Engineering:AITO M8
| AITO M8 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Seres Auto |
| Production | 2025–present |
| Assembly | China: Jiangbei, Chongqing |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury SUV |
| Body style | 5-door SUV |
| Layout | Front-engine, dual-motor, all-wheel drive |
| Platform | Seres MF Platform |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output | 227–392 kW (304–526 hp; 309–533 PS) |
| Hybrid drivetrain | Range extender series plug-in hybrid |
| Battery |
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| Range | 1,405–1,526 km (873–948 mi) CLTC |
| Electric range |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,105 mm (122.2 in) |
| Length | 5,190 mm (204.3 in) |
| Width | 1,999 mm (78.7 in) |
| Height | 1,795 mm (70.7 in) |
| uk|uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight | 2,555–2,715 kg (5,633–5,986 lb) |
The AITO M8 (Chinese: 问界M8; pinyin: Wènjiè M8) is a full-size luxury SUV manufactured by Seres under the AITO brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance. The M8 is available in two powertrains, range extender electric (EREV) and battery electric (EV).
Overview
The AITO M8 officially opened for reservations on March 6, 2025, and it was later officially launched on April 16, 2025.[1]
The M8 is very similar in size to the more expensive AITO M9, only having a 40 mm (1.6 in) shorter length and 5 mm (0.20 in) shorter wheelbase and height. Like the M9, it is also available in two-row 5-seater and three-row 6-seater variants.[2]
Design
The exterior has a similar overall design language to the M9. The front features a lower air intake grille, high-mounted headlights connected by a light bar element, and air vents at the corners serving as wheel well air curtains. The headlight surrounds have an illuminated star pattern, and the headlights are capable of projecting images onto the ground. The rear features a light bar design taillight element, which consists of an LED display array capable of displaying customizable designs.[2] The doors are power operated, and can be controlled by gestures from outside; the rear hatch has a kick-sensing opening feature.[3] It is available in six colors: Gilded Black, Warm Cloud White, Interstellar Blue, Meadow Green, Galaxy, and Dawn Light.[4]
Features
The interior shares a similar layout to the M9, with an array of three displays integrated into the dashboard, supplemented by a 68-inch AR-HUD. The centre console contains two wireless charging pads, two cupholders, and a storage compartment. It is equipped with a 19-speaker sound system, featuring two speakers integrated into the driver's seat headrest. The back of the center console contains a refrigerator compartment and a control display for the rear seats and climate control zones. The rear seats have access to a 32-inch projector display, which can retract into a narrow 'floating window' mode to display passive information such as music, navigation and weather; it can also display a 100-inch outside the vehicle. In six-seater models, the passenger side second row seat has a 'zero-gravity' recline function, and the front passenger seat can fold forward to serve as a footrest if unoccupied; six-seater models have a 'quasi-zero gravity' seat instead, and the third row can recline between 25–33°.[2] The interior is available in four colors: Baisha Apricot, Red Tea Orange, Amber Brown, and Nebula Red.[4][3]
Six-seater models have 353 litres (12.5 cu ft) of rear cargo space, while five-seater models have 976 litres (34.5 cu ft). It can pass the moose test at 76.9 km/h (47.8 mph), and can brake from 100–0 km/h (62–0 mph) in 34.5 metres (113 ft).[3]
It is equipped with Huawei's ADS 3.0 ADAS system, with a sensor suite that includes one roof-mounted 192-line solid-state LiDAR sensor, seven mmWave radars of which five are 4D, 11 cameras, and 12 ultrasonic sensors. It is capable of supervised autonomous driving and collision avoidance.[4][5]
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2026 update
The M8 was updated for the 2027 model year, with pre-sales for the model opening on 30 September 2026.
The exterior features minor changes, including the addition of a chrome strip above the front light bar, a change to a honeycomb grille pattern for the lower air intake, pocket style door handles to comply with new Chinese safety regulations, redesigned taillights, new wheel options, and two new paint colors: Sky Veil Blue and Cangrong Green.[6]
The interior has been upgraded with the latest Huawei HIMA ecosystem technologies, with the dashboard now featuring larger displays with reduced bezels as seen in the Aito M9 refresh earlier in the year. Additional changes include redesigned door armrests, larger center console storage bin, and new diamond quilted upholstery throughout the cabin. The refrigerator can now reach temperatures as low as −18 °C (0 °F), and the second-row seats in six-seater variants can move laterally. Six-seater models now have three 'zero-gravity' recline capable seats. The rear passenger projector screen has been replaced with a 21-inch 4K ceiling-mounted display, and the sound system has been updated to a 25-speaker audio system.[6][7]
The frunk in rear-wheel drive electric variants increases in volume to 210 L (7.4 cu ft) from the previous 149 L (5.3 cu ft), and the underfloor compartment in the rear cargo area of six-seater models has been expanded from 39 L (1.4 cu ft) to 63 L (2.2 cu ft).[6]
In addition to the previously available dual-chamber dual-valve air suspension and continuously variable dampers, the M8 now also has 8° of rear-wheel steering, and the suspension system has been retuned.[6]
The ADAS system has been updated with the latest Huawei 38-sensor suite claimed to be L3-ready, including one 896-line long-range front-facing roof-mounted LiDAR and 3 wide-angle LiDARs. It is equipped with the Qiankun ADS 5 system using the WEWA 2.0 architecture.[6][7]
The powertrain has been refreshed with larger battery packs available for both range extender and pure electric variants. The range extender variants are also upgraded to an 800-volt architecture and have a marginally more powerful front motor.[6][7]
Powertrain
At launch, the M8 is a range extender electric and battery electric vehicle with all-wheel drive. It has a 1.5-litre turbocharged direct-injected petrol engine supplied by Seres producing 118 kW (158 hp; 160 PS).[8] It has a 165 kW (221 hp; 224 PS) front motor and a 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) rear motor, outputting a combined 392 kW (526 hp; 533 PS). Power is supplied by a choice of two CATL-supplied batteries, either a 36 kWh LFP pack providing a CLTC range rating of 201 kilometres (125 mi), or a 52 kWh NMC pack shared with the M9 providing 310 kilometres (193 mi) of range. It has a combined range of up to 1,526 kilometres (948 mi), a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time of 5.2 seconds, and a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).[8][9][10]
| Year | Battery | Engine | Motor | Electric range | Top speed | Kerb weight | ||||
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| Type | Weight | Front | Rear | Total | WLTP | CLTC | ||||
| EREV | ||||||||||
| 37 kWh (36.019)LFP CATL | 290 kg (639 lb) |
1.5 L HG15T turbo I4 DI
115 kW (154 hp; 156 PS) (gross: 118 kW (158 hp; 160 PS)) |
165 kW (221 hp; 224 PS) | 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) | 392 kW (526 hp; 533 PS) | 161 km (100 mi) | 201 km (125 mi) | 200 km/h (124 mph) | 2,640–2,695 kg (5,820–5,941 lb) | |
| 2025 | 53.4 kWh (51.975) NMC CATL | 302 kg (666 lb) |
235 km (146 mi) | 310 km (190 mi) | 2,660–2,715 kg (5,864–5,986 lb) | |||||
| 2026 | 252 km (157 mi) | |||||||||
| — | 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) | 262 km (163 mi) | 322 km (200 mi) | 190 km/h (118 mph) | 2,575–2,630 kg (5,677–5,798 lb) | |||||
| 2027 | 56.036 kWh LFP CATL | 406 kg (895 lb) |
170 kW (230 hp; 230 PS) | 397 kW (532 hp; 540 PS) | 246 km (153 mi) | 200 km/h (124 mph) | 2,830–2,895 kg (6,239–6,382 lb) | |||
| 75.408 kWh NMC CATL | 416 kg (917 lb) |
352 km (219 mi) | 432 km (268 mi) | |||||||
| BEV | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 100 kWh (97.644) NMC CATL | 518 kg (1,142 lb) |
— | — | 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) | 227 kW (304 hp; 309 PS) | 705 km (438 mi) |
200 km/h (120 mph) | 2,555 kg (5,633 lb) | |
| 160 kW (215 hp; 218 PS) | 387 kW (519 hp; 526 PS) | 625–655 km (388–407 mi) |
2,670–2,715 kg (5,886–5,986 lb) | |||||||
| 2027 | 97.644 kWh NMC CATL | 675–708 km (419–440 mi) |
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| 120 kWh (120.04329) NMC CATL | 628 kg (1,385 lb) |
800–830 km (497–516 mi) |
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Safety
The M8 received the highest overall score in the C-NCAP 2024 revision when results were released in August 2025 with 93.7%, beating the previous best of 93.5% held by the Xiaomi SU7. It scored 5.62%, 7.34%, and 9.99% higher than average in the occupant protection, vulnerable road user protection, and active safety categories, respectively.[11]
| Category | % | |
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| Overall: |  Half star
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93.7% |
| Occupant protection: | 96.26% | |
| Vulnerable road users: | 86.03% | |
| Safety assistance: | 96.34% | |
Sales
The AITO M8 exceeded 7,500 orders after one hour and 21,000 orders after six hours, and 28,000 orders 12 hours after presales had kicked off in China on March 6, 2025.[13] Two weeks later on March 20, 2025, Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance announced that the pre-orders for the M8 exceeded 70,000 units since the opening on March 6.[5] On April 29, HIMA announced that the M8 has over 60,000 firm orders, and launched a long-wait compensation scheme where customers receive a 200 yuan ($27 USD) discount each day their wait time exceeds 10 weeks capped at 10,000 yuan ($1380 USD).[3] Nine days later on 8 May, the M8 reached 70,000 firm orders.[14]
At a press event at Auto Shanghai 2025, Yu Chengdong said that 70% of the M8's majority family-oriented customers chose the 6-seater version.[15]
| Year | China | ||
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| EREV | EV | Total | |
| 2025 | 123,440[16] | 26,480[17] | 149,920[18] |
See also
- Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance
References
- ↑ "王牌新品，接踵而来！鸿蒙智行新品发布会价格公布！#问界M8#、#享界S9#增程版闪亮登场，更多精彩，即刻解锁。". Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance. https://weibo.com/3032210184/5156105248572600.
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- ↑ Zhang, Phate (2025-03-06). "Huawei-backed Aito starts taking pre-orders for M8, updated M9 SUVs" (in en-US). https://cnevpost.com/2025/03/06/aito-starts-taking-pre-orders-m8-updated-m9/.
- ↑ Bobylev, Denis (2025-08-21). "Huawei’s Aito M8 became the safest car in China surpassing Xiaomi SU7 in C-NCAP crash test" (in en-US). https://carnewschina.com/2025/08/21/huaweis-aito-m8-became-the-safest-car-in-china-surpassing-xiaomi-su7-in-c-ncap-crash-test/.
- ↑ "C-NCAP官方网站|测评结果" (in en). https://www.c-ncap.org.cn/evaluation/a4738b32611c2f4ddf665c9832e0f240.
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