2025 NIO EL8 Executive Long Range from the front left at the 2024 Essen Motor Show

NIO / 2025

EL8

Executive · Long Range 100 kWh · AWD · Germany

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2025 NIO EL8 Executive Long Range from the front left at the 2024 Essen Motor Show

2025 NIO EL8 Executive Long Range from the front left at the 2024 Essen Motor Show
Three licensed photographs of the same German MY2025 EL8 Executive Long Range at the 2024 Essen Motor Show. Matti Blume / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons size reduction and WebP conversion under the original license.

Editorial research

NIO launched the six-seat EL8 in Germany in 2024 as the European counterpart to China’s second-generation ES8. The MY2025 Executive Long Range combines a 100 kWh gross battery with 480 kW dual-motor all-wheel drive. A fixed centre console with a refrigerator separates the second-row seats.

Power644 hp

0–100 km/h4.1 s

Seats6

PowertrainElectric

What stands out

Six seats across three rows and a second-row Executive console

Up to 510 km combined WLTP range with the Long Range battery

Before you decide

NIO lists 265 L of cargo space with all six seats in use, including the underfloor compartment

Check which Long Range pack is fitted. Its DC charging speed depends on the battery version and charger.

The details, considered.

Model year: 2025
Specification market: Germany
Power: 644 hp
0–100 km/h: 4.1 s
Seats: 6
Doors: 5
Driven wheels: AWD
Transmission: Automatic
WLTP range: 510 km
Published battery capacity: 100 kWh
Published torque: 627 lb-ft
Maximum rated towing: 4,409 lb
Published boot volume: 265 L
Length: 5,099 mm

Manufacturer figures for the specified market. Equipment and results vary. Power is expressed in mechanical hp; PS figures are converted where needed.

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