In its launch month, it surpassed 10,000 units, and the AION RT's actual performance is astonishing. As GAC AION's second global strategic model, the AION RT has also made a name for itself in the A-segment sedan market. At 119,800-165,800 yuan, it offers high-level intelligent driving with lidar right from delivery, backed by strong delivery capability, so its "overnight success" was also expected.
There is no doubt that the AION RT's styling was the first thing to attract many users. Body colors such as Moonlight Beige and Crystal Purple are distinctive and niche, and it also adopts natural mica pearlescent pigment and complex craftsmanship comparable to the Panamera, delivering outstanding visual effects, and it achieves this without any price increase
and is available upon order, immediately saving several thousand yuan in costs. But what truly keeps users is the AION RT's comprehensive strength!
As is well known, in new energy vehicles, range and charging efficiency are key. The AION RT's real-world range is a major advantage. This car offers two range options, 520 km and 650 km, and the silicon carbide fast-charging technology it carries achieves 99.85% electronic control efficiency, with energy consumption as low as 11.7 kWh per 100 km. The vehicle takes only 18 minutes to charge from 30% to 80%, and it also features 3.3 kWh external discharge capability.
In previous real-world tests, different media personnel drove the AION RT, and under different environments and different road conditions, the vehicle still achieved a range attainment rate of over 95%. This excellent performance stands out among models in the same class and also frees users from range anxiety. For urban use, it is more than enough to cover daily commuting and nearby trips, and it can even quickly return to fighting form in the time it takes to wait for a cup of milk tea, which is also what many owners like about it.
When the AION RT was first launched, it had the nickname "Big-Eyed Little Pamei," and together with its guide price, it easily reminded people of the XPeng MONA M03. Coincidentally, the AION RT also delivers impressive performance in intelligent driving. But unlike XPeng's pure vision intelligent driving route, the AION RT is equipped with a more costly lidar and NVIDIA Orin-X high-computing-power chip. Without relying on high-precision maps, it can achieve urban NDA and highway NDA, covering 35 major scenarios and 357 sub-scenarios.
In actual testing, the AION RT can not only handle complex scenarios such as urban villages, muddy water roads, straight-line U-turns, narrow roads with stone bollards, construction sections without lane markings, and obstacle avoidance, but can also avoid obstacles with ease on rural trails and narrow winding mountain roads. It is worth mentioning that the AION RT's automatic parking function is also very practical, with a success rate of over 99%, and users can even park it remotely. There are indeed too many vehicles claiming "intelligent driving for all," but among the AION RT's five trim levels, the second-from-top trim priced at 155,800 yuan can already achieve this software and hardware configuration, which can be considered unique in its class.
Although positioned as an A-segment car, the AION RT's hardware performance is comparable to B-segment models. Its length, width, and height are 4,865/1,875/1,520 mm respectively, and its wheelbase reaches 2,775 mm. The cabin interior uses a large amount of soft-touch materials, and the high-density foam filling inside the seats lets people feel the vehicle's support and wrap as soon as they sit down. In terms of detail design, the front passenger side has a layered instrument panel, two pop-up cup holders are set at the end of the armrest, and the trunk has a large opening, a low sill, and ample space, all showing friendliness and sincerity toward female users.
The AION RT was launched on November 6, 2024, and its first-month sales reached 11,811 units, making it the first pure electric sedan to exceed 10,000 units in its launch month. In the second month after launch, sales continued to rise, proving the vehicle's class-leading strength with a result of over 16,000 units. This is all users voting with real money. To this end, the AION RT has also shown more sincerity, not only with a limited-time insurance subsidy, but also with a "trade-in" fallback guarantee, with subsidies up to 15,000 yuan! Taken together, getting the "Big-Eyed Little Pamei" for 100,000 yuan is no dream. This price is truly great value.
