There's big news today that I need to talk about properly with everyone—SAIC Volkswagen has completely flipped the table this time.

On March 16, the official word just came out: the all-new large SUV ID.ERA 9X will open pre-sales at the end of March and launch directly in April.

To be honest, it's not surprising that Volkswagen is making a 9-series flagship; what's surprising is the cards this car has revealed, which really could make today's new forces break out in a cold sweat.

This car is actually an extended-range vehicle with pure electric range exceeding 400 kilometers!!!

Without further ado, let's talk directly about the core powertrain. This time Volkswagen has really set aside the arrogance of a joint-venture brand and grasped the Chinese people's preferences.

It uses that classic EA211 engine as the range extender. It features Miller cycle and VTG variable-geometry turbo technology, with a maximum power of 105 kilowatts.

This machine was famously fuel-efficient in combustion-engine cars before, and now it is specifically responsible for generating electricity for the motor, with thermal efficiency absolutely squeezed to the extreme.

Even more exaggerated is the battery: the low trim gets a 51.1 kWh lithium iron phosphate pack, while the mid and high trims go straight to a 65.2 kWh ternary lithium battery!

What does 65 kWh mean in an extended-range vehicle? CLTC pure electric range directly exceeds 400 kilometers.

For daily commuting in the city, this is a genuine pure electric car, and charging once a week is more than enough.

For weekend road trips with the whole family, the combined range with a full tank and full charge exceeds 1,000 kilometers, completely trampling range anxiety underfoot.

Paired with a dual-motor four-wheel drive system of 160 kilowatts at the front and 220 kilowatts at the rear, propelling this large vehicle is brisk and effortless.

In terms of size and presence, Volkswagen has always had a firm grip. The car is 5,207 millimeters long with a wheelbase of 3,070 millimeters—this bulk on the street is a proper behemoth.

The front features a full-width LED light strip paired with an illuminated Volkswagen logo, matched with an active grille shutter below, maxing out both tech feel and intimidation.

The hidden A, B, C, and D pillars on the side create a floating roof visual effect, dissolving the clumsiness of such a large vehicle very cleanly.

Open the door and sit inside, and that familiar German conservatism is completely gone. The wrap-around cockpit directly gets dual 15.6-inch joint screens, and the rear is even more exaggerated—a 21.4-inch entertainment screen hangs directly from the roof.

Imagine taking the kids out on a weekend trip, the children in the back watching cartoons on the big screen, the cabin lit by a 12.8-meter-long surround ambient light strip, and the phone dropped on the wireless charging pad—isn't this scene just too attuned to the needs of Chinese families?

Intelligence is the biggest trump card of this new flagship. It is equipped with the Momenta R7 reinforcement learning world model. Those in the know understand that Volkswagen has thoroughly figured things out and is proactively embracing a reliable local intelligent driving supplier.

This system can achieve point-to-point navigation-assisted driving on highways and in cities, with map-free full-scenario coverage.

From now on, whether driving on the highway or weaving through old urban districts, this intelligent driving system can take over for you like an experienced driver—would you have dared to imagine this on a joint-venture car before?

The joint-venture brand's deep chassis tuning foundation, plus frantically stacked localized intelligent configurations, and extended-range power with an超大 battery.

Once this combination punch lands, as long as the launch price in April is sincere enough, the landscape of the mid-to-large SUV market will really tremble.

Do you think this new German species can sell like crazy?