Chinese language all-EV maker NIO launched the EC6 final week, which is constructed on the brand new, next-generation NT2.0 platform that has elevated vary, sooner charging, higher efficiency, and extra superior driver help options.

Simply final Could, NIO launched the ES6, a family-oriented SUV, and in June it launched the ET5T, a tourer/wagon with high-performance capabilities. Each automobiles function the second-generation design language of NIO, which in keeping with the corporate executives reveals the proper proportions and dimension in addition to cutting-edge intelligence, “promising to exceed expectations and encourage those that search extra from their automotive journey.”

Gorgeous Design

The all-new EC6 is 4,849 mm lengthy, 1,995 mm extensive, and 1,697 mm in excessive. With a wheelbase of two,915 mm, the coupe has a well-known fastback silhouette, characterised by a refined A-pillar and decreased physique top.

The EC6 introduces the progressive split-type Double Sprint daytime working lights. This cut up design provides a way of stress to the entrance surfaces, exuding dynamic momentum. The DRL is made extra dimensional with a 30mm ultra-wide crystal, providing enhanced visible results.

The rear design is marked by surfaces seamlessly merging with the low broad fenders, making a putting distinction in opposition to the narrowing windshield. The 23-degree inverse lower imparts a sporty and dynamic look.

Sportscar-Like Aerodynamics

Nio EC6 (Picture from Nio)

One of many car’s standout options is its Twin-Mode Lively Spoiler.

The lively aerodynamic system contributes to a powerful low drag coefficient of 0.24 — measuring 1,353 mm in size and 196 mm in width, with a frontal space of 0.254 sqm. This spoiler optimizes the drag coefficient by as much as 10% and may be deployed robotically or manually to numerous positions.

When the automobile reaches speeds exceeding 80 km/h, the spoiler robotically adjusts to the drag-reducing place at a 23-degree angle, lowering the Cd to a minimal of 0.24. At greater speeds of 170 km/h, it tilts to a most angle of 31.5 levels, offering 580N of additional downforce for enhanced dealing with and car stability at speeds of 200 km/h.

A Second Residing Room

Facet profile of the Nio EC6 (Picture from Nio)

NIO designers name the inside of the car a “Second Residing Room,” providing a welcoming and human-centric atmosphere. This design philosophy is obvious in components corresponding to good air vents that seamlessly mix into the cabin, tone-to-tone deco strips with a tender gloss end, refined microswitches, sustainable rattan accents, and acoustic cloth.

EVs already run very quietly, but NIO took pains to enhance acoustic optimization. This meant inspecting noise in almost 60 factors all through the car, leading to excellent low NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) efficiency.

The lengthy 1.770 m² panoramic sunroof with a lighting space of 1.156 m². The car is supplied with 4.96 mm double-layered acoustic glass for warmth and sound insulation, with non-compulsory electrochromic glass. The third-generation electrochromic know-how gives distinctive seen gentle transmittance in each vibrant and darkish states, whereas additionally blocking as much as 99.9% of UV rays.

Premium Seating & Colours

The monotone interiors of the EC6 (Picture from Nio)

The all-new EC6 prioritizes consolation with its premium seat platform, providing built-in sports activities seats designed to help the human backbone for each high-speed driving and household journeys. The S-Form cockpit format creates a spacious inside, and the motive force’s and entrance passenger seats function 16-way and 18-way energy changes, respectively.

The rear seatback inclination is power-adjustable by 8 levels ahead and backward. The second-generation entrance passenger seat, generally known as the Lounge Seat, can recline as much as 172 levels, offering true zero-gravity consolation. Further options embrace heating, an 8-point therapeutic massage system, and suction-based air flow. The car additionally boasts steering wheel heating, making certain a cushty and enjoyable driving expertise.

The all-new EC6 excels by way of inside house and practicality, providing 22 storage compartments and seven hooks able to holding as much as 30 kilograms of cargo. The rear trunk gives a quantity of 594 liters, with multi-layer hidden storage of 89 liters. Folding down the second-row seats enlarges the overall quantity to 1,402 liters.

The all-new EC6 provides a selection of 9 exterior colours, together with the unique AR Lavender, impressed by the digital sky in augmented actuality. It additionally options 4 distinctive inside themes: Onyx Black, Crimson Loam, Stream Blue, and Stellar Grey.

Twin Motor Efficiency

Efficiency fanatics will admire that the all-new EC6 comes customary with a dual-motor 4-wheel-drive system, that includes a entrance 150 kW induction motor and a rear 210 kW everlasting magnet motor, delivering a mixed energy output of 360 kW and a torque of 700 N·m.

It accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in simply 4.4 seconds below half-load situations. The car’s braking system is equally spectacular, with NIO’s in-house developed high-performance aluminum alloy 4-piston fastened calipers on the entrance wheels paired with 355 mm brake discs, reaching a braking distance of 34.5 meters from 100 to 0 kph (with the 21-inch rim).

Nio EC6 in towing mode barely exhibiting the hidden rear spoiler raised. (Picture from Nio)

The car’s aluminum alloy and high-strength metal hybrid physique ensures a stability between efficiency and weight. Options just like the built-in die-cast aluminum alloy rear flooring meeting and C and D pillars prioritize security, defending each the battery and occupants whereas lowering weight. A close to 50:50 front-and-rear weight distribution, mixed with an ultralow middle of gravity of 580 mm, enhances impartial steering for higher dealing with and the next prime velocity.

Its dealing with is additional elevated by the entrance and rear five-link suspension, in-house developed Clever Chassis Area Controller (ICC), and Steady Damping Management (CDC). Customizable changes cater to numerous driving situations, and the usual Clever Clean Cease (ISS) enhances braking consolation in congested city areas.

System Integration

NIO’s Banyan Digital System is an entire digital system, which connects NIO automobiles to merchandise, companies, and communities within the NIO ecosystem. This present an clever driving expertise that’s each secure and handy.

For instance, the “Discover My Automobile” function makes use of encompass view cameras and the clear chassis to encrypt pictures and assist customers find their car through a proprietary app. NOMI, the car’s AI assistant, now boasts enhanced options like “Listening” and “middle show management through voice instructions.”

For clever driving, it’s geared up with NIO Aquila Tremendous Sensing, that includes 33 high-performance sensors, together with LiDAR, and NIO ADAM Tremendous Computing, powered by 4 NVIDIA Drive Orin X processors with a complete computing energy of as much as 1,016 TOPS. The car boasts 24 lively security and driver-assist options, together with clever Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) for exact high-beam management. With Aquila Tremendous Sensing, LiDAR and entrance cameras robotically detect street situations, optimizing beam distribution for nighttime driving security.

The all-new EC6 additionally provides the non-compulsory N-Field enhanced infotainment console, which serves because the leisure hub for the PanoCinema digital cockpit and a secondary infotainment system. It helps a number of inputs and outputs and might accommodate movie watching on an AR mega display. When paired with NIO Air AR glasses, it gives an immersive viewing expertise equal to a 201-inch display with a six-meter view distance. The car’s 7.1.4 Encompass Sound System delivers wealthy and pristine audio, and it simply connects with recreation consoles, laptops, and tablets for seamless leisure.

In China, the all-new EC6 is on the market at a beginning worth of RMB 358,000 (~$55,000) with a 75 kWh battery pack or RMB 416,000 with a 100 kWh battery pack. With the Battery as a Service (BaaS) subscription, pricing begins at RMB 288,000. Prospects in China can now place orders for the all-new EC6 via the NIO app, with check drives and deliveries already underway.