The AITO M5 Is The Car Huawei Should Have Made All Along

[@Wheelsboy]

We wanted to add some more info and one correction for the video, thanks for everyone's support! We realized during editing that, while we included it in the chart at 6:41, we didn't specifically state the price of the M5 during the review, sorry about that! The AITO M5 is USD40,000-50,000, whereas the Seres SF5 cost USD34,000-39,000. In other words, the M5's starting price is the same as the most expensive SF5. You'll have to watch the review to see why we think the M5 is still a better deal! The M5 does have a charging port and can be charged using a fast charger (~45 minutes) or slow charger (5 hours). We misinterpreted/mistranslated one of the slides from AITO's briefing on the M5. Some of the available electric motors and the in-car electronics and UI are all from Huawei, however, the suspension was NOT developed by Huawei. We regret the error!

[@matpk]

show your subscribers how to get Chinese citizenship and passport in your next video!

[@kizitotekwa1076]

I test drove that car last week and placed an order immediately. I think you should have mentioned the self-parking feature it comes with. It was simply fascinating...and it take videos and pictures of the surrounding, so you don't have to do it yourself...plus it has its own version of Siri...but you need to be able to able to speak to her in Chinese. Fascinating car! I can't wait to drive it!

[@rabbitazteca23]

Huawei never dissapoints when it comes to software!

[@morganangel340]

yes... to steal your tik-tok dances and send them directly to Xi Jinping.

[@banditmc12]

@@morganangel340bruv they don’t even make tik tok…

[@WalkaboutRojo]

very awesome video. These range extenders are, imo, the way to go in today's market. I love the filming in real time of your reaction to the "engine" noise. It adds some great authenticity to the commentary. Keep them coming, guys!

[@adriancooper78]

Yeah review as many as you can!!

[@adriancooper78]

Shaking my head. Oh my god, if China starts exporting cars the United States is big trouble. The software is of the scale. Nice review and I love that Porsche/Aston Martin look.

[@rabbitazteca23]

ICE companies are just too stubborn to innovate. They're doing it now but many are saying it's too late

[@hi9580]

Usa can always put a massive tax on imports

[@robertofiore]

Thank you for your video. In normal time I will commute between Shanghai and Jiangsu. I saw this car yesterday, i really like the OS and the English option. Also I loved the voice control, it's impressive, it understand my Chinese and also English. Just right now don't respond to the English control, but can recognize it without problems. The voice control is interesting because you can just say multiple command and it just understand and executes Really impressive

So the English version is good enough for non-Chinese drivers?

[@CptSpears007]

Rumor has it, the fanny pack is a sophisticated electronic shield that blocks 5G from Wheelsboy’s ……..drive shaft

[@kyliefan7]

You said SHAFT! LMAO!

[@alexsviewpoint4018]

I am chinese buyer who bought this car, I could say it is the very good car. Very Smart! I can use voice to control almost everything of the car.

[@cocoaiscool2709]

How’s the quality after 1 year is it still holding up?

[@charliewilson3528]

Looks like a nice car! I would be tempted to buy one like this. Hello from Texas!

[@pefsgk5092]

It ain't gonna happen because this car is a threat to your country's national security....😆

[@simp2234]

Where tesla

[@StarofDavid616]

Traitor

[@lucien137]

idiot@@StarofDavid616

[@Redix9]

This was awesome your always bringing us the latest news and reviews!! Thank you!!

[@Athrunwong]

Now i am really interested, i just hope it comes to my country with a cheaper version tho. don't need that hyper, just want a car that takes us from A to be B comfortably (Preferably not running on petrol because of the crazy prices right now.)

[@boyang5690]

Now, I already have this car, very nice！

[@villLe]

Good looking car and range extenders are sadly underrated.

[@morganangel340]

are there any non chinese range extenders out there ?

[@ashton9699]

Wheelsboy intros are really underrated.

[@Wheelsboy]

Thank you! Coming up with a decent intro is often the hardest part of these videos, so we appreciate your acknowledgement!

[@x66Hawk66x]

I have watched a few of your videos now. I have to admit the Chinese made cars are really impressive in given the prices. I would consider buying some of these cars had they considered the market here in the UK if it was not for other issues. We still have the elephant in the room. Chinese motorcycles in the UK have often been plagued with poor spare parts access and general post sale customer service. I would have to assume these issues will exist with cars also. if the Chinese improved it's customer service and parts portal they could do well globally providing they can get their cars up to a decent safety standard.

[@GodsilenceRay]

the truth is u may not get those chinese car in decades. because european and american need protect their market even they have to introduce in “policial policy”.

[@x66Hawk66x]

@@GodsilenceRay That's pure conjecture, indeed it's possible, but not likely the Chinese market already sell motorcycles across the world. even so the UK have little to protect, Beyond Morgan The UK has no truly owned British car manufactures that last big company died in 2001 when Reliant motors went bust.

[@xtremestunt]

Finally, I can say I can afford an M5!

[@GHOOGLEMALE]

Great video - Range extenders are the way to go if you have to do long journeys but in the UK in a few years time we can't even use these as the petrol/diesel ban kicks in. I think we need these though, we dont have the recharge structure yet for people without driveways.

[@avatr7109]

I love the Central Display width... and the Driving console Placement I love the thin bezel on displays

[@jamesl.o.h.6000]

I like the minimalist & elegant looks.

[@user-wj5ev8cm2z]

Hey Ethan, I have a question. Will you be doing a review of the Zeekr 001? I have an understanding that it comes with pretty advanced features such as Mobileye and a pretty good drivetrain.

[@DanSegada]

Pretty interesting car! But even more important... Pretty cool SKX you got there.

[@Wheelsboy]

SKX till we die, brother

[@jwickerszh]

I just saw this one in a Huawei store yesterday, it looks pretty good I have to say.

[@manuelmanuel3968]

Yeah, Test drove one Today. The cars look sick. Chinese EV makers not playing games.

[@fantasicpeterp4657]

you forget to mention about the sound system, which is pretty cool as well.

[@zakariadjm5895]

Love the detailed description of evrthng , you really are an excellent car reviewer

[@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330]

Do you choose picturesque locations or is the scenery and road quality truly representative? I can't believe how beautiful and well maintained everything is. The architecture and design of the road infrustructure is breath taking. Oh, nice car, by the way, I am a Huawei gadget collector but doubt I will see this car any time soon in backward Europe.

[@swegmastur614]

This looks pretty representative of suburban/newly developed areas in china. Rich local government + newly developed roads and infrastructure means that the roads will be nicer. Now, if you were in an old city, the situation would be entirely different

[@Wheelsboy]

This video was filmed during a test drive event, and that bridge connects Shanghai to Chongming Island northeast of the city. It is indeed a beautiful view, and we wish we could get more scenic footage like this, but it's quite a long way from our normal filming locations in the southwest of Shanghai. As another commenter said, there are plenty of areas with infrastructure like here in China, but there's also some pretty rundown infrastructure in certain areas. In other words, it's a lot like most other countries.

[@route55qatar]

I'm a Huawei fans too! From mobile (P40Pro), Laptop (Matebook), Tab, Smartwatch, Freebuds, even smartscale! I wish we could have AITO M5 in South East Asia market!

[@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330]

@@route55qatar I envy you. I only have the lite P40, the speaker and the Matebook Pro. But I am in the UK where buying Huawei makes you a heretic!

[@philipc239]

Love your job get to experience all these interesting new products first hand 👍👍😊

[@ben8718]

I'm sold on the sound

[@backwoodsbungalow9674]

At 6:40 the Aito M5 has 1.5 litre engine and 40kWh battery with range rated at 150km. For comparison the BYD Tang DM-i has 1.5 litre engine and battery range rated at 52km or 112km. With a longer electric range, the Aito is intended as an EV with a range extender while the BYD DM-i cars are Plugin Hybrid EVs.

[@jiaowoaguo]

different size. aito is middle size， and byd song and qin dmi is compact size.

[@backwoodsbungalow9674]

Huaweicentral website reports that the patent published by Huawei described the front drive system as follows: The engine is connected to the front electric motor through the first clutch and is connected to the front differential through a second clutch.

[@faeinthebay]

That makes more sense, and is similar to hybrid systems from Toyota and Honda and Ford. Turbocharged generators are pretty rare because the extra torque isn't that beneficial when compared to an Atkinson cycle NA generator.

[@nickhewett4085]

@@faeinthebay Am I mistaken to believe that the turbo charged engine is only a generator, meaning it doesn't contribute the power on the road?

[@hardcoreep]

In a time when Apple is supposed to be making a car and Sony signed a vehicle production deal, this is not a surprise. I remember going to South Korea and seeing Samsung on cars, so more power to them. They just have to work on their Chinglish. 😂

[@ecrush5080]

Wow, it's about time!! thxs for making this :) Great review on a nice car.

[@bennyw.8363]

Huawei's product has my confident vote...I've been using Huawei products/software for quite a while.....

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Don’t use it

[@xtreme_imagination]

Your reviews are best, I found out. Thanks man

[@tvlussoart5063]

Nice vidio editing, thanks for sharing ..very beautiful

[@CarbonMotorsEU]

Great video! Can the Aito M5 be switched to petrol drive? It probably switches automatically when the battery is 30% or less but my question is can it be switched on demand by the driver before it reaches 30% charge? Thanks!

[@Wheelsboy]

Keeping in mind that the petrol motor never powers the wheels of the M5 and only acts as a generator for the batteries, the M5 has three options, "Prefer Electric", "Prefer Petrol" and "Auto". Prefer Electric mode basically means the car will avoid starting the engine except when it really has to, i.e. when there is a heavy load or when the batteries get too low. Prefer Petrol mode will keep the engine on and give more charge to the battery. Auto will just decide for you based on the circumstances.

[@theolich4384]

I don't think petrol drive is a good idea as the range extender usually is configured to work only in the optimal powerband. With the turbo though It should have no problem powering the battery (and in turn, the car) with petrol only, without ever being plugged into the charger. No idea with the M5 but manually turning the range extender on seem to be a standard feature among vehicles alike.

[@CarbonMotorsEU]

@@Wheelsboy thanks for your feedback! I've watched Chinese reviews of Voyah Free (which is technologically the same). Below 30% the car powers down quite substantially. Hence with those 3 modes that you mentioned, the driver can choose not to reach the 30% threshold and keep the car at peak or at least high power mode.

[@route55qatar]

@@Wheelsboy It's awesome that cars are becoming smarter and smarter. Huawei all the way!!! LOL>

[@randomname931]

it's like a chevy volt. it only charges the batteries, never drives the wheels.

[@sahilmohammed2426]

Beautiful tech in this car

[@محمدطيب-ط8ت]

Best person to test drive👍👍👍👍

[@ckwaiutube]

looks simple & beautiful design

[@nikeyulianti4942]

I say YESS for this car

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

Please mention your height when in reviewing backseat for relevance.

[@daxing6132]

l love this video and this car. awesome!

[@willemm]

the simulated noise is pretty ridiculous: it sounds like somebody is just making vroom vroom noises with their mouth. The 'tech' one is funny though. That said, it looks like a very attractive, capable car - nice that there are still companies making range extenders, which helps a lot to combat the range anxiety you usually get with electric cars. Now, when will it be available in Europe? :)

[@columbiars]

Beautiful to be honest, I'm wondering if the buy some licenses as as you mentioned it reminds to Porsche somehow too. But Certainly I liked it.

[@errolljones8432]

Wow 😱 Looooove it 👍🏽 🆒 👊🏽 Huawei suv A1 cool 😎 video

[@christophera556]

This car is obviously a plug in hybrid however it will no doubt be pricey it would be good if a Chinese car company could introduce affordable electric cars something for the city another as a family car and others as people movers or vehicles for those who want something to tow boats etc if the prices came down would be good at the moment EVs are way to expensive.The idea of using a small petrol engine as a back up to recharge the batteries is a away to go I believe it's called plug in hybrid however as I said the cost of such vehicles has to come down to a more affordable price.

[@Janaale]

When are you going to upload Nio ET7?

[@stanbimi]

Good job covering this nice car with neat toys to play with.

[@Justin-xk7yj]

Would this car be cheaper or the same to run than a full EV? Fuel prices are quite high right now.

[@PeterXiao1]

In city you can run it as a pure EV because it has 150km range. I'd image you need rarely to use the range extender except in longer travels.

[@doronshaks1399]

How to import it?

[@zodiacfml]

the drivetrain spec is the hybrid Toyota should have now on their cars.

[@limbeeching6398]

hope will come to my country MALAYSIA

[@theyoutuber273]

40 watts charging pad is a great idea.

[@fujistafford6495]

车轮哥，可以去试驾一下那个北汽的极狐阿尔法s华为hi版吗，那个搭配着华为的完全自动驾驶，可以去试驾一下吗

[@gerardy7500]

Is this a Hybrid or EV? The car looks good. It's encouraging to see competition in the EV car industry that can only bring improvement and hopefully more affordable EV car.

[@Wheelsboy]

This is an extended-range electric vehicle, so a form of hybrid. It has a petrol engine that acts as a generator for the batteries, but never directly drives the wheels.

[@cameractive9316]

basically like Nissan's E-Power

[@jiaowoaguo]

@@cameractive9316 with much bigger battery and motors.

[@billysturgeon8616]

Please review the Maxus T90 pickup truck. The few that are on KZbin are not in English. Thank you sir.

[@rabbitazteca23]

This vehicle is niiiice

[@eatsfats8497]

Why on earth would you need a turbo on a range extending motor that never directly drives the wheels???

[@Ausf]

For that ftt-ttt-ttt sound. Why else?

[@ashton9699]

Increases volumetric efficiency of a small displacement engine. An N/A 1.5 probably wouldn't have made enough power, or would have had to run at higher rpm to generate enough, causing more NVH.

[@eatsfats8497]

I know what a turbo does. In this application peak power doesn't matter. With a lower power engine, it just needs to run longer to charge the battery, which is not a concern. If the turbo is on all the time, you're burning the same amount of gas as a higher volume NA engine anyways. Is it really worth the added complexity of a turbo?

[@ashton9699]

@@eatsfats8497 possibly because an N/A wouldn't generate enough power in the optimal powerband to power the motors with an empty battery under hard acceleration, and also note that 1.5Ts are VERY mass produced in China these days and many cars from different brands just use the same few bulk made engines.

[@nickhewett4085]

Simple - It will increase the power to weight of the generator, or in this case, select the smallest/lightest possible engine to satisfy the electricial demands of the car. Generators can (and do) have turbochargers.

[@arenaev]

What are the charging options and speeds?

[@Wheelsboy]

Good question! It will take around 45 minutes to charge using a fast charger, 5 hours on a slow charger.

[@Reddylion]

Interesting !!

[@pinkyninjapants5331]

在抖音上看完车轮哥又在油管上看到车轮哥🤣

[@brycedubois3023]

Can you plug it in to recharge? Would seem an obvious feature if one has solar at home. And silly, if the only option to charge is hydrocarbons.

[@deepseer]

Yes. Most hybrids in China, except some Honda, Toyota and a few new Chinese models that you may have never heard of, are plug-in hybrids.

[@nickhewett4085]

Yes, I also think it might be able to generate electricity for the house during grid power failure. And also charge another EV car who is stranded on low battery...

[@koreancarnews]

Great review!

[@李荣-n7s]

too bad You didn't test the car's voice assistance... Maybe it's because you can't speak Chinese or Chinese is not good？ The voice assistance function of this car is the fastest and most intelligent voice assistance function I have ever seen. For example: as long as the buttons seen on the screen can be operated by voice! I feel extremely technical and futuristic

[@TheVerraton]

Fun fact Aito is actually Finnish and it means real, genuine, authentic or true. 😀

[@nidzovski]

I really like where the Chinese car industry is going with the design and technology, but the names? Oh boy! Please ask someone from outside China to help you.

[@ideallogic]

I really hope to see a review of the Bestune (Besturn ?) B70S or the E01 ... Pretty please ?

[@jamesfranklin2203]

How much does it cost in China?

[@bbbzhong4166]

USD 42000

[@jamesfranklin2203]

@@bbbzhong4166 There was a time when Chinese cars were cheaper to buy…

[@rivirueren3383]

1st comment.. soo can you do a review of a dfm or a dfsk or a zotye.

[@Wheelsboy]

We would actually love to review a Zotye, but since the company went bankrupt, they're surprisingly hard to get your hands on! Would be super interesting to catalog it as representative of the pure copycat era of Chinese vehicles. Our preferred option would be the Cayenne knock-off (legend has it you could purchase Porsche badges directly from the Zotye dealership...).

[@jwickerszh]

You mentioned the engine was running at a parking lot for running the AC, doesn't it run the AC electrically? Seemed weird...

[@Wheelsboy]

We're sure there is a complicated series of factors for when the M5 decides to turn its engine on an off. Having just finished an hour long drive, that was likely a larger factor than the AC.

[@RP-mm9ie]

good looking car

[@dt8101]

0:57 Wrong again, M5's suspension is from Seres, not from Huawei. Huawei's DriveOne system doesn't have suspension capability. It was about electric motors. Huawei never built a car. How much does Huawei know anything about suspension?

[@Wheelsboy]

After reading your comment, we consulted the team at AITO and it seems we misinterpreted/mistranslated one of the slides from their briefing on the M5. Some of the available electric motors and the in-car electronics and UI are all from Huawei, however, the suspension was indeed developed by Seres and not Huawei. Obviously a silly mistake in retrospect, because as you pointed out, Huawei has zero experience with suspensions. We regret the error!

[@zodiacfml]

crazy China. if porsche updated the Macan into an EV, it would look close to this

[@edenbh3609]

Why does a range extender need to be so big? 1.5 turbo? That's just a full engine.

[@michaelvella8511]

Thank you for the great review. Very nice and practical SUV. Good value as well but the not sure Huawei products have a chance in the north American market.

[@captainvijaikanth]

Dunno why they don't give white noise like rain or waterfall noise if they really need the noise?!

[@chaseboatright1186]

they need to ship to the US 🥹

[@EvolutionBG]

GTA car, great video tho :)

[@toyota420xp]

I somewhat see porsche suv on the outside snd tesla inside

[@xyan8534828]

damn it's very similar to Porsche cayanne boot

[@bbbzhong4166]

Because it was designed by Huawei for Porsche

[@w7class]

Front - end is one and a half decade behind "just for fun".....

[@evtorque]

Does 'Oh' start with 'A'? Neither does 'Auto' start with 'Oh'. Thats an OOPs spelt with Poos. Ha! Love your work.

[@IgorSilva-mz1lm]

they shoul do full EV

[@China-Beautiful]

谢谢

[@dannymartinez4489]

Parece un porsche Macan!...

[@bbbzhong4166]

Because it was designed by Huawei for Porsche, they have cooperated to design the Porsche version of Huawei mobile phone before

[@123fourfive5]

Whoa what? EV performance but range and fill up time of a Hybrid?

[@KMLiew]

is there a Frunk?

[@forfluf]

I don't want to alarm you but you have an angry cat in your glove box.

[@PhilippZ]

Does it have a charge port? If yes, how fast does it charge?

[@Wheelsboy]

Good question! Yes, it does have a charge port and it will take around 45 minutes to charge using a fast charger, 5 hours on a slow charger.

[@AmanKhan-il3hh]

So explain me this simple thing as it has an engine it does create air pollution right smoke and all ? It's not as clean as an EV right ?

[@sergiobayona3866]

Multilenguage is an option? Spanish???

[@sergiobayona3866]

Is there an international sales manager to reach out?

[@Wheelsboy]

If you're referring to the language settings on the screens, then I think Chinese is the only option.

[@househows1750]

Much of the car's technology comes from Huawei. But I don't know if Huawei really has a complete set of electronic vehicle solutions, just looking for foundry cooperation or just providing in-vehicle electronic equipment solutions.

[@yanxu7349]

Actually, Huawei does supplied all the electric engine technology and auto control systems. It seems huawei has been on the electric engine for years. The partner who is DONG FENG XIAOKANG, does the chassis and body.

[@ilkererol1986]

Turbo engine for range extender? Wow

[@nickhewett4085]

it's a generator...

[@ilkererol1986]

@@nickhewett4085 generates energy for range extending so yes...

[@Hermit-Crab]

A Huawei car? Oh my goodness, this car is a serious threat to US national security.

[@VSL_babyface]

yep, americans wont get any Chinese EV that the rest of the world will get, better keep ur head down and keep ur eyes on hyundai, toyota and tesla 😂

[@cclenergy3033]

I love the quality of your film. Did you shoot it at 4K 60fps and then add cinematic filter when you do the editing? Thank u mate!

[@bananabear009]

That Harmony operating system doesn’t look like it’s optimised for car. Look like typical tablet operations, which I think would cause some hazards to use while driving.

[@Wheelsboy]

We agree that it looks more like an operating system for a tablet, but we never had any problems with it during our time with the car.

[@Brick-Life]

Awesome car

[@darkpowerxo]

Send it to canada

[@ArChi285]

Chinese Porsche Cayenne

[@bbbzhong4166]

Because it was designed by Huawei for Porsche, they have cooperated to design the Porsche version of Huawei mobile phone before

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@bbbzhong4166 no

[@JJ-js7ur]

HUAWEI is a national pride..WE DONT NEED FXXKING WESTERNERS TO BUY OUR CAR! ....

[@Truthbomb918]

3 cup holder's in the front for a max of 2 people. Not a very smart use of space

[@Ausf]

Yes, I don't think anyone uses cup holders enough for that one dominant looking one being a feature of entire center console design.

[@CharltonLatchford]

The larger one is a bottle holder, and don't forget the congestion in Chinese cities. People just crawl along at rush hour.

[@Truthbomb918]

@@CharltonLatchford u could put a bottle in the door bin much more easily surely

[@CharltonLatchford]

Good point about the door bin, I don't think he mentions those all that often.