The vehicle's head is wrapped in camouflage, but its headlights are set up differently from the current ES8.

Although the vehicle is wrapped in camouflage, it can be speculated that the new ES8 will also feature a closed front design, the report said.

The report also provides a picture of the side of the model, saying that its overall design style is basically the same as the current ES8, but details show that the new car will get a new rear taillight design.

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Below are pictures of the current ES8.

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Nio currently has three models based on NT 1.0 platform -- ES8, ES6 and EC6, and three models based on NT 2.0 platform -- ES7, ET7 and ET5.

The NT 1.0 platform-based models are not equipped with LiDAR, while the NT 2.0 platform-based models are equipped with LiDAR as standard and have the Nio Adam supercomputer based on four Orin SoCs with a total computing power of 1,016 TOPS.

Deliveries of the Nio ET7 began on March 28, the ES7 on August 28. The ET5 will see first deliveries on September 30.

Nio is expected to convert the existing ES8, ES6 and EC6 models to the new NT 2.0 platform with upgraded sensor kits and chips next year.

On August 30, car blogger @肉肉爸比ev said on Weibo that a suspected model of Nio's new ES8 was revealed, and from the pictures, the model is longer than the current model.

"This means it has better third-row space, and the second row is said to have a very big upgrade as well, let's wait for more information," the blogger said, adding, "Its taillight shape is significantly different from the current ES7."

Spy photos show NIO testing SUV suspected to be new ES8 with LiDAR