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Watch: Chery's new tech lets a car drive sideways and spin on the spot

Why it matters: Don't expect sideways parking in the first Exlantix ET to land here: Chery hasn't said the unit will be in Australian cars, and tech shows like this often take years to reach showrooms.

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Dark green Exeed Sterra ET electric SUV, sold in Australia from 2027 as the Exlantix ET
Photo: JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. May show an overseas version.

A video of a green Exeed SUV sliding sideways and spinning on the spot has gone viral this week. It's Chery's new Feiyu Intelligent Driving Unit, shown for the first time at the Chery Global Innovation Conference in Wuhu, China, on 20 October. Each wheel gets its own motor, steering, brakes and active suspension in one unit, and every wheel can turn up to 90 degrees. That lets the car crab-walk sideways into a parking space, turn around without a turning circle, and free itself if one wheel is stuck. Chery says it will reach production gradually, starting with its Exeed Sterra (Xingjiyuan) models, but it hasn't given a date. The car in the video looks like the Exeed Sterra ET, which comes to Australia in mid-2027 as the Exlantix ET. Exeed is renamed Exlantix here because Mitsubishi owns the similar "Exceed" name.

Exeed Sterra ET, the same car as the Exlantix ET
Exeed Sterra ET, the same car as the Exlantix ET
Exlantix ET badging, as used outside China
Exlantix ET badging, as used outside China

Images: Exeed Sterra ET, the same car as the Exlantix ET: JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC0; Exlantix ET badging, as used outside China: Peżot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Our animation of how it works: every wheel turns 90° to crab-walk and spin on the spot
Watch the sideways-driving demo (Medcom video) ›Exlantix ET: what we know ›Every EV coming to Australia ›

Source: Chasing Cars: Exlantix coming to Australia mid-2027 (Oct 2026)

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