Aion Hyper GT Sedan Coupe – Official Interior Images

Aion has released a set of official images of the interior of their upcoming Aion Hyper GT. It adopts a minimalist design and cancels all physical buttons. There are two Tesla-style scroll buttons on each side of the steering wheel. The tiny windows in the A-pillar are most interesting, adding just a little extra visibility for the driver. The center tunnel is empty bar for a double wireless charging pad for smartphones.

Aion (埃安) was first established in 2018 as a sub-brand under GAC New Energy. In 2020 Aion became a stand-alone brand directly under GAC (Guangzhou Automobile Corporation). Aion makes a series of affordable yet trendy electric cars aimed at young consumers. They currently sell five models: the Aion Y hatchback, the Aion S compact sedan, the Aion S Plus compact sedan, the Aion LX Plus mid-size crossover SUV, and the Aion V Plus compact crossover SUV.

But Aion wants to go premium because that’s where the margins are fatter. To get there, Aion will launch Hyper SSR supercar and this Hyper GT sports sedan. The Hyper GT debuted as a near-production concept at the 2022 Guangzhou Auto Show. It is a hyper aerodynamic car with a drag coefficient of just 0.19 Cd. The sedan has an active aero package with panels in the grille that open automatically at high speed and a rear spoiler that pops up at 80 kilometers per hour. The Hyper GT has three lidars that support the driving assistance systems, one atop the windscreen and one on each front fender. The tiny windows in the A-pillar are not visible from the outside.

The real party piece, however, is the doors. It has scissor doors at the front and frame-less ‘normal’ doors at the rear. This setup is similar to the Neta S Yaoshi. The Hyper GT stands on Aion’s AEP3.0 pure electric platform. Initially, the Hyper GT comes only with a single electric motor at the rear. Output is 340 horsepower and 434 Nm, good for a 0-100 in 4.9 seconds. Later on, Aion will also add a twin-motor variant with about 600 hp combined.

The interior of the 2022 near-production concept. The dashboard of the production car seems largely the same. The only difference is coloring. The concept had a largely beige interior whereas the official images show a gray light brown color scheme.

There is an ultra-thin letterbox instrument panel that stands rather far away from the driver. Almost at the window’s edge. The Hyper GT will get GAC’s latest ADiGO Pilot high-level automatic driving assistance system.

Design is almost too minimalist in the back, there is almost nothing going on here. But it has a large panoramic roof and there seems to be more than enough space for three adults.

The final production version of the Aion Hyper GT will debut next month on the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show and launch on the Chinese car market soon thereafter.