Crab walk: Maextro S800 sedan co-developed by Huawei and JAC drove between standing Maybachs

By: Volodymyr Kolominov | 27.01.2025, 13:39

Huawei and JAC showed how their new Maextro S800 luxury sedan drives diagonally, mimicking the way crabs move. To demonstrate this feature, the car was manoeuvred between seven Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class.

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The Maextro S800 can turn all four wheels, with the rear wheels shifting up to 16 degrees, surpassing the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (10 degrees) and Rolls-Royce Ghost (5 degrees). This provides improved manoeuvrability, especially on narrow roads. For a car with a length of 5,480mm, this is useful.

Maextro S800.

The sedan is available in two versions: all-electric (BEV) and with range extender (Range Extended or EREV).

  • BEV: three electric motors with a total output of 852 hp.
  • EREV: two or three electric motors with an additional 1.5-litre turbo engine acting as a generator.

The design of the Maextro S800 includes two-tone body paint, 20-inch wheels with self-levelling hubcaps and integrated LiDAR on the roof to support automated driving functions.

The Maextro S800 is expected to go on sale soon at a price of around 1 million yuan (approximately $136,000).

Source: Carnewschina