It seems like electric vehicles are making the wagon body style more popular than ever, and China’s Nio is the latest automaker joining the party, with the ET5 Touring. Starting with the svelte ET5 sedan, the automaker has straightened out its roofline to add more interior space and functionality for active owners. Not particularly surprising from a design standpoint (if you like wagons, you probably won’t mind the ET5 Touring), the raised roof offers 450 liter of trunk space behind the rear seats, and a further 42 liters of under-floor storage.
With the rear seats folded, the ET5
Touring offers up 1,300 liter of storage space with a fully
flat load space, which is about 342 liters less than the Mk8
Golf Variant. It also comes with a trunk lip that’s just 699 mm from the ground, in addition to magnetic straps designed to hold grocery bags,
nets to keep your parcels from sliding around, and even a pair of hooks which
Nio suggests could be useful for hanging wetsuits.
Meanwhile, rear seat passengers get
another 17 mm of headroom thanks to the new roofline. The rear
seats offer a 40:20:40 split, for all of your storage needs, and they are
upholstered in easy-to-clean fabrics to help remove stains caused by mud or
your kids’ snacks, depending on what kind of adventures you’re embarking on.
The longer roof also means that Nio could fit more sunroof onto the ET5
Touring. The rooftop window is now 1.32 meters long, and offers an
auto dimming option. It’s treated to block up to 99.99 percent of UV rays, and
has 80 percent isolation from heat.
Despite the added bodywork and glass, the
ET5 Touring still has perfect 50:50 weight distribution for impressive
performance. Electric motors at the front and rear combine to give drivers up
to 483 hp, and allow it to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just four seconds. Available with a 75 kWh or 100 kWh battery pack, the ET5
Touring can propel drivers up to 435 km or 560 km from
their starting point on a single charge. If owners run out of juice, they can
simply make their way to a battery swapping station to get a new one with a
full charge in less than five minutes.
Inside, it gets a familiar suite of
technology, including a 10.2-inch HDR digital instrument cluster, and a
12.8-inch AMOLED infotainment screen. It is also offered with a 7.1.4 Dolby
Atmos Certified 23-speaker sound system, 14-way adjustable, massaging seats,
and more. Nio will offer the ET5 Touring in Norway, Germany, Sweden, Denmark,
and the Netherlands. The automaker only offers fixed or flexible leases in
Europe, but has not yet shared pricing. In China, prices for the wagon will start
at 220,000 Yuan (US$ 32,002) for owners who opt for
the Battery as a Service option. Outright, the car starts at 298,000 Yuan
(US$ 41,827). Deliveries are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023.
