The body and chassis are completely aluminum, and the drivetrain is all-wheel drive standard, and featured active air suspension.

The design includes the X-bar and Nio's signature "Spark Beat" taillights.

[6] The Nio ES6 was the world's first SUV with both permanent magnet and induction motors.

[7] With a dual-motor four-wheel drive system with a peak power of up to 400 kW (544 hp) and a maximum torque of 725 Nm, the Nio ES6 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds.

[9] Nio had to change the name to EL6 as Audi felt that the "ES6" moniker was too close to their S6 model.