The question I, Nianhan, get asked the most lately is about the AION RT. Many car enthusiasts are very interested in this newly popular model and have been privately messaging me to talk about it—to see whether it’s just a “looks-only” car and whether it’s worth buying.
So today I’ll give everyone an in-depth analysis of this pure electric sedan whose popularity keeps rising, especially the range issue that everyone cares about most—I’ll focus on that.
First, let’s talk about this car’s sales results. The AION RT officially launched last November, and its sales could be said to have “soared all the way.” It sold over 10,000 units in its first month, and in the second month sales broke through the 16,000 mark. In just two months, cumulative sales approached 30,000 units.
In today’s pure electric sedan market, this result absolutely makes it a “top student,” and if it keeps developing at this momentum, calling it the “first breakout hit of 2025” is really no exaggeration.
So the question follows: what exactly makes the AION RT so outstanding that so many consumers are willing to open their wallets? It can’t be that everyone is just buying blindly, right? Of course not!
Let’s start with this car’s “face.” The AION RT’s title of “big-eyed little Panamera” is not undeserved. Its pair of “Swift Dragon Eye” headlights has a round, full shape, and the lines give it a bit of the charm of “phoenix eyes.”
The designers also cleverly added patterns above and below the headlights, which from a distance look like “eyelashes” and “lying silkworms,” making the entire front face look more vivid and expressive. Many young friends have told me that this front-end design really hits their aesthetic sweet spot.
Next, let’s talk about the side of the body. The AION RT adopts a smooth “dragon head and swallow tail” character line design, and the 3.48-meter-long Y0 line along the roof flows in one go without any sharp bends. This design not only makes the whole car look more elegant and dynamic, but also achieves a drag coefficient as low as 0.208Cd.
What’s even more rare is that it also balances rear-seat passenger space, breaking the curse in sedan design that “styling, drag coefficient, and space” are hard to achieve at the same time.
Good looks alone are not enough—the AION RT’s paint is also full of sincerity. Colors such as Moonlight Beige, Corona Red, and Polar White use one more layer than同级 models and natural mica pearlescent pigment with a thickness three times the industry standard.
And the three colors Crystal Purple, Sea Glow Gray, and Night Shadow Black even add the same “silver dollar aluminum powder” used on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Put it this way: the AION RT’s materials and craftsmanship in paint are absolutely among the best in its class.
Looking good is certainly important, but a car is ultimately meant to be driven, so whether the space is comfortable is the key. The AION RT does not disappoint in this regard—its interior space can fully be described as “segment-breaking.”
Rear headroom and legroom both exceed 940mm, the seating height reaches 320mm, and the hip angle is close to 95°. These figures are all leading among models in the same class.
The seat filling uses dual-layer high-density foam, moderately soft and firm, with quite good support and bolstering. The front passenger instrument panel adopts a layered design, which is not only attractive but also practical—girls no longer have to worry about cosmetics rolling off.
The rear center armrest is wide and substantial, fully reaching C-class car standards, and the cup holder design is also thoughtful—milk tea and coffee of various sizes can be placed securely.
The trunk also performs excellently, with a large opening and a low sill. Its capacity reaches 540L, and in actual testing it can easily hold six 20-inch and two 24-inch suitcases, or four 24-inch and one 20-inch suitcase—more than enough for daily family use.
In terms of the intelligent cabin, the AION RT is equipped with the ADiGO 5.0 system, with extremely fast response in just 0.28 seconds, and it is also very “smart.” You can use voice to control various functions in the car, such as the sunshade, seats, air conditioning, and so on, and it can execute ten commands continuously.
In addition, it can check the weather, find guides, follow the news, and accompany children in learning. The central control screen can run various mobile apps and AAA games, and the 5.1-channel audio system composed of 11 high-fidelity speakers also delivers excellent sound quality.
Intelligent driving is also a major highlight of the AION RT. It is equipped with 27 intelligent driving hardware components, carries the fourth-generation end-to-end large model and NVIDIA Orin-X high-computing-power chip, and both its software and hardware configurations have reached industry-leading levels.
The urban NDA function can handle various complex road conditions, and the highway NDA also performs equally well, accurately recognizing traffic signs and road information.
The automatic parking function supports more than 300 common parking spaces and various extreme parking spaces, and can complete parking in as little as 22.3 seconds, easily handling various parking difficulties.
In terms of safety, the AION RT also goes to the extreme. It meets the China-Europe dual five-star safety standards, uses a large amount of high-strength steel-aluminum alloy and hot-formed steel in the body, is equipped with up to 6 airbags, and also has a rear V-shaped side air curtain unique to its class.
In terms of battery safety, it is equipped with Magazine Battery 2.0 technology, and it will not catch fire even after being shot.
Next, let me tell everyone about its price and preferential policies. The AION RT’s price range is 119,800 to 165,800 yuan. Buying the AION RT now also allows you to enjoy many preferential policies.
For example, purchasing a car in January allows you to enjoy a “trade-in” fallback guarantee. If the place where your car purchase invoice is issued has not introduced a local trade-in subsidy before April 30, 2025, AION will give you a cash subsidy according to the 2024 standard.
In addition, the AION RT also has a limited-time 3,000-yuan insurance subsidy. If your region has not yet introduced a national subsidy policy, AION’s “fallback policy” can also let you enjoy the same discount.
Now here comes the key point. Finally, let’s talk in depth about the AION RT’s range performance. This car is equipped with a silicon carbide chip, with an electronic control efficiency as high as 99.85%, and electricity consumption as low as 11.7 kWh per 100 kilometers. The officially claimed 650km ultra-long range can be said to be quite impressive among models in the same class. But more importantly, this range is not empty talk or “inflated labeling” on paper, but real, solid “true range.”
According to actual tests by multiple media outlets, the AION RT’s range achievement rate is generally above 98%, and some even exceed 100%. Whether on congested urban roads or unobstructed highways, and whether in the climate-variable south or the severely cold north, the AION RT can guarantee that its range is real and reliable.
As a car reviewer, I, Nianhan, can responsibly say that the AION RT’s comprehensive range achievement rate steadily exceeds 95%. In the current new energy vehicle market, this is absolutely first-tier.
We should know that the range achievement rate is not just a simple number—behind it reflects the comprehensive strength of an automaker in multiple aspects such as electric drive technology, energy management, and lightweight design.
The fact that the AION RT can achieve such excellent results is enough to prove that it has put real effort into these areas. And its charging speed is also very fast—charging from 30% to 80% takes only 18 minutes, considerably faster than the industry mainstream 25 minutes, so you no longer have to worry about slow charging.
In this era where “range anxiety” is widespread, the AION RT can stand out with a range achievement rate exceeding 95%. The technical strength and sincerity reflected behind this are indeed worth buying.
