Strip the Maextro S800 back to its specification sheet and the character is already there: 1.5 L M8000PHD turbo inline-four, 390-635 kW. JAC Group built from 2025, in the decade the industry is turning electric.
The background
The Maextro S800 (Chinese: 尊界 S800; pinyin: Zūnjiè S800) is a battery electric and range-extended full-size ultra-luxury sedan manufactured by JAC Group since 2025 under the Maextro brand in collaboration with HIMA, Huawei's multi-brand automotive alliance. It is positioned as HIMA's flagship vehicle and is the first vehicle from the Maextro brand.
The engineering
The engine is 1.5 L M8000PHD turbo inline-four; the output is 390-635 kW; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 2604-2851 kg. That is roughly 150 horsepower per tonne: brisk everyday performance. Drive goes through a Single-speed gear reduction. The wheelbase is 3370 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
In the JAC Group line-up the Maextro S800 has a clear place: the factory was Feixi, Hefei, Anhui (Maextro Factory), China. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Nissan Z, the Chery Fulwin T11, the Volvo EX60. Its JAC Group stablemates include the Heyue A20 and the Heyue A30.