Since its launch, the AITO M9 has become a “dark horse” in the ultra-high-end market priced above 500,000 RMB. As of August 2024, the six-seater version of the AITO M9 has achieved over 15,000 monthly sales for five consecutive months, ranking first in large SUV sales. However, this is not enough for the AITO M9, which aims to cater to individuals seeking a high-quality lifestyle and business professionals. On September 10, the AITO M9 Large Five-Seater was officially launched, offering consumers more purchasing options.
Spacious Luxury: The Large Five-Seater Unlocks More Luxurious Living
Although the AITO M9 Large Five-Seater eliminates the third row of seats, the second row offers even more spacious seating, boasting the best-in-class space. The essence of the AITO M9 Large Five-Seater lies in its spaciousness and trunk capacity, conveying a high-end, luxurious, and adventurous vibe, complemented by six major upgrades. The second-row seatbacks can recline up to 43 degrees for enhanced passenger comfort.
The trunk has the largest capacity in its class, and the “Shanhai Seats” feature is the highlight of the AITO M9 Large Five-Seater. This feature consists of two seats and a small table. The seats are wrapped in leather, and the small table is convenient for placing items. When not in use, the rear seats and the table can be moved behind the seatback, freeing up trunk space without affecting normal storage functionality. When needed, they can be moved to the tailgate area to form seats, providing a highly flexible design that meets various situational needs.
Compared to some traditional luxury SUVs with fixed and singular seating configurations, the Shanhai Seats’ retractable and flexible design minimizes space usage when not in use, ensuring ample trunk capacity while quickly providing comfortable seating and resting areas when needed, combining flexibility with practicality.
Technological Upgrades: The Large Five-Seater Opens New Growth Points
As a flagship SUV featuring HarmonyOS and panoramic intelligence, the AITO M9 is set to upgrade to the HUAWEI ADS 3.0 advanced driving system. This system will implement a brand-new end-to-end architecture and continuously upgrade based on enhanced cloud computing power. It delivers a new high-level intelligent driving experience, allowing for nationwide island driving and parking-to-parking capabilities. Its performance in adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, and automatic lane changing significantly reduces the driver’s burden, making driving easier and safer.
The intelligent parking capabilities have been further upgraded, allowing the vehicle to park itself after the driver exits. It can recognize obstacles like cones and ground locks occupying parking spaces and can move them aside. Additionally, it features proactive avoidance of lane-encroaching obstacles. The ADS safety warning system has also been optimized, with a new “Please Take Over Immediately” voice reminder, 360° panoramic imaging, blind spot warnings, and throttle misapplication alerts.
Supported by Huawei’s Tuling platform, the AITO M9 comes equipped with intelligent closed air suspension and CDC variable damping shock absorbers, offering five adjustable ride heights with a 30% increase in adjustment speed. It can also leverage HUAWEI ADS intelligent road surface perception, IVSE intelligent vehicle status perception, HUAWEI DATS dynamic adaptive torque system, and HUAWEI XMotion intelligent body coordination to enhance vehicle handling and stability during driving.
The AITO M9 features high-definition smart projection headlights capable of automatically adjusting brightness based on surrounding light conditions, ensuring optimal illumination. Following an OTA upgrade, the intelligent interactive matrix headlights now include six scenario light settings, such as “Baby Care” and “Fireworks Bloom,” and can be activated via voice commands to project helpful lights in front or thank-you lights at the rear, showcasing Huawei’s innovation and leadership in lighting technology.
Optimized Interior Space and Intelligent Experience
The interior space has also been optimized, with multiple storage compartments to meet the family’s storage needs. For example, the second-row center armrest is equipped with a 50W wireless fast charger and a 66W Type-C charging port, along with oversized cup holders, phone slots, and storage boxes, combining luxury with practicality. The car’s system has been continuously optimized to support multi-device interactions across three fingers, four directions, and five screens, upgrading to a new HarmonyOS desktop, improving control center layout and visual aesthetics, and introducing new features like customizable toolbars and screen savers to enhance the overall user experience.
The spaciousness, comfortable seating, and luxurious interior of the AITO M9 Large Five-Seater effectively cater to individuals seeking a high-quality lifestyle. Huawei’s leading smart automotive technology, including the advanced driving system and sophisticated vehicle interaction system, also holds strong appeal for tech enthusiasts. With the launch of the AITO M9 Large Five-Seater, featuring configurations like the Shanhai Seats, it aims to compete with ultra-luxury SUVs like the Cullinan, gradually establishing a new benchmark for Chinese technological luxury.