO also personally drove the ET7 equipped with a 150kWh battery pack to complete the challenge of 1000 km range, so I believe that NIO's highest-end models will inevitably provide this battery, and the range of 1,000 km can also completely bid farewell to range anxiety.