ZunJie S800: Huawei's luxury electric vehicle revolution

The ZunJie S800, also known as the Maextro S800, is a full-size electric luxury sedan launched in May 2025 as the first model under the ZunJie brand, a joint venture between Huawei and China's JAC Group.

Dubbed the "Chinese Rolls-Royce" thanks to its luxurious design that combines traditional comfort with advanced smart technology, it targets the luxury car market with competitive prices starting at 708,000 Chinese yuan (approximately $98,660).

It was an immediate success, receiving over 5,000 orders in just 19 days after launch, reflecting the market's admiration for Chinese innovation in the electric vehicle sector.

In this article, we'll cover the full details of the car, from design to performance and technology, focusing on what makes it a strong competitor to brands like Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce.

What are the most prominent features of the ZunJie S800? Exterior Design: Stellar Elegance and Advanced Engineering The ZunJie S800's exterior design is inspired by the "Starry Sky," with its massive dimensions that make it a luxury D-Class car: 5,480 mm long, 2,000 mm wide, 1,542 mm high, and a 3,370 mm wheelbase, providing exceptional interior space.

The body features a low aerodynamic drag coefficient of 0.206, based on the Xuanwu frame made of high-strength steel and aluminum, which enhances stability and safety in challenging conditions.

The intelligent XPIXEL headlights feature 1,296 LED pixels, while the rear has 2.6 million pixels, supporting dynamic light projection such as a light carpet for narrow road guidance and pedestrian signals to avoid direct exposure.

Available versions include two-tone colors such as Dawn Gold and black, with a non-opening panoramic roof to enhance interior visibility. The design is functional, not just aesthetic, as it supports a 12-degree rear turn, which reduces the turning radius to 3.8 meters in a special mode, allowing for a 16-degree sideways walk.

Interior Design: Luxurious Comfort with Immersive Technology The ZunJie S800's interior is known as the Immersive Cockpit, with three connected screens totaling 40 inches that fold to separate the front cabin from the rear, providing complete privacy like a movie theater.

The design includes zero-gravity rear seats with a recline angle of up to 148.5 degrees, equipped with massage, heating, and cooling, as well as 50W dual wireless charging that supports foldable phones.

The Huawei Sound Ultimate audio system features 43 speakers with a power output of 2920 watts, covering the cabin with high-quality surround sound.

The center console features a rotating control panel and high-quality materials such as leather and wood, along with an air purification system that relies on negative ions and odor-absorbing materials, creating a healthy forest environment inside the car.

Wireless charging and air gesture control make interactions seamless, while HarmonyOS ALPS 2.0 supports fast connectivity via Xinghe, which predicts signal strength and preloads maps, with satellite connectivity support extending 30 meters outside the car.

Performance and Engine: Hybrid Electric Power The ZunJie S800 offers two main options: pure electric (BEV) and extended range (EREV), both on the 800V high-voltage platform.

The pure electric version is equipped with a 97 kWh battery, offering a CLTC range of up to 702 km, acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, and a dual motor output of 530 hp (390 kW, 673 Nm of torque), with a top speed of 210 km/h.

5C fast charging reaches 10% to 80% in 12 minutes, with a power of up to 390 kW.

The extended-range version (EREV) combines a 1.5T petrol engine (170 hp, 115 kW) as a generator with a 65 kWh battery, for a total range of 1,333 km (400 km electric), acceleration in 4.6 seconds, and a choice of three motors (864 hp, 635 kW).

Low fuel consumption (0.1-0.27 L/100km), with Snow Owl's 6C fast charging system (10-80% in 10.5 minutes).

In winter tests, it outperformed the Mercedes-Maybach in snow, maintaining traction on 30% slopes thanks to artificial intelligence that predicts the road and adjusts the suspension in advance.

The Xmotion active suspension system reduces vibrations, while supporting rear roll for stability in turns.

Technology and Security: Huawei at the Heart of Innovation The ZunJie S800 is powered by Huawei's ADS 4.0 autonomous driving system L3, with 32 sensors including a 192-line LIDAR (improving visibility in bad weather by 60%), 7 high-resolution cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars, and 12 ultrasonic sensors.

Supports automatic parking, self-recall, and deep route learning, with weekly updates from Huawei Cloud (7.5E FLOPS).

Huawei Car Voice 2.0 and NearLink StarFlash make voice interaction seamless, while the displays support multi-layered privacy: encryption, private screens, and voice shielding.

Safety is comprehensive: 13 airbags, Angel Active Safety system that prepares the car for a collision (tightens belts, closes windows, adjusts seats), and two low-voltage batteries for starting in the event of a failure.

The Giant Whale 2.0 battery is protected by five layers, with electrical thermal separation, and in tests, it withstood 5.5 tons of cement pipe without structural damage.

The Instinct Safety Network system handles emergencies and automatically unlocks the doors in collisions.

Editions and Prices The ZunJie S800 offers four main executive luxury versions, all with four doors and a choice of 4 or 5 seats, and so on.

The Xinghui Premium version has a 530 hp electric/extended motor, a range of 702/1333 km, and an approximate price of $99,209. Starglory Premium Edition with 864 hp and 833 miles of range, priced at approximately $110,345. The Xinghui Executive and Xingyao Executive versions offer four-seat seating with electric or extended powertrains, and are priced between $114,522 and $142,363. Prices start at 708,000 yuan (about $141,400) with limited shipments for exports to Asia and Africa, and mass production began in June 2025 in a Huawei-JAC partnership under Harmony Smart Mobility.

Are you outperforming your competitors? In reviews, the S800 is praised for its value for money, offering Maybach S-Class quality at the base Mercedes S-Class price (0.7-1 million yuan).

In a winter test versus the Maybach, it maintained traction in the snow without slipping, thanks to the AI that adjusts the suspension in advance, while the Maybach suffered damage.

Compared to the Rolls-Royce Ghost, the S800 offers more space and newer technology, but less traditional luxury.

Potential drawbacks: Heavy weight (2,770 kg) affects efficiency, and the export market is currently limited. Overall, it's a big step forward for Chinese luxury.

The ZunJie S800 is not just a car; it is a vision of the electric luxury future, combining Huawei's technological strength with advanced Chinese manufacturing .

With its rapid success and innovations such as ADS 4.0 and immersive comfort, it could be a game changer in the global luxury car market, especially in Asia.