NIO Firefly to Roll Out New Driving Mode via OTA by Year-End

On November 2, Jin Ge, President of NIO Firefly, revealed at NIO's eighth-anniversary annual meeting that Firefly will roll out a new driving mode via the 220-version OTA update before the end of the year. Online speculation about the driving mode has centered on two main directions: one is simulated sound, i.e., using external speakers or the in-car audio system to simulate the sound of performance cars; the other is a more performance-oriented driving mode that adjusts power response, steering feel, and energy-recovery strategies. Netizens had previously mentioned a drift mode for Firefly, and Jin Ge has made it clear that Firefly is positioned as a premium safe small car, with safety at its core, and does not want the drift mode to turn owners into "median-strip warriors." Its driving-mode development starts from safety as the baseline and extends outward from there. NIO Firefly was officially launched on April 19, 2025, priced at 119,800 to 125,800 yuan, positioned as a pure electric small car. Its body dimensions are 4003×1781×1557 mm, with a wheelbase of 2615 mm. It is equipped with a 105 kW rear-mounted single motor, peak torque of 200 Nm, 0–100 km/h acceleration in 8.2 seconds, a top speed of 150 km/h, a 42.1 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack, CLTC range of 420 km, support for both charging and battery swapping, and a battery swap completed in 3 minutes. The new car comes standard with 15 active safety features and 11 assisted driving features, supports highway NOA, and its main control chip has 128 TOPS of computing power. On October 19, the 60 kWh battery version was filed, and its CLTC range will increase to 560 km. Firefly is NIO's third brand, positioned as a global premium small car focused on urban short-distance travel scenarios, and has already entered sales in Europe and other overseas markets.