After "far ahead", the sales of Huawei cars have skyrocketed, surpassing one rival after another, so every move of Huawei in the automotive market is particularly eye-catching. During the Beijing Auto Show, Huawei will show several models created with different partners, including the first sedan Zhijie S7 and the flagship brand STELATO Xiangjie's first executive sedan Xiangjie S9, of course, the most important is the new M5 launched at this press conference, which is bound to be a model that will hit sales from its positioning and price range.
On April 19, Huawei held a press conference in Beijing, and the new M5 was officially launched, and all models are equipped with Huawei intelligent driving as standard. A total of three versions are available: the extended-range MAX rear-wheel drive version is priced at 249,800 yuan, with a CLTC comprehensive range of 1,440 km and a pure electric range of 255 km, equipped with a 42 kWh CATL ternary lithium battery, and the pure electric MAX rear-wheel drive version is priced at 269,800 yuan, with a CLTC comprehensive range of 602 km and is equipped with an 83 kWh ternary lithium battery The RS four-wheel drive version is priced at 279,800 yuan, with a CLTC comprehensive range of 1275km, a pure electric range of 230km, and an acceleration of 4.3s per 100km.
In addition, during the Dading period, consumers can enjoy optional rights and interests worth 37,000 yuan, including 3,000 yuan in cash discounts, 12,000 yuan worth of matching gold and 20,000 yuan worth of smart driving package vouchers, and 2,000 yuan worth of front windshield heat insulation film after picking up the car, which will be delivered on May 15.
The body size of the new M5 is 4785mm*1930mm*1625mm, and the appearance has been newly upgraded. The front face uses a new closed design, which is more sporty and simple compared to the old model. The rear through-light and sports spoiler rear wing are highly recognizable. In addition, the new M5 adds an RS variant and two new colourways, Metropolitan Red and Tahitian Grey, combined with the RS version of the obsidian badge, obsidian window trim, obsidian sports wheels and red calipers to highlight the sporty aesthetic.
The new M5 is upgraded with the same material as the M9 Shuyun seats, which further improve the softness and support. The sun-protected panoramic canopy is made of aircraft-grade micron double-layer silver-plated glass and is available with manual and optional motorized sunshades. The whole car is upgraded with two 50W wireless super fast chargers and three 66W wired super fast chargers, with an intelligent mixed air system for fast cooling and heating.
All models of the new M5 are equipped with the HUAWEI ADS 2.0 advanced intelligent driving system as standard, which has high-speed and high-end intelligent driving capabilities in urban areas that do not rely on high-precision maps. The urban NCA pilot covers more than 40,000+ urban and rural areas, and the success rate of urban elevated inward and outward mergers exceeds 99%. Huawei's cloud computing power reaches 3.3E FLOPS, which is a leading position in the market. In addition, the intelligent parking capability has been upgraded, with the addition of remote control parking RPA and AVP for valet parking in the park, which provides convenience for users to get out of the car and then park.
In terms of chassis, the new M5 adopts Huawei's self-developed HUAWEI DATS 2.0, front four-ball head double wishbones, rear multi-link independent suspension and all-aluminum alloy chassis, with a braking distance of 35.58m at 100-0km/h and an elk test score of 79km/h. In terms of safety, the forward, sideways, and backward omnidirectional collision avoidance has been upgraded, and the forward collision avoidance is faced with stationary vehicles and pedestrians, and the maximum AEB braking speed in the state of human driving and intelligent driving has been increased to 120km/h, and the effective range of lateral collision avoidance has reached 40-130km/h, and the effective range of backward collision avoidance has reached 1-60km/h, which can actively identify pedestrians and vehicles.
The press conference also showcased the first sedan Zhijie S7 built by HarmonyOS Zhixing, which is also equipped with HUAWEI ADS 2.0 high-end intelligent driving. At the same time, STELATO Xiangjie was also officially released, as a new flagship brand under the HarmonyOS Technology Ecological Alliance, its first model Xiangjie S9 will be unveiled at the 2024 Beijing International Auto Show, jointly built by Huawei and BAIC, and will become the first executive-level luxury flagship sedan of HarmonyOS Zhixing.
This article was written by Amiens, a kick-in car