According to MIIT’s latest announcement of the 375th batch of "Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Product Announcements", Huawei AITO Qinjie M9 was officially exposed on September 12, 2023. This new car adopts the same design as the previously announced patent drawings. The body length is 5230mm and the wheelbase is 3110mm. It is expected to be officially launched within this year. The model offers 1.5T extended range dual motor four-wheel drive and pure electric dual motor four-wheel drive two powertrain options.
The appearance of the production version of the Q & J M9 is exactly the same as the previous patent application drawings. The headlight set adopts the same design as the Smart S7 in Huawei’s Smart Choice car series, rather than continuing the family-style design of the AITO Q & J M5 and M7. This design feature may become the second generation design language of Huawei’s Smart Choice car system. The whole car has a two-tone body color scheme, a lidar is installed on the roof, and a side door handle with a hidden design.
The appearance of the extended-range model is different from that of the pure electric model only at the front and lower air intake grilles, and other parts remain the same. The tail shape of the Qjie M9 is relatively flat, and the tail light group is consistent with the shape of the headlight group. The internal lamp bead arrangement has unique characteristics, while the extended-range version adopts a hidden exhaust layout. The tail label of the pure electric version has a special "EV" nameplate.
The new car offers two-color body options, front air intake grille options, hubcap options and other personalized configurations, and the headlight group can be optionally equipped with laser matrix headlights. The body size of the M9 is 5230mm*1999mm*1800mm, the wheelbase is 3110mm, the pure electric version has a curb weight of 2560kg, and the extended range version has the same curb weight. Standard 265/45 R21 rims, optional 285/45 R21 rims.
In terms of power, the M9 pure electric version is equipped with dual motors developed by Huawei Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd., forming an electric four-wheel drive layout. The peak power of the front and rear motors is 160kW and 230kW respectively. The plug-in hybrid version is equipped with an extended range hybrid system composed of Xiaokang Power H15RT 1.5T range extender, dual motors and Ningde Times ternary lithium battery. The maximum power of the 1.5T range extender is 112kW, the maximum net power is 110kW, and the peak power of the drive motor is 165kW and 200kW respectively.
The car is equipped with a 40.055kWh ternary lithium battery pack from Ningde Times, with a pure electric cruising range of 175km and a fuel consumption of 6.9L/100km (NEDC standard).
The official exposure of the AITO M9 has provided consumers with more information about this brand-new model of Huawei’s smart car series, making people look forward to its performance and features.