On October 12, SAIC Volkswagen's ID. ERA 8X was officially launched in Chengdu. The new vehicle is offered in four trims: Pro, Max, Max Long Range, and Ultra Long Range, alongside multiple launch benefits, with a limited-time benefit price of RMB 206,800–269,800 (*please consult an authorized SAIC Volkswagen dealer for details). As the German-engineered driving flagship SUV of the ID. ERA family, the ID. ERA 8X centers on the core proposition of "born to handle any road," blending a century of German automotive heritage with SAIC Volkswagen's 42 years of localized expertise, and joining forces with ID. ERA 8X brand ambassador Li Zhiting to deliver users a full-scenario flagship travel experience that comprehensively balances handling, comfort, intelligence, and safety.
Fully loaded from the entry trim! Four trims with a tiered layout for precise matching
The four ID. ERA 8X trims each have their own highlights, precisely covering different user needs such as commuting, family use, advanced driving control, and flagship luxury, allowing consumers to choose according to their needs without hesitation. The new vehicle comes standard across the range with core features including front double-wishbone + rear five-link independent suspension, German Continental® front all-aluminum four-piston fixed calipers, the EA211 golden range extender, 800V high-voltage fast charging, Xingyun intelligent assisted driving Momenta R7 world model, a front-facing 192-line LiDAR, 540° surround view camera, 9 airbags, ANC active noise cancellation, VSG double-layer acoustic glass, an inductive power tailgate, a privacy power glovebox, a 12L dual-door intelligent hot and cold refrigerator, intelligent gentle-wind air conditioning, ultra-clear dual screens for the driver and front passenger, a W-HUD head-up display, and a Smart Surface instrument magic screen, truly achieving "fully loaded from the entry trim."
Pro, limited-time benefit price RMB 206,800: equipped with a 51.1kWh power battery, CLTC pure electric range of 373km, combined range of 1,567km, WLTC fuel consumption at low battery of 5.85L/100km, and featuring front-row 10-point seat massage, rear intelligent control door panel screens, a 14-speaker 7.1 surround sound system, and 20-inch Chengfeng wheels, meeting daily commuting and family travel needs.
Max, limited-time benefit price RMB 229,800: adds intelligent all-wheel drive on top of the Pro, and is equipped with power-closing doors throughout, suitable for users pursuing an advanced driving control experience.
Max Long Range, limited-time benefit price RMB 249,800: on top of the Max, it is equipped with a 65.2kWh CATL Xiaoyao super range-extended hybrid battery, CLTC pure electric range of 451km, and combined range of 1,602km, further expanding the pure electric travel range.
Ultra Long Range, limited-time benefit price RMB 269,800: flagship configuration in one step, adding on top of the Max Long Range front-row dual zero-gravity seats, a rear right-side power leg rest, a front passenger folding small table, intelligent seat temperature control, and a Smart Surface door panel magic screen, and is equipped with a 23-speaker 7.1.4 panoramic sound system (including front-row headrest speakers), adaptive matrix headlights, and 21-inch Lingfeng wheels, creating an all-around luxury driving and riding experience.
During the limited-time launch benefit period, users who purchase the vehicle can also enjoy free upgrades of luxury configurations worth up to RMB 20,000. Among them, the Pro can enjoy a free upgrade to maternal and infant-grade Nappa full-grain leather seats worth RMB 8,000; the Max and Max Long Range can enjoy a free configuration upgrade worth RMB 20,000, including maternal and infant-grade Nappa full-grain leather seats worth RMB 8,000 and a Xingyun magic carpet air suspension kit worth RMB 12,000 (150mm travel closed dual-chamber air suspension + continuously variable damping shock absorbers, supporting predictive magic carpet and one-touch leveling); the Ultra Long Range can enjoy a free configuration upgrade worth RMB 20,000, including maternal and infant-grade Nappa full-grain leather seats worth RMB 8,000 and luxury four-door power doors worth RMB 12,000.
In terms of exterior and interior design, the ID. ERA 8X offers a rich selection of personalized color schemes. The body has six themed colors: Starry Sea Blue, Distant Mountain Gray, Snowfield White, Sky Realm Blue, Fairyland Green, and Obsidian Black, while the interior offers three color schemes: Ink Treasure, Natural, and Brocade Orange, satisfying the aesthetic preferences of different users.
Multiple launch benefits added, one-stop purchase and ownership
To give back to user support, SAIC Volkswagen has introduced multiple launch benefits. During the limited-time launch benefit period, users can enjoy a number of purchase and ownership benefits, including a deposit expansion benefit: RMB 888 deposit offsets RMB 5,888 of the final payment; a super trade-in benefit: RMB 10,000 final payment offset; an insurance subsidy benefit: RMB 5,000 insurance subsidy; a close friends benefit: existing customers who add or replace a vehicle can enjoy RMB 5,000 final payment offset; a custom paint benefit: free selection of the Starry Sea Blue custom color worth RMB 4,000; an equipment upgrade benefit: free upgrades of luxury configurations worth up to RMB 20,000; and a lifetime warranty benefit: first-time owners receive a vehicle lifetime warranty worth RMB 10,000.
In addition, users can also enjoy a zero-pressure finance benefit: including 2 years at 0 interest or 0 down payment, and a 5-year ultra-low interest finance plan; an intelligent travel protection benefit: providing RMB 3 million worry-free protection for the advanced assisted driving system; and a worry-free data benefit: including lifetime free basic data and 3 years of 6GB/month general data for first-time owners. In terms of delivery, users will receive a premium delivery gift (including an NFC card protective cover and a 128G Type-C USB drive), plus a limited luxury delivery gift (including a multi-functional storage box), limited to 10,000 sets. With multiple benefits added, users can purchase with less worry and drive with more peace of mind.
Users vote with their choices, ambassador testifies with real-world testing
How strong a product really is must ultimately be tested on real roads and through user experience. Among pre-sale orders for the ID. ERA 8X, the Max and above versions accounted for more than 80%. Users include longtime Volkswagen owners, young users, and consumers who have experienced multiple new energy vehicles. The actual choices of more and more users also confirm the product strength and driving control experience of the ID. ERA 8X.
ID. ERA 8X brand ambassador Li Zhiting also shared his test-driving impressions at the launch event. Together with SAIC Volkswagen senior chassis tuning engineer and Nürburgring certification official Gero, he completed a number of extreme tests. In extreme scenarios such as high-speed cornering on wet mountain roads, dynamic moose tests through a formation of dump trucks, and drifting on extremely narrow roads, the ID. ERA 8X had precise front-end pointing, a rear end that did not swing out, and a body that steadily gripped the ground, allowing him to "feel the confidence only a race car gives."
Upholding the "golden standard," the industry's first live broadcast "jump-ramp battery pack impact" test
At the launch event, SAIC Volkswagen conducted the industry's first live broadcast of a jump-ramp battery pack impact test. After the same vehicle flew off a ramp, it landed continuously and struck foreign objects such as stones and curbs, and the battery pack showed no smoke or fire. In addition, the event also demonstrated a high-slope rollover test. After the vehicle experienced an impact involving a vertical drop of about 15m, a slope length of 26m, and a maximum 49° slope surface, the doors could still be opened, the eCall emergency call connected normally, and the occupant compartment space was effectively protected.
Strict testing standards run through the entire process of the ID. ERA 8X from development to mass production. The new vehicle completed more than 25,000 hours of bench durability testing, underwent over 1 million kilometers of road testing and 500,000 kilometers of off-site durability testing, and was verified through two winters and two summers of extreme environmental testing, covering multiple test scenarios including high temperature, extreme cold, wet and slippery roads, dynamic moose tests, and narrow-road slalom.
Behind this is SAIC Volkswagen's adherence to the "golden standard." Relying on Volkswagen's 8,000 global standards, SAIC Volkswagen carries quality requirements through the entire development and validation process. Facing the industry trend of increasingly rapid product iteration and launch cadence, SAIC Volkswagen insists on "no rush-built cars," "no specially tuned cars," "no double-standard cars," "no minimum-threshold cars," and "no parts-stacking cars." Development can be accelerated, but validation cannot be omitted; the endpoint is not merely meeting the minimum standard, nor is simply stacking hardware a substitute for whole-vehicle tuning. Instead, it combines the German development system with the real-world vehicle usage scenarios of Chinese users, turning R&D investment into safety, reliability, and driving control quality that users can perceive.
Xingyun intelligent chassis + EA211 golden range extender interpret German driving control strength
The confidence of being "born to handle any road" first comes from solid chassis tuning and driving control strength. After test-driving, many users called the ID. ERA 8X a "handling master." At the hardware level, the ID. ERA 8X adopts front double-wishbone and rear five-link independent suspension, is equipped with a 150mm travel dual-chamber air suspension and continuously variable damping shock absorbers, and features an intelligent predictive magic carpet system that can sense road changes 15 meters ahead. SAIC Volkswagen integrates a century of German tuning experience and 42 years of localized R&D accumulation into product development. Engineers repeatedly validated against the real vehicle usage scenarios of Chinese users, allowing the vehicle to maintain a "resilient, integrated, and stable" driving and riding feel in urban commuting, high-speed cruising, and complex road conditions.
Easy to drive, and it also needs power. The ID. ERA 8X is equipped across the range with the EA211 golden range extender, developed based on the EA211 engine family validated by tens of millions of units in the market and specially optimized for range-extended operating conditions. It achieves a maximum thermal efficiency of 43% and adopts technologies such as VTG variable-geometry turbocharging and 350bar high-pressure direct injection, balancing power generation efficiency and operational smoothness. The new vehicle has a maximum torque of 660N·m, the fastest 0–100 km/h acceleration in 4.6 seconds, WLTC combined fuel consumption at low battery of 5.85L/100km, and can be filled with 92-octane gasoline, achieving "strong at full charge and at low charge alike."
In terms of range, the long-range versions of the ID. ERA 8X are equipped with a 65.2kWh CATL Xiaoyao super range-extended hybrid battery, with a CLTC pure electric range of 451km and a combined range of 1,602km; the entire range comes standard with 800V high-voltage fast charging, enabling a 10% to 80% fast charge in 16 minutes, and supports 3.5kW external discharge, meeting power needs for scenarios such as outdoor camping.
R7 world model standard across the range! Xingyun intelligent assisted driving enters the global first tier
Beyond driving control, the Xingyun intelligent assisted driving system equipped on the ID. ERA 8X further expands the boundaries of experience. The new vehicle is equipped with 26 sets of high-precision perception hardware throughout the vehicle, including a 192-line LiDAR, millimeter-wave radar, and high-precision cameras. At launch, it carries the Momenta R7 world model across the entire range with no additional option required, allowing more users to enjoy an advanced intelligent assisted driving experience, achieving a technological progression from "being able to see" to "being able to foresee," and becoming more aware of attributes, causality, and interaction.
Through deep software-hardware collaboration, the R7 world model brings "physical AI on board" into real vehicle usage scenarios, covering 29 high-frequency complex driving scenarios such as yielding in adjacent parking spaces, three-point turns, avoidance and detouring, and navigating roundabouts. Among them, the ID. ERA 8X is equipped with a D2D (door-to-door) navigation assist function, which can realize the connection between driving and parking from the departure parking space to the destination parking space, and supports automatic passage through gates; when encountering oncoming vehicles on narrow roads, it can improve traffic efficiency through yielding by borrowing space; in scenarios such as extremely narrow parking, RPA remote parking, and memory parking, it further reduces parking difficulty.
German-style refined intelligent home, technology and comfort both online
Intelligent assisted driving makes travel more relaxed, while the "Yunqi smart cabin" extends the technological experience to every occupant. The ultra-clear dual screens for the driver and front passenger and the W-HUD head-up display on the ID. ERA 8X make commonly used information clear at a glance; the original Smart Surface door panel magic screen integrates display into the wood-grain trim, showing art when the screen is off and intelligence when the screen is on, and second-row passengers can directly adjust seats, air conditioning, sunshades, and the refrigerator. Intelligent voice is connected to the Doubao 2.0 large model, supporting linkage across multiple smart scenarios. Together with convenient features such as luxury four-door power doors, operations such as opening doors, adjusting seats, and controlling air conditioning become easier.
In terms of space, the ID. ERA 8X has class-leading dimensions, with a vehicle length of 5,020mm and a wheelbase of 2,970mm. It adopts a large five-seat layout, and the maximum knee room behind the front passenger seat in the second row reaches 433mm, providing a spacious and comfortable riding experience for the whole family. The cabin is equipped with intelligent gentle-wind air conditioning, achieving "coolness in the car without wind on the body"; the seats use Nappa full-grain leather certified to OEKO-TEX® maternal and infant Class 1, and are paired with maternal and infant-grade electromagnetic protection design, further enhancing the comfort and peace of mind of family travel.
In terms of storage and detail design, the ID. ERA 8X fully considers the daily use needs of family users. The vehicle has 34 storage spaces, making it convenient to store various personal items; the 12L dual-door intelligent hot and cold refrigerator can be easily opened from both the front and rear rows and can hold 8 bottles of 550ml drinking water, so cold drinks in summer and hot drinks in winter can travel along. The front center armrest is equipped with a convenient small hook for hanging milk tea, tote bags, and other items; the private power glovebox supports password unlocking to protect the privacy of personal items. In addition, an 80° ultra-large door opening angle also provides more convenience for carrying children in and out of the vehicle and accompanying elders when traveling.
Relying on 42 years of localized vehicle-building accumulation and a century of German automotive heritage, the ID. ERA 8X, with core advantages such as the EA211 golden range extender, Xingyun intelligent assisted driving, Xingyun intelligent chassis, Yunqi smart cabin, and the golden standard, brings users a more comprehensive travel experience. Whether for daily commuting, picking up and dropping off family, or heading to the mountains and seas, the ID. ERA 8X will accompany every "super Volkswagen" who loves life and bravely moves forward with reliable product strength.
In the future, the SAIC Volkswagen ID. ERA family will continue to improve its product matrix. The ID. ERA 5X, positioned as a super electric SUV, will be officially launched on November 12, focusing on Gen Z young users and further meeting diversified travel needs. At present, the ID. ERA 8X has been officially launched, and the limited-time purchase benefits are ongoing. Consumers are welcome to visit authorized SAIC Volkswagen dealers for test drives and experience the product strength of the German-engineered driving flagship SUV.
