The wait is over and though we have now seen loads of official photos of the Aion Hyper GT earlier than, we get a little bit bit extra particulars to share and anybody on the market dwelling in China can truly go and purchase one – fortunate souls.
Aion is one more new electrical firm, solely established in 2018 it truly went unbiased from its father or mother firm GAC in 2020. GAC nonetheless stays in full management although, and Aion, till now, was tasked with manufacturing small, fashionable and inexpensive electrical vehicles for the youthful era. Then the corporate modified its path and created the Hyper GT.
Aion HYper GT is the primary automobile within the new premium lineup of fashions from Aion, the following one would be the Hyper SSR however for now we get to benefit from the electrical sedan. The automobile was solely revealed a number of months in the past and now it’s prepared for manufacturing with apparently loads of clients already forming an orderly ready line.
Hyper GT has top-of-the-line drag coefficients within the business, the Cd of 0.19 locations the automobile forward of Mercedes EQS. With the Lightyear now gone, the Hyper GT can declare the crown of essentially the most aerodynamic electrical automobile on this planet with Lucid Air shut behind it with Cd of 0.197.
The automobile has been designed with aero in thoughts, there are lively aero panels within the entrance bumper, the true spoiler prompts at pace of over 80 km/h (50 mph) and all that’s achieved to realize the least drag doable. Much less drag means extra vary.
Hyper GT comes fitted with a number of HD cameras and three LiDAR sensors to supply Stage 2 ADAS. The corporate truly refers to it as L2.5 as a result of apparently because of its mmWave radars and ultrasonic radar, mixed with the LiDAR and the cameras, the automobile affords extra superior autonomous driving than Stage 2 however not as superior as Stage 3.
The important thing to Aion Hyper GT
Constructed on Aion’s devoted EV platform known as AEP 3.0, the automobile comes with just one electrical motor at launch. This motor packs critical punch although, 340 hp and 434 Nm is sufficient for a 0 to 100 km/h dash in just below 5 seconds. The twin-motor 600 hp model will come later.
The inside appears to be like plush and welcoming, brilliant colours all over the place and opulent supplies remind us that this can be a premium merchandise. And the expertise truly begins with the important thing that resembles good outdated Zippo however made out of crystal and titanium. Superb consideration to element from Aion.
The one buttons you could find are two scroll wheels on the steering wheel and a gear selector on the stalk. All the things else is managed through the central display, and the driving force has its personal skinny show positioned virtually on the foot of the windshield. There’s a massive, double wi-fi charging pad within the heart console to accommodate even the biggest smartphones on the market. The passenger cabin is huge, the seats look comfy and the sound system comes with audio system constructed into the headrests. The inside is completed with a full size panoramic roof.
There are solely two issues left for the corporate to disclose – the precise worth and when it’s coming to the closest showroom. Aion will share these particulars throughout the Shanghai Auto Present in April however the automobile is anticipated to promote for RMB 300,000 which is simply $43,000 making it a vastly fascinating electrical sedan.