BYD’s Premium Yangwang Brand to officially launch U8 SUV on Sept 20

Yangwang began pre-sales of the U8 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, with a pre-sale price of RMB 1.098 Juta.

BYD‘s premium brand Yangwang will officially launch its first production vehicle, U8, later this month, after it began pre-sales at the Shanghai auto show in April.

The launch of the Yangwang U8 will take place on September 20, the brand announced today on Weibo.

The SUV features an innovative sealed design that will deliver NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) performance that exceeds that of its class, Yangwang said.

Yangwang didn’t provide any further information on the U8’s launch, which is slightly later than previously planned, as the brand said in June that it expected the model to be launched in August and deliveries to begin in September.

BYD officially unveiled the Yangwang brand on January 5 and gave the Yangwang U8 and Yangwang U9, both of which will feature e⁴ technology, a debut.

e⁴ is China’s first mass-produced quad-motor independent drive technology platform, capable of realizing precise control of vehicle dynamics on all four wheels thanks to four-motor independent vector control technology, BYD said at the time.

Yangwang memulakan pra-jualan U8 pada bulan April 18, the first day of the Shanghai auto show, with a pre-sale price of RMB 1.098 Juta ($150,000).

Kereta itu akan ditawarkan dalam dua versi — Edisi Premium dan Edisi Master Off-road. Their pre-sale prices are the same, with the difference being that the former is more richly equipped, while the latter has more room for modification.

The Yangwang U8 has a maximum output of over 1,100 kuasa kuda, accelerates from 0 Untuk 100 kilometer sejam dalam 3.6 Saat, and has a CLTC pure electric range of 180 Kilometer, according to information previously announced by Yangwang.

The car supports fast charging, taking 18 minutes to go from 30 percent recharge to 80 Peratus. It is equipped with an external discharge function with a maximum discharge power of 6 kWj.

The model measures 5,319 mm panjang, 2,050 mm lebar dan 1,930 mm tinggi, dengan jarak roda 3,050 Mm, according to a previous regulatory filing.