Huawei and JAC Motors formally launched their luxurious flagship sedan, the Maextro S800, in China. It’s priced between 708,000 and 1,018,000 yuan (roughly 98,300–141,000 USD). Positioned as a full-size luxurious sedan, it measures at 5,480 mm lengthy, 2,000 mm vast, and 1,536 mm tall with a 3,370 mm wheelbase, surpassing the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class in dimension.
The S800 is constructed on the Turing II Longxing platform and supplied in each pure electrical and extended-range electrical car (EREV) variants. It is available in both 4-seat or 5-seat configurations. The pure electrical model incorporates a dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup, whereas EREV fashions might be geared up with both dual-motor or tri-motor AWD configurations.
The S800 debuts Huawei’s 800V “Xue Xiao” clever range-extended platform. The twin-motor EREV provides a pure electrical vary of 400 km and a mixed CLTC vary of 1,333 km, whereas the tri-motor model delivers a 365 km electrical vary and 1,200 km mixed vary. The pure electrical mannequin has a 97 kWh battery supporting 5C ultra-fast charging and provides a 702 km CLTC vary. Charging from 10% to 80% takes simply 12 or 10.5 minutes for the EREV’s 65 kWh battery.
By way of efficiency, the S800 provides 0–100 km/h acceleration in 4.3 seconds (EV dual-motor), 4.7 seconds (EREV tri-motor), and 4.9 seconds (EREV dual-motor). The braking distance from 100 km/h is 34.5 meters. With rear-wheel steering of ±12°, it boasts a decent turning radius of simply 5.05 meters and a max crab-walk angle of 16°.
The car adopts Huawei’s newest ADS 4 clever driving system, which options “AI trains AI” capabilities. It consists of 4 LiDAR sensors and a mixture of 32 different sensors for complete 360-degree notion and assist for advanced driving eventualities equivalent to slender lane navigation, computerized impediment evasion, and precision parking.
Security is a standout focus. The S800 makes use of Huawei’s new Xuanwu security structure with a 10-horizontal and 9-vertical physique construction, 2000 MPa built-in door rings, and a 53,300 N·m/deg torsional stiffness. Over 92% of the physique includes ultra-high-strength metal and aluminium, with 24% hot-formed metal exceeding 1500 MPa. It was designed to fulfill C-NCAP five-star and C-IASI 3G+ security requirements.
Battery safety is complete, together with five-layer underbody shielding and thermal runaway containment tech. Huawei and CATL declare the battery design exceeds China’s newest security rules.
The car additionally debuts the Tulindragon platform, which incorporates a novel “spatiotemporal inference suspension” system that pre-adjusts for bumps and curves. It incorporates a entrance double-wishbone and rear five-link suspension with adaptive air dampers.
Inside craftsmanship emphasises bespoke luxurious. The cabin consists of hand-polished crystal parts, steel parts cast with 1mm casting precision at 1300°C, and full-grain semi-aniline leather-based with tremendous stitching. Wooden trim undergoes rigorous grain-matching, a rejection fee of over 99%, and a 480-hour gloss course of.
The trunk area is 445L and lined with high-pile velvet for added refinement. 5 inside color themes can be found: daybreak brown, glow white-purple, misty white, nightfall white-brown, and night time ink brown.
The audio expertise is equally high-end, with the S800 debuting the “HUAWEI Yuezhang Extraordinary” sound system—essentially the most luxurious but beneath the Concord Clever Mobility lineup. It options 43 audio system, 7.5.10 unbiased channels, and a peak energy output of two,920W. Key highlights embody 4 headrest speaker models per seat, 10 sky channels, adaptive sound staging algorithms, and a 45-degree retractable tweeter with a sub-40Hz bass response.
The Maextro S800 additionally options Huawei’s “StarFlash” digital automobile key system, which debuts with the upcoming Huawei watch 5. The important thing can detect customers from 20 meters, unlock at 3 meters, and keep precision even throughout vehicle-side actions like baggage dealing with. Huawei claims it provides over 5 occasions the positioning accuracy and 6 occasions the unlocking reliability of standard keys.
With its high-performance structure, superior security techniques, top-tier clever driving capabilities, and meticulously crafted inside, the Maextro S800 units a brand new benchmark for luxurious electrical sedans in China’s premium EV market. The primary batch of 599 models beneath the “Pioneer Program” will start deliveries on June 26, with mass deliveries beginning in mid-August.
