21st Century Business Herald reporter Zheng Zhiwen reports from Guangzhou
On December 21st, 2024, NIO Day was held in Guangzhou. At this year's NIO DAY, NIO Chairman, Founder, and CEO Li Bin officially released NIO's executive flagship sedan ET9, with a starting price of 788000 yuan and a battery rental plan starting at 660000 yuan. A total of 999 limited edition vehicles will be released simultaneously, featuring 9 exclusive design details and 5 exclusive configuration upgrades. The total vehicle price is 818000 yuan, and the battery rental plan is 690000 yuan. The ET9 plan will commence delivery in March 2025.
Li Bin called the ET9 the culmination of NIO's decade long technological innovation, "the best car of this era created for innovative leaders who dare to think and act." It offers nine innovative flagship experiences including design, space, comfort, sound system, intelligent driving, safety, three electric, and driving.
In terms of exterior design, ET9 adopts original flight design and breaks free from the constraints of traditional design boundaries through technological innovation. The length of the car exceeds 5325mm, making it the widest body in its class in 2017. Equipped with the latest car color - Midnight Mirror Magnetic Blue, it has been hand polished for over 60 hours, giving the body a mirror like smooth and full texture. NIO pioneered the design for AD observation deck layout, evolving once again. Aqulia lateral wide-angle LiDAR achieves 350 degree laser surround.
In terms of comfort and driving experience, the ET9 has a superior boarding and alighting experience compared to the executive flagship. Intelligent height adjustment; Moving into the venue with ease and elegance; C-pillar triangular window privacy design, will not expose identity even when leaving the car; The industry's first induction type electric front trunk supports contactless luggage retrieval and storage. Innovatively adopting the design combination of Sky Island and Administrative Bridge, with a native four seat layout. ET9 rear flight first-class seats, 135 degree oversized reclining angle, and the only dual sided exclusive mode in the rear. 16 o'clock hot stone massage, with a total cabin heating area of 2 square meters. Equipped with 7 all-round electric sunshades, one click close to protect privacy. C-pillar reading light design, eye protection without disturbing. 360 degree infinitely adjustable and versatile administrative desk, suitable for reading, working, demonstrating, sharing, and organizing appearance. Combining intelligent electric refrigerator and intelligent safe.
In terms of audio, the Jiuxiao Tianqin 8.2.4.8 NIO Immersive Sound System includes 35 speakers with a 10% distortion rate and a power of 2800W. The whole car has high-quality OMLED screens, all of which support native Dolby Vision and can achieve three screen playback simultaneously. ET9 innovatively introduces ARNC advanced active noise reduction technology, leading the industry.
In terms of intelligence, ET9 has launched NIO's new flagship intelligent system - Cedar, which is based on the world's leading advanced digital architecture, the most powerful intelligent hardware, and the vehicle wide operating system SkyOS · Tianshu. Li Bin stated that Cedar's intelligent architecture has super strong vehicle computing performance, supports cross domain integration and connectivity across 6 domains, and can bring users a brand new intelligent application experience. In terms of intelligent driving, the ET9 is equipped with the Cedar AQUILA Aquila Super Sensing System, which can achieve all-weather "clear, far, and full visibility".
In terms of range, the ET9 adopts a full range 900V high-voltage architecture, equipped with a 100 degree battery pack, and a CLTC comprehensive range of 650km.
In terms of driving, NIO and ClearMotion jointly developed the "Tianxing Line Control Chassis". The Tianxing wire controlled chassis is equipped with the world's first integrated hydraulic fully active suspension, integrating shock absorbers with active suspension electric drive units, providing a wider range of stiffness, damping, and height adjustment capabilities. At the same time, for the first time, the three core hardware systems of full line control steering, rear wheel steering, and fully active suspension have been integrated together.
In terms of safety, the industry's first high-speed tire blowout safety control enables ET9 to maintain stability and controllability even in 170 km/h ultra high speed scenarios and 0.6 g high-speed bends, achieving centimeter level yaw control and ensuring driving safety.