On May 31, 2024, Stelato S9 was announced at the AITO M7 Ultra facelift launch conference.[1]
On August 6, 2024, the S9's pricing was announced at Huawei's new product launch conference. The S9 is divided into two configuration versions: Max and Ultra.[2]
Pre-sales for the range-extended version of the S9 began on March 20, 2025, with a starting price of 318,000 yuan.[3] On April 16, 2025, the EREV version of the Stelato S9 was officially launched.[4]
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Interior
Facelift (2025)
The facelifted S9 was revealed on November 7, 2025. It now uses Stelato's Universe Star logo instead of the wordmark on the front end. The forward-facing radar system has been upgraded to a three-distributed millimeter-wave radar matrix, and external microphones have been added. The back of the S9 now uses a Nebula design for the taillights. The facelifted S9 also uses 36 high-precision sensors and a standard four-lidar setup.[5] The facelifted S9 was officially launched on November 20, 2025.[6]
Stelato S9T
On July 14, 2025, Stelato revealed the first images of the S9T, HIMA's first station wagon, with more details revealed 3 days later.[7][8][9] Pre-orders for the variant opened on August 18 with both pure electric and range extender variants available.[10][11][12][13]
Stelato S9T
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Specifications
The Stelato S9 is a full-size executive sedan based on Huawei Turing platform and BAIC's BE22 platform with a length of 5,160mm (203.1in) and a wheelbase of 3,050mm (120.1in).[14][15]
The exterior features Huawei's xPixel adaptive headlights, with DRLs and taillights with a customizable star motif and a lightbar design.[15][16] Stelato claims variants equipped with digital side mirrors has the lowest drag coefficient amongst luxury executive sedans at 0.193Cd.[17]
The S9's dashboard features a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel and a 15.6-inch central infotainment touchscreen running the HarmonyOS 4 operating system. The center console contains dual 50-watt wireless charging pads in the front and hidden cupholders. The rear passengers have access to a 13.2-inch control tablet mounted on the folding center armrest and a 32-inch retracting ceiling-mounted projector system. It features zero-gravity reclining seats that have heating, ventilation and massaging functions; additionally, the front passenger seat can fold to act as a footrest for the right-rear passenger. The S9 has a 378-litre (13.3cuft) trunk and a 38-litre (1.3cuft)frunk storage area.[17]
The S9 is equipped with continuous damping control and an air suspension system.[17] It is the first car to be equipped with Huawei's ADS 3.0 ADAS system, which features four Huawei LiDAR sensors including a 192-line front-facing unit with 250 metres (820ft) of range, and five of Huawei's first 4D mmWave radars, which have four transmitter and receiver antennas and are capable of measuring the elevation dimension in addition to range, velocity and azimuth of typical mmWave radar units.[15] Starting with the S9T, the vehicle was upgraded with the Huawei ADS 4 system in August 2025 using similar sensing hardware.[13]
Powertrain
The Stelato S9 is available in both pure electric and range-extender powertrains with single-motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor all-wheel drive variants. Every model uses a 227kW (304hp; 309PS)TZ210XYA03 Huawei DriveONE permanent magnet synchronous motor on the rear axle. Dual motor variants add a 158kW (212hp; 215PS)YS210XYA03 Huawei induction motor to the front axle for a total output of 385kW (516hp; 523PS), and are capable of accelerating from 0–100km/h (62mph) in 3.9 seconds.[17]
Pure electric variants are equipped with a 100kWh (97.6kWh) NMC Huawei Whale battery pack codeveloped with CATL, which provides CLTC range ratings of 816km (507mi) and 721km (448mi) for rear and all-wheel drive variants, respectively. The battery is capable of recharging 816km (507mi) of range within 5 minutes with a DC fast charger due to using an 800-volt electrical architecture.[15][17]
The range-extender variant is equipped Huawei's Xuexiao system consisting of a BAIC 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-four gasoline engine codenamed A156T2H which is also found in the Beijing BJ60 Thunder and Beijing BJ40 EREV which outputs 158hp (118kW; 160PS) and is not mechanically connected to the wheels. It is equipped with a choice of two CATL-supplied battery packs, a 37kWh LFP pack providing 256km (159mi) of CLTC range, or a 53.4kWh NMC pack with 365km (227mi) of electric range.[18] It is only available in single-motor rear-wheel drive, and has a top speed of 204km/h (127mph). It uses a 400-volt electrical architecture.[19]
C-NCAP (2024) test results 2024 Stelato S9 Max RWD (EV)[20]
Category
%
Overall:
89.4%
Occupant protection:
93.34%
Vulnerable road users:
79.34%
Active safety:
91.46%
Sales
In July 2024, Stelato had plans to produce the S9 with an annual production capacity of 120,000 units before deliveries began in December that year.[21] The S9 received 2,500 firm orders within 24 hours of its launch on 6 August 2024.[22]
The S9T received over 10,000 orders within one hour of pre-sales opening on August 18.[12]
↑Zhou, Yi (July 17, 2025). 有望沿用192线激光雷达等 享界S9T将于9月份上市[It is expected to continue to use 192-line laser radar, etc.: The Stelato S9T will be launched in September]. 汽车之家 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved July 17, 2025.
12Yuan, Yang (August 18, 2025). 鸿蒙智行首款旅行车享界 S9T 开启预订：预售价 32.8 万元起，搭载华为 ADS 4 辅助驾驶系统[Hongmeng Intelligent Driving's first station wagon, the Xiangjie S9T, is now available for pre-order: starting at 328,000 yuan, equipped with Huawei's ADS 4 assisted driving system]. ITHome. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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