On April 18th, the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition opened at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. At the auto show, NIO Automobile held the launch event for the NIO GT, its first pure electric sports car, with the theme of “Starting the New Era of Sports Cars”.
The NIO GT models available for sale include the 560 Lite version, 560 version, 660 version and 580 AWD version, with the official suggested retail prices ranging from 178,800 to 226,800 RMB.
During the launch event, NIO Automobile co-founder and CEO William Li announced a limited-time purchase offer for the NIO GT: customers who order NIO GT through NIO’s official platform, including its mobile app, before May 31st can enjoy a 10,000 RMB “intelligent driving upgrade package”, an 8,000 RMB/vehicle financial interest subsidy, as well as lifetime free maintenance for the battery, motor and electronics and free OTA upgrades. In addition, NIO Automobile will provide existing NIO vehicle owners with a further 5,000 RMB purchasing incentive.
As a three-door, four-seat sports car, the NIO GT measures 4,715 × 1,979 × 1,415 mm (LxWxH) with a wheelbase of 2,770 mm.
There are single-motor and dual-motor versions of the NIO GT:
- The rear-wheel drive single-motor version has a power output of 170 kW.
- The dual-motor version has a maximum power output of 340 kW, with 170 kW allocated to each axle, achieving 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3.7 seconds.
The NIO GT adopts a suspension combination of front double wishbone and rear five-link, with a high torsional stiffness of 34,000 N·m/deg, and an official braking distance of 32 m.“`
## Nezha GT
Nezha GT is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chipset and a 17.6-inch ultra-thin 2.5K central control screen. The intelligent cabin also features many unique designs, such as the “Nezha Loudspeaker”, which allows for music playback and one-button external communication, V2L external power supply function, and 4D cinema-level technology seats.
In terms of intelligent driving, Nezha GT is equipped with NETA PILOT 2.5 self-developed intelligent driving assistance system and Dual-Horizon Journey 3 chipset, with 5 high-definition cameras and 5 millimeter-wave radars.
Nezha announced that Nezha GT will be available for delivery upon launching, with over 50 cities and 150 stores to be gradually available nationally.
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