Electrifying got an early look at Denza's upcoming sports car, still on a working title, and the numbers are aimed squarely at Europe's performance establishment. The video reports three motors, one at the front and two at the rear, for a combined 1,366 horsepower and 1,260 Nm of torque. It lists a 0 to 62 mph time of 2.7 seconds and a top speed of up to 217 mph. Power comes from a 76 kWh battery built into the chassis for stiffness, with a WLTP range the host puts at 252 miles. Denza is a premium brand under BYD, positioned between mainstream BYD models and the ultra-luxury Yangwang line. Three versions are planned: this coupe, a two-seat convertible, and a higher-performance model. The car is due in the UK later this year or early next, alongside the Z9 GT.
The reveal that will travel is the charging. The video says a newly announced BYD battery can flash charge at rates it puts at up to 1,500 kW, and cites test figures of 10 to 70 percent in about five minutes and 10 to 97 percent in roughly nine, with a run at minus 30 degrees still under twelve minutes. Treat those numbers as the source's, not verified: the host notes BYD has not confirmed the pack size behind them. The context that matters for a buyer is capacity. A 76 kWh battery is modest for a car with this much power, so the range story leans on refilling fast rather than carrying a big pack. For comparison, the video points out that the quickest-charging EVs on UK sale today, cars like the Porsche Cayenne and BMW iX3, peak around 400 kW. The host also flags BYD's Blade battery, an LFP design, as one of the brand's strongest assets. If Denza delivers even a fraction of its charging claim, the small battery stops looking like a limitation.
The rest of the walkthrough mixes serious engineering with showmanship. On the practical side, the video describes suspension that reads the road ahead and adjusts damping in real time, an 800 volt architecture, and a safety system the host says keeps the car tracking straight if a tire blows at up to 112 mph. Three motors also enable stunts: the host says it can spin on the spot and crab-walk into parking spaces using rear-wheel steering, echoing tricks seen on BYD's Yangwang models. Inside, he points out a storage box that both cools and heats, warming to 50 degrees Celsius, and rear seats he calls barely usable for anyone with long legs. He also notes the car he saw runs Chinese-market software, so some menus were unreadable, and expects European versions to be sorted. On design, the host reads shades of Lamborghini around the headlights and points to a large front splitter and carbon ceramic brakes, noting the higher-performance version adds a big rear wing this coupe leaves off. There is no price yet, though he assumes six figures given the specification and the company it is chasing.
Bottom line: Denza is doing what Chinese brands keep doing lately, which is showing up with a spec sheet that reads like a dare. On paper this out-accelerates a Porsche 911 and charges faster than anything you can buy today. The open questions are the ones spec sheets never answer: how it steers when you push it, how the software feels once it is in English, and whether the charging claims survive contact with a real network. If Denza matches the driving to the numbers, Europe's performance brands have a genuine problem. If not, it is another very fast gadget.
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