Li Auto i8 Pure-Electric SUV Opens Pre-Orders from 350k RMB, 5C Battery & LiDAR Standard, Final Price on July 29

2025/07/17
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Lixiang
China
On 17 July, Li Auto opened pre-orders for the i8, a pure-electric mid-large SUV priced 350–400 k RMB; final pricing arrives 29 July. Riding on SEA architecture (5085×1960×1740 mm, 3050 mm wheelbase), it features dual-motor AWD (150 kW front / 250 kW rear), 5C ternary-lithium packs (90.1 or 97.8 kWh) and Hesai ATX 256-line LiDAR powered by Nvidia Thor-U delivering 700 TOPS, debuting the MindVLA vision-language-action AD stack. Cabin retains dual-screen dash plus AR-HUD, offers zero-gravity second-row seat, 21-inch rear screen and class-leading third-row space with 565 mm cargo depth in six-seat mode.
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