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Exeed Sterra ET

The Exeed Sterra ET (Chinese: 星纪元ET; pinyin: xīng jì yuán), known as the Exeed Exlantix ET outside the Chinese market, is a battery-powered and range extended battery-electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured by Chinese automobile manufacturer Exeed, a premium brand of Chery. The Sterra ET was first revealed at Auto Shanghai 2023 in April and sales began in China on 9 May 2024. It is the first vehicle to use CATL's Shenxing 2.0 battery packs.

The Sterra ET was first revealed on 7 April 2023 at the Chery Night event preceding Auto Shanghai 2023 when Sterra sub-brand was first unveiled, with the interior revealed later at the 2023 Chengdu Motor Show. Production started on 19 January, before presales opened on 15 April, and sales began in China on 9 May 2024.

The Sterra ET is Exeed's second product in its Sterra lineup after the Sterra ES sedan. The Sterra ET is developed on the same platform as the Sterra ES, which shares its 3,000 mm (118.1 in) wheelbase. The Sterra ET aims to compete directly against models such as the Tesla Model Y, Nio ES7 and XPeng G9. It is positioned as a flagship medium to large-sized luxury SUV. It is similar in price to the Tesla Model Y, but slightly larger in size.

On 15 November 2024 pre-orders of the all-wheel drive range-extender version opened at Auto Guangzhou 2024, and deliveries began on December 15.

The front of the Sterra ET has grille-less design with a lower air intake with active shutters, with light bar style DRLs and a split-headlight design. The trapezoid-shaped lighting modules on the corners consist of LED headlights at the top and fog lights at the bottom, between which is an optional array of 180 LEDs forming an LED display marketed as the 'light language system', which can be used to communicate with other road users such as pedestrians. Lower end models without the display instead have a decorative panel. It has an optional roof-mounted LiDAR, 20-inch wheels, and pop-out door handles on its frameless doors. The rear taillights also have a light bar design, and consist of 262 LEDs. The Sterra ET has a drag coefficient of 0.26 Cd.

The Sterra ET uses double wishbone independent suspension for the front wheels, and multi-link independent suspension for the rear wheels. It has an air suspension system supplied by KHAT with continuous damping control, and the system uses the vehicle's LiDAR to adapt to future road conditions. The air suspension allows for up to 100 mm (3.9 in) of ride height adjustment in seven increments, and above 120 km/h (75 mph) it lowers to the minimum height to reduce drag to increase efficiency and improve stability. Exeed claims that the calibrated combination of the air suspension and continuous damping control reduced pitch and roll motions by 30% and 20%, respectively.

The interior of the Sterra ET is equipped with a 10.25-inch floating LCD instrument panel, 23-inch head-up display, a 15.6-inch 2.5K central control screen, and a two-spoke D-shaped steering wheel. The infotainment system was initially run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 SoC before later being upgraded to a Snapdragon 8295P, and uses the Lion AI model in its voice assistant. The center console is separate from the dashboard allowing for an open footwell area, containing dual cupholders and twin wireless charging pads. It has a three-zone climate control system that utilizes a heat pump for heating, electronically activated glovebox compartment, a 2.38-square-metre (25.6 sq ft) fixed panoramic sunroof which later comes with a power sunshade, double-glazed windows, an automatic fragrance system, and an available 23-speaker 7.1.4 panoramic sound system.

The front and rear outboard seats have heating, ventilation, and massage functions. Additionally, the driver's seat has position memory, the passenger seat has a 'zero-gravity' recline mode, the front seats have power lumbar support adjustment and leg rest along with speakers integrated into the headrest, and the rear seats have power backrest angle adjustment. The trunk has a capacity of 546 litres (19.3 cu ft), which expands to 1,835 litres (64.8 cu ft) with the rear seats folded down; fully electric models are also equipped with a 60-litre (2.1 cu ft) frunk.

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