AITO M8
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| Manufacturer | Seres Automobile |
| Production | 2025–present |
| Assembly | China: Jiangbei, Chongqing |
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| Class | Full-size luxury SUV |
| Body style | 5-door SUV |
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| Related | AITO M9 |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,105 mm (122.2 in) |
| Length | 5,190 mm (204.3 in) |
| Width | 1,999 mm (78.7 in) |
| Height | 1,795 mm (70.7 in) |
| Curb weight | 2,640–2,715 kg (5,820–5,986 lb) |
The AITO M8 (Chinese: 问界M8; pinyin: Wènjiè M8) is a full-size range-extended luxury SUV manufactured by Seres under the AITO brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance.
Overview
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The AITO M8 officially opened for reservations on 6 March 2025 and it was later officially launched on 16 April 2025.[1] The M8 is very similar in size to the more expensive AITO M9, only having a 40 mm (1.6 in) shorter length and 5 mm (0.20 in) shorter wheelbase and height. Like the M9, it is also available in two-row 5-seater and three-row 6-seater variants.[2]
The exterior has a similar overall design language to the M9. The front features a lower air intake grille, high-mounted headlights connected by a light bar element, and air vents at the corners serving as wheel well air curtains. The headlight surrounds have an illuminated star pattern, and the headlights are capable of projecting images onto the ground. The rear features a light bar design taillight element, which consists of an LED display array capable of displaying customizable designs.[2] The doors are power operated, and can be controlled by gestures from outside; the rear hatch has a kick-sensing opening feature.[3] It is available in six colors: Gilded Black, Warm Cloud White, Interstellar Blue, Meadow Green, Galaxy, and Dawn Light.[4]
The interior shares a similar layout to the M9, with an array of three displays integrated into the dashboard, supplemented by a 68-inch AR-HUD. The centre console contains two wireless charging pads, two cupholders, and a storage compartment. It is equipped with a 19-speaker sound system, featuring two speakers integrated into the driver's seat headrest. The back of the center console contains a refrigerator compartment and a control display for the rear seats and climate control zones. The rear seats have access to a 32-inch projector display, which can retract into a narrow 'floating window' mode to display passive information such as music, navigation and weather; it can also display a 100-inch outside the vehicle. In six-seater models, the passenger side second row seat has a 'zero-gravity' recline function, and the front passenger seat can fold forward to serve as a footrest if unoccupied; six-seater models have a 'quasi-zero gravity' seat instead, and the third row can recline between 25–33°.[2] The interior is available in four colors: Baisha Apricot, Red Tea Orange, Amber Brown, and Nebula Red.[4][3]
Six-seater models have 353 litres (12.5 cu ft) of rear cargo space, while five-seater models have 976 litres (34.5 cu ft). It can pass the moose test at 76.9 km/h (47.8 mph), and can brake from 100–0 km/h (62–0 mph) in 34.5 metres (113 ft).[3]
It is equipped with Huawei's ADS 3.0 ADAS system, with a sensor suite that includes one roof-mounted 192-line solid-state LiDAR sensor, seven mmWave radars of which five are 4D, 11 cameras, and 12 ultrasonic sensors. It is capable of supervised autonomous driving and collision avoidance.[4][5]
Powertrain
[edit]At launch, the M8 is available exclusively as a range extender electric vehicle with all-wheel drive. It has a 1.5-litre turbocharged direct-injected petrol engine supplied by Seres producing 118 kW (158 hp; 160 PS).[6] It has a 165 kW (221 hp; 224 PS) front motor and a 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) rear motor, outputting a combined 392 kW (526 hp; 533 PS). Power is supplied by a choice of two CATL-supplied batteries, either a 36 kWh LFP pack providing a CLTC range rating of 201 kilometres (125 mi), or a 52 kWh NMC pack shared with the M9 providing 310 kilometres (193 mi) of range. It has a combined range of up to 1,526 kilometres (948 mi), a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time of 5.2 seconds, and a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).[6][7][8]
| Battery | Engine | Motor | Range (CLTC) | Top speed | |||
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| 36.019 kWh LFP CATL | 1.5 L HG15T turbo I4 DI
118 kW (158 hp; 160 PS) |
165 kW (221 hp; 224 PS) | 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) | 392 kW (526 hp; 533 PS) | 201 km (125 mi) | 1,405 km (873 mi) | 200 km/h (120 mph) |
| 51.975 kWh NMC CATL | 310 km (190 mi) | 1,526 km (948 mi) | |||||
Sales
[edit]The AITO M8 exceeded 7,500 orders after one hour and 21,000 orders after six hours, and 28,000 orders 12 hours after presales had kicked off in China on 6 March 2025.[9] Two weeks later on 20 March 2025, Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance announced that the pre-orders for the M8 exceeded 70,000 units since the opening on 6 March.[5] On 29 April, HIMA announced that the M8 has over 60,000 firm orders, and launched a long-wait compensation scheme where customers receive a 200 yuan ($27 USD) discount each day their wait time exceeds 10 weeks capped at 10,000 yuan ($1380 USD).[3] Nine days later on 8 May, the M8 reached 70,000 firm orders.[10]
At a press event at Auto Shanghai 2025, Yu Chengdong said that 70% of the M8's majority family-oriented customers chose the 6-seater version.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "王牌新品，接踵而来！鸿蒙智行新品发布会价格公布！#问界M8#、#享界S9#增程版闪亮登场，更多精彩，即刻解锁。". weibo. Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ^ a b c Bobylev, Denis (2025-03-06). "Huawei's Aito M8 and M9 crossovers started presales in China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ a b c d Gui, Long (2025-04-29). “家庭智慧旗舰 SUV”鸿蒙智行问界 M8 汽车大定突破 6 万台 [HIMA M8, the flagship SUV for family intelligence, has received orders exceeding 60,000 units]. www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ a b c Zhou, Yi (2025-04-23). "全新奥迪A5L等超160款新车 2025上海车展新车汇总(上)". www.autohome.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ a b Chen, Dong Yi (2025-03-21). "Aito M8 EREV with 1,526 km range received more than 70,000 orders two weeks after pre-sale opened". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ a b Chen, Dong Yi (2025-01-10). "Aito M8 EREV with Huawei techs revealed by Chinese MIIT". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Zhang, Phate (2025-03-05). "Huawei-backed Aito to launch new SUV M8 in Apr". CnEVPost. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Zhang, Phate (2025-03-06). "Huawei-backed Aito starts taking pre-orders for M8, updated M9 SUVs". CnEVPost. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Bobylev, Denis (2025-03-06). "Huawei's Aito M8 got 21,000 orders in six hours in China". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Qing, Yuan (2025-05-08). 上市 22 天，鸿蒙智行问界 M8 大定突破 70000 台 [22 days after launch, Hongmeng Zhixing Wenjie M8 orders exceeded 70,000 units]. www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Wang, Miao (2025-04-23). 华为余承东：70% 问界 M8 家庭用户喜欢 6 座版 [Huawei's Yu Chengdong: 70% of M8 family users prefer the 6-seater version]. www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
