BYD Yangwang U8 is China's most expensive production SUV (7 photos)

The Chinese concern BYD at the Shanghai Auto Show showed its new - a large frame electric SUV Yangwang U8 with 1100 hp No less interesting was its price, which amounted to 1,098,000 yuan or $160,000 at the current exchange rate, which made it the most expensive Chinese SUV.





The Yangwang brand was created by BYD specifically for promoting ultra-luxury electric vehicles, with the U8 being its first model. Such a high cost is due to the implementation on a new product. many innovative technologies.

So, the Yangwang U8 power unit consists of four electric motors for 330 liters. With. and 420 Nm each. You can manage them independently, which allows the electronics to not only accurately control thrust vector and simulate differentials, but also turn the car around literally on the spot. Yangwang U8 also received an advanced adaptive suspension, steerable rear wheels and plenty of screens in the cabin. Without recharging a 5.4-meter SUV can travel up to 1000 kilometers.

At the Shanghai Motor Show, BYD showed two modifications at once U8. One of them is intended for movement mainly on asphalt, the second received light preparation for travel. Cost such SUVs will be the same. At the same time, the absolute price record Yangwang U8 did not deliver. For example, the Mercedes-Benz G-class in China is all it still costs a lot more.

In the future, the Yangwang brand line will be replenished with the U9 supercar with a similar power plant that can accelerate to 100 km/ h in 2 seconds, that is, a second faster than an SUV. He will be more expensive. Previously it was assumed that the cost of the supercar will start from a million yuan, but the SUV was expected to have a starting price of 800 thousand - in the end, expectations were not met. Thus, the Yangwang U9 price tag will definitely be well over a million.