Amazing what pops up in our neck of the woods
sometimes. This is the NextEV Nio ES8, and it has been spotted in Malaysia.
Quite a feat, considering that the offering from the Chinese electric vehicle
start-up was unveiled in April and hasn’t even been officially launched yet –
it’s only due to make its domestic market debut early next year.
It looks like the SUV is in town for either an ad or
product video shoot – reader PHJ spied a production crew filming the car and
duly sent these shots in.
The ES8 is a full-size offering measuring nearly
five metres long, able to accomodate seven occupants in 2-3-2 seating
configuration. Technical elements include an all-aluminium body and chassis,
active air suspension and an electric all-wheel drive system, as well as a
swappable battery.
The SUV follows on the Nio EP9 all-electric, 1,000+
hp supercar, which had the honour of being the fastest road-legal car to lap
the Nurburgring – its record time of six minutes 45.9 seconds set in March this
year lasted for two months before it was bested by the McLaren P1 XP1 LM
prototype.
Cr : Paultan
