The Volkswagen ID. Era 9X () is a range extender full-size SUV produced by Volkswagen under its SAIC-VW joint venture. It is sold under Volkswagen's ID. Era sub-brand.
Overview The ID. Era 9X was first previewed by the ID. Era concept at the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show. Its exterior design was first revealed through MIIT filings on 8 January 2026. Prior to the reveal of the Era 9X it was speculated it would have a range of over . It is Volkswagen's first range-extended EV and was developed specifically for the Chinese market, and developed based on a platform from SAIC Group. The Era 9X is also Volkswagen's largest SUV and is slightly longer than the BMW X7.
Production of the ID. Era 9X commenced on 5 March 2026. Sales of the ID. Era 9X began on 25 April 2026.
Design A light strip is located below the hood. The front bumper integrates the headlight design. Multi-spoke chrome-plated rims are present. The rear also uses a full-width light strip as does the front as well as a roof spoiler. It has a slightly slanted roofline.
Features The side of the 9X uses retractable door handles. There also is no radiator grille, the ERA 9X uses an active radiator intake for cooling the engine. A LiDAR sensor is also present above the windshield.
Powertrain The ID. Era 9X is a range-extended EV, meaning it is a series hybrid. It uses the EA211 1.5-litre inline-4 engine with variable geometry turbocharger as a generator producing at 4,500rpm and from 1,7504,000rpm. Rear-wheel-drive models produce and the all-wheel-drive model adds a front motor for a total of . The base rear-wheel-drive model uses a 51.1kWh lithium iron phosphate battery developed by both CATL and SAIC weighing and gets an electric range of . The mid-range rear-wheel-drive model and the all-wheel-drive model use a 65.2kWh nickel manganese cobalt battery weighing and also developed by CATL and SAIC. The electric range of the 65.2kWh RWD model exceeds and the electric range of the AWD model is . Rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models have CLTC fuel consumption ratings of around and respectively when driving on a fully depleted battery.
At launch, the ID. Era 9X is only available in all-wheel drive with either battery pack.
+SpecificationsBatteryEngineMotorPowerTorqueElectric rangeTotal range1080% time0Top speedKerb weightTypeWeightFrontRearFrontRearTotalWLTPCLTCWLTPCLTC51.1kWh LFP Zenergy EA211-ERV150kW PMSM240kW TZ210XS1131 PMSM19min5.6sec65.2kWh NMC CATL160kW TZ180XY02A PMSM17min
Sales On 12 May 2026, SAIC-Volkswagen announced that the ID. Era 9X sales reached 2,326 units in the five days following its launch on 25 April 2026.
See also Volkswagen ID. series Volkswagen ID. Era
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