On October 12, the SAIC Volkswagen ID. ERA 8X was officially launched in Chengdu. The new vehicle is offered in four variants: Pro, Max, Max Long Range, and Ultra Long Range, along with multiple launch benefits. The limited-time benefit price ranges from 206,800 yuan to 269,800 yuan (*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 takes "born to handle any road" as its core proposition, blending a century of German automotive heritage with SAIC Volkswagen's 42 years of deep local expertise, and joining hands with Li Zhiting, image ambassador for the ID. ERA 8X, to bring users an all-scenario flagship travel experience that fully balances handling, comfort, intelligence, and safety.
Fully Loaded from the Entry Level! Four Variants with Tiered Layout for Precise Fit
The four variants of the ID. ERA 8X 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 lineup with core configurations 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 with the Momenta R7 world model, a front 192-line lidar, 540° surround view imaging, 9 airbags, ANC active noise cancellation, VSG double-layer acoustic glass, an inductive electric tailgate, a privacy electric glovebox, a 12L dual-door smart heating and cooling refrigerator, smart gentle-breeze 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 level."
Pro, limited-time benefit price 206,800 yuan: Equipped with a 51.1 kWh power battery, CLTC pure electric range of 373 km, comprehensive range of 1,567 km, WLTC fuel consumption with depleted battery of 5.85 L/100 km, and featuring front-row 10-point seat massage, rear smart 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 229,800 yuan: Adds intelligent four-wheel drive on top of the Pro and is equipped with soft-close doors all around, suitable for users pursuing an advanced driving control experience.
Max Long Range, limited-time benefit price 249,800 yuan: Builds on the Max with a 65.2 kWh CATL Xiaoyao super hybrid battery, CLTC pure electric range of 451 km, and comprehensive range of 1,602 km, further extending pure electric travel range.
Ultra Long Range, limited-time benefit price 269,800 yuan: Flagship configurations in one step, adding front-row dual zero-gravity seats, a rear right-side electric leg rest, a foldable front passenger side table, intelligent seat temperature control, and Smart Surface door panel magic screens on top of the Max Long Range, and 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 benefits period, users who purchase the vehicle can also enjoy free upgrades of luxury configurations worth up to 20,000 yuan. Among them, the Pro can enjoy a free upgrade to maternal and infant-grade Nappa full-grain leather seats worth 8,000 yuan; the Max and Max Long Range can enjoy a free configuration upgrade worth 20,000 yuan, including maternal and infant-grade Nappa full-grain leather seats worth 8,000 yuan and the Xingyun magic carpet air suspension kit worth 12,000 yuan (150 mm travel closed dual-chamber air suspension + continuously variable damping shock absorbers, supporting preview magic carpet and one-touch leveling); the Ultra Long Range can enjoy a free configuration upgrade worth 20,000 yuan, including maternal and infant-grade Nappa full-grain leather seats worth 8,000 yuan and luxury four-door electric doors worth 12,000 yuan.
In terms of exterior and interior design, the ID. ERA 8X offers a rich selection of personalized color options. The body is available in six themed colors: Starry Sea Blue, Distant Mountain Gray, Snowfield White, Skyland Blue, Fairyland Green, and Obsidian Black, while the interior offers three color schemes: Mobo, Bense, and Brocade Orange, catering to the aesthetic preferences of different users.
Multiple Launch Benefits for a One-Stop Car Buying and Ownership Experience
To give back to users' support, SAIC Volkswagen has rolled out multiple launch benefits. During the limited-time launch benefits period, users can enjoy a range of car purchase and ownership benefits, including a deposit expansion benefit: an 888 yuan deposit offsetting 5,888 yuan of the final payment; a super trade-in benefit: 10,000 yuan deducted from the final payment; an insurance subsidy benefit: 5,000 yuan insurance subsidy; a friends-along benefit: existing customers who add or trade in a vehicle can enjoy 5,000 yuan deducted from the final payment; a custom paint benefit: a free choice of the Starry Sea Blue custom color worth 4,000 yuan; an equipment upgrade benefit: free upgrades of luxury configurations worth up to 20,000 yuan; and a lifetime warranty benefit: a lifetime vehicle warranty worth 10,000 yuan for the first owner.
In addition, users can also enjoy a zero-pressure finance benefit: including 2 years interest-free or from zero down payment, and a 5-year ultra-low interest financing plan; a smart driving protection benefit: 3 million yuan worry-free protection for the advanced assisted driving system; and a worry-free data benefit: lifetime free basic data plus 3 years of 6GB/month general data for the first owner. For vehicle delivery, users will receive a premium delivery gift (including an NFC card protective cover and a 128G Type-C USB flash drive), as well as a limited luxury delivery gift (including a multi-function storage box), limited to 10,000 sets. With multiple benefits, users can buy with greater peace of mind and drive with greater confidence.
Users Vote with Their Choices, Ambassador Testifies with Real-World Testing
A product's true strength must ultimately be tested on real roads and through user experience. Among presale orders for the ID. ERA 8X, the Max and above versions account for more than 80%. Users include longtime Volkswagen owners, young users, and consumers who have experienced multiple new energy models. The growing number of users' actual choices also confirms the product strength and driving control experience of the ID. ERA 8X.
Li Zhiting, image ambassador for the ID. ERA 8X, also shared his test-driving impressions at the launch event. Together with Gero, a senior chassis tuning engineer at SAIC Volkswagen and a Nürburgring certification officer, he completed multiple extreme tests. In extreme scenarios such as high-speed cornering on slippery mountain roads, dynamic moose tests through earth-moving truck formations, and drifting on extremely narrow roads, the ID. ERA 8X had precise front-end steering, a rear end that did not swing out, and a body that gripped the ground steadily, allowing him to "feel the confidence only a race car can give."
Upholding the "Golden Standard": Industry's First Live Broadcast of a "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 and then landed repeatedly, striking foreign objects such as rocks and curbs, 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 with a vertical drop of about 15 m, a slope length of 26 m, and a maximum 49° slope, the doors could still be opened, the eCall emergency call connected normally, and the occupant cabin space was effectively protected.
Rigorous testing standards run through the entire process of the ID. ERA 8X from R&D 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 such as high temperatures, extreme cold, slippery roads, dynamic moose tests, and narrow-road slalom tests.
Behind this lies SAIC Volkswagen's commitment to the "Golden Standard." Relying on Volkswagen's 8,000 global standards, SAIC Volkswagen applies quality requirements throughout the entire R&D and validation process. In the face of the industry's accelerating product iteration and launch pace, 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." R&D can be accelerated, but validation cannot be skipped; it does not take meeting minimum standards as the endpoint, nor does it replace whole-vehicle tuning with simply stacking hardware. Instead, it combines the German R&D system with real Chinese user driving scenarios, translating R&D investment into safety, reliability, and driving quality that users can perceive.
Xingyun Intelligent Chassis + EA211 Golden Range Extender: Interpreting German Engineering Driving Strength
The confidence to be "born to handle any road" comes first from solid chassis tuning and driving control strength. After test-driving it, many users called the ID. ERA 8X a "master of handling." At the hardware level, the ID. ERA 8X adopts front double-wishbone and rear five-link independent suspension, is equipped with a 150 mm travel dual-chamber air suspension and continuously variable damping shock absorbers, and features an intelligent preview magic carpet system that can sense changes in the road surface 15 meters ahead. SAIC Volkswagen integrates a century of German tuning experience with 42 years of localized R&D accumulation into product development. Engineers repeatedly validate against real Chinese user driving scenarios, enabling the vehicle to maintain a "resilient, integrated, and stable" driving and riding feel in urban commuting, highway cruising, and complex road conditions.
Easy to drive, and powerful too. The ID. ERA 8X comes standard across the lineup 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-extender operating conditions. It achieves a maximum thermal efficiency of 43% and adopts technologies such as a VTG variable-geometry turbocharger and 350-bar high-pressure direct injection, balancing power generation efficiency and smooth operation. The new vehicle delivers a maximum torque of 660 N·m, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in as fast as 4.6 seconds, and has a WLTC combined-cycle fuel consumption of 5.85 L/100 km with a depleted battery. It can also be filled with 92-octane gasoline, achieving "strong performance whether fully charged or with a depleted battery."
In terms of range, the long-range version of the ID. ERA 8X is equipped with a 65.2 kWh CATL Xiaoyao super hybrid battery, delivering a CLTC pure electric range of 451 km and a comprehensive range of 1,602 km. The entire lineup comes standard with 800V high-voltage fast charging, enabling a 10% to 80% fast charge in just 16 minutes, and supports 3.5 kW external discharge, meeting power needs for scenarios such as outdoor camping.
R7 World Model Standard Across the Lineup! Xingyun Intelligent Assisted Driving Joins the Global Top 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. Upon launch, it comes standard across the lineup with the Momenta R7 world model, with no additional optional packages required, allowing more users to enjoy an advanced intelligent assisted driving experience and achieving a technological advancement from "being able to see" to "being able to foresee," becoming better at understanding attributes, causality, and interaction.
Through deep software-hardware collaboration, the R7 world model brings "physical AI onboard" into real driving scenarios, covering 29 high-frequency complex driving scenarios such as borrowing space to pass oncoming vehicles, three-point U-turns, avoidance and detours, and navigating roundabouts. Among them, the ID. ERA 8X is equipped with a D2D (door-to-door) navigation assist function, enabling a seamless connection between driving and parking from the departure parking space to the destination parking space, and supporting automatic gate passage. When encountering oncoming vehicles on narrow roads, it can improve passage efficiency by borrowing space to yield. In scenarios such as extremely narrow parking spaces, RPA remote parking, and memory parking, it further reduces parking difficulty.
German-Engineered Premium Smart Home: Technology and Comfort Both On Point
While intelligent assisted driving makes travel more relaxed, 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 equipped on the ID. ERA 8X make commonly used information clear at a glance. The original Smart Surface door panel magic screen integrates the display into the wood-grain trim — art when the screen is off, intelligence when it is on — allowing second-row passengers to directly adjust seats, air conditioning, sunshades, and the refrigerator. Intelligent voice access to the Doubao 2.0 large model supports multiple smart scenario linkages, and together with convenient features such as luxury four-door electric doors, it makes operations such as opening doors, adjusting seats, and controlling air conditioning easier.
In terms of space, the ID. ERA 8X has segment-leading dimensions, with a vehicle length of 5,020 mm and a wheelbase of 2,970 mm. It adopts a large five-seat layout, with maximum knee room behind the front passenger seat in the second row reaching 433 mm, providing a spacious and comfortable riding experience for the whole family. The cabin is equipped with intelligent gentle-breeze air conditioning, achieving "coolness in the car without the feeling of wind on the body." The seats use Nappa full-grain leather certified to OEKO-TEX® Maternal and Infant Level 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 interior features 34 storage spaces, making it convenient to store various personal items. The 12L dual-door smart heating and cooling refrigerator can be easily opened from both the front and rear rows and can hold eight 550 ml bottles of drinking water, allowing cold drinks in summer and hot drinks in winter to be taken along. The front center armrest is equipped with a convenient small hook for hanging items such as milk tea and handbags. The private electric glovebox supports password unlocking to protect the privacy of personal items. In addition, the extra-large 80° door opening angle provides greater convenience for getting in and out while carrying children or accompanying elderly family members.
Relying on 42 years of localized automotive manufacturing accumulation and a century of German automotive heritage, the ID. ERA 8X brings users a more comprehensive travel experience through core advantages such as the EA211 golden range extender, Xingyun intelligent assisted driving, Xingyun intelligent chassis, Yunqi smart cabin, and the Golden Standard. Whether for daily commuting, picking up and dropping off family members, or heading off 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.
