Aehra 'Saloon' is an 800PS Porsche Taycan rival

It features a similar classically elegant yet thoroughly modern and free design, clothing a modular flat EV architecture. That design is penned by a team headed up by ex-Lamborghini talent, with many other high-profile hires throughout the team bringing the car to fruition. 

The saloon, like the SUV, does away with proportions traditional for its segment – in this case, the ‘three-box’ look, which in the past was dictated by combustion engine placement. Instead, the Aehra is smooth and flowing, with an incredibly cab-forward design collapsing into a sharp, low, tapering nose (like a Lamborghini) that unlike many EV rivals doesn’t make concessions for a so-called ‘frunk’.

The funky A-pillar spurs for the mirror cameras carry over from the SUV, as do the slim and elegant headlights and blade-like rear light bars. Also carrying over are the crazy Ford Iosis concept-style butterfly ‘Elytra’ doors, which are a patented design. The lower, more elegant saloon doesn’t get the same ‘nostrils’ as the SUV, instead having vents on the bonnet above the lights. All told? It’s a smooth and sleek thing, if a little ‘sci-fi’ in its abandonment of traditional proportions.

It’ll share underpinnings with the SUV too, which means it’ll be all-wheel-drive, pack up to 800PS (588kW), feature a 120kWh battery and run a 925-volt architecture, allowing 350kW peak charging. Overall, range is targeted at an ambitious 497 miles for the SUV, which can only mean a range of over 500 miles for the lower, sleeker saloon. Part of that leap will come down to weight. Aehra wants its cars to be light, with even the SUV targeted to weigh under two tonnes at the kerb, again boding well for the saloon. 

Aehra’s most ambitious target? Production dates and numbers. It wants both the saloon and SUV to be ready for production by 2026, with five-figure sales targets to follow. A bit of a reach? Possibly, but Aehra’s well-known to have no qualms about collaborating far and wide on elements of the car it doesn’t necessarily need to sort in-house – an approach it says will significantly expedite the development of its cars and shorten their path to production. As for prices? The SUV is expected to cost around £130,000, so expect the saloon to be somewhere close to that.