On March 20, Aito introduced that the pre-sale orders for its Aito M8 EREV “sensible household flagship” SUV exceeded 70,000 items for the reason that opening on March 6, with a worth vary of 368,000 – 458,000 yuan (50,800 – 63,200 USD). The official launch can be in April. Prospects who positioned an order with a 5,000 yuan (690 USD) deposit can get pleasure from an 10,000 yuan (1,400 USD) deduction from the acquisition worth.
Wanting again, the variety of orders exceeded 7,500 items inside one hour after the pre-sale began, then exceeded 21,000 items inside 6 hours, and reached 28,000 inside 12 hours.
By way of product positioning, the Aito M8 is the model’s fourth mannequin after the M5, M7, and M9, that are positioned as mid-size, mid-to-large, and huge SUVs, respectively, with a worth vary masking 200,000 – 600,000 yuan (27,600 – 83,000 USD). The Aito M8 is positioned as a medium-to-large SUV with a dimension of 5190/1999/1795 mm and a wheelbase of 3105 mm.
Moreover, the Huawei ADS 3.0 superior driving system is onboard the Aito M8, which has a 192-line lidar, seven millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 11 high-definition cameras. The ADS can determine obstacles (automobiles, pedestrians) and varied special-shaped obstacles.
The EREV powertrain consists of an 1.5T engine because the range-extender with a most energy of 118 kW (158 hp), a 165 kW (221 hp) entrance electrical motor, and a 227 kW (304 hp) rear electrical motor. The official lowest WLTC gasoline consumption is 0.52L/100km and the highest pace is 200 km/h. Moreover, two capacities of lithium iron phosphate or ternary lithium batteries are provided by CATL: 51.975 kWh and 36.019 kWh, offering a CLTC pure electrical vary of 310 km and 201 km, respectively. The great vary is 1,526 km underneath a full cost and full gasoline tank.
On the similar time, Aito M8’s “Large Whale” battery pack construction reduces the wiring harness by 80% and the thickness by 16.4%, in line with the official. Underneath 800V high-voltage quick charging, it takes 5 minutes to replenish 150 km of vary.
Coming to the inside, the cockpit adopts a symmetrical design, that includes the acquainted triple screens and a 75-inch HUD.
Each 5- and 6-seater layouts are additionally out there. At the moment, the detailed inside configurations nonetheless should be launched by Aito.
Supply: Huawei, Aito, Autohome
