This Chinese byd car looks at the face of many Europeans of 100,000 euros

Lombardy is all that one can expect from northern Italy.

It is the most populous region in the country. The richest. A place where luxury, design and industry are mixed. Based in a single region the idyllic sunset in the lake as, where Swiss atmosphere is already breathed, the elegance of Armani, the great of Il duomo of Milan and the maximum representation of the latest technology with the monoplays of Formula 1 traveling at full speed the Monza circuit.

It was not in Monza but in a circuit where Denza made us a first demonstration of what they have prepared for Europe. One of Byd’s luxury companies let us sit in his denza Z9GT, a kind of Shooting Brake Sports, exquisite dyes and a technological load that surprises.

Unfortunately, we only stay in the Vairano circuit enclosure, between Milan and Pavia. At the moment, cars are not approved to circulate on European roads but will do it very soon. Despite this, it was a most interesting day.

What is coming

As We already told you a few days agoByd will bring to Europe one of its luxury brands. We could say that it is its premium brand, one step above byd (the generalist) and Yangwang (the most extreme luxury). But the truth is that, seen what was seen, he will denied more to what a Porsche can offer than an Audi, if we speak in terms of the Volkswagen group.

The really complicated to denza, which was born as Fruit of a collaboration with Mercedesis to demonstrate that it can sit at the table of a Porsche which is a reference in the European car. His experience, his history and his product have elevated him to a very special position, conquering the wealthiest fans who could well buy a Ferrari but also to more modest pockets (within what fits) that aspire to take some Porsche to the mouth with the most modest versions of a Macan or a Cayenne.

Everything indicates that he denies does not aspire, or from afar, to make a large volume of sales. It seems clear that it is about demonstrating to the skeptics where China is (and more specifically byd) in the car market.

Technologies that surprise

We are accustomed to luxury European manufacturers, those who choose to offer great performance, focus on the mechanical capacities of their propellers. The most powerful BMW and Mercedes, the Porsche of reference, all direct their speech to the latest innovations they have achieved with their combustion propuls.

It seems to make sense seeing that electric cars seem to have been far from that luxury market in Europe Or, at least, they don’t have such a great attraction power. In China, however, it bets more on the most striking games. To show this article of Bloomberg in which the opinion of a wealthy driver who had been very disappointed because his Porsche Taycan “was only an electric Porsche” was collected. Hence it will jump to the local market.

The public in China asks for other types of solutions. For example, the byd parking system. A chuchería that, honestly, I think it is useless for day to day but demonstrates how technically advanced the company.

And this Z9GT denies is able to turn on its front axle rotating the butt (at the cost of burn tire) and park in line with, it is supposed to be greater. This same system called Enge Parking He uses it to move completely diagonally, a especially rare sensation when you go inside the car.

The interesting thing is the real practical application that technology has here. The car has a tiper rear axle. That is, the rear wheels can be turned in the same direction as the front (to round the curve) or in the opposite direction, to reduce the radius of rotation and maneuver more easily.

But, in addition, they do not have to turn to the right or left parallel. They may roll them use a convergent or divergent position. That is, they open or close on themselves and, therefore, the possibilities when parking multiply, allowing this option to rotate the car on the front axle or move diagonally.

Without a doubt, the most interesting thing is to check how a car of almost 5.20 meters moves in very narrow spaces. In places where a compact of four and a half meters would need several maneuvers to get out of the quagmire. If it came out of it.

This technology is combined with a body control exquisite. In our passes through the circuit we submit to the Chinese Berlina to different lands, with broken asphalt or with undulations. Especially in this last land, the car contained the body perfectly. Passing at good speed, we do not feel at any time that the situation would rise and that inertia and weights became the protagonists.

That body control reached the extreme during one of the star tests of the day. A driver aboard a Z9GT denza was at the end of the track, accelerated with all his might and when he had overcome the 180 km/h, a deaf noise confirmed what had already advanced it with a small pink smoke: the tire had burst.

What happened? Nothing. That is the most chilling. If a car bursts the tire at 180 km/h we can expect the body to move and the driver will lose control of the car shortly that the steering wheel touches to compensate for the puncture. None of this happened because the tire suspension system immediately compensates for the loss of support that the wheel exerts.

With great detail

As we say, we can say little about the car running. In fact, we don’t even have the technical specifications of the cars that will arrive because, in the absence of homologation, we get on cars with Chinese specifications.

The z9gt denza is sold in electrical format but we We tried it in its plug -in hybrid version. It is a car that with this mechanic has a four -cylinder combustion engine 2.0 Turbo of 207 hp. In the front axle an electric 272 hp engine is accompanied and we find two other electric engines on the rear axle, this time of 299 hp.

The battery is 38.5 kWh and approve autonomy according to the optimistic Chinese CLTC 201 kilometers. Translated to WLTP, 150 kilometers should be exceeded but they are not official data.

If we talk about the electric one, play is repeated but without the combustion engine. In this case we have a 313 hp front engine and two behind 326 hp each. They add a total of 965 hp But, as with the previous case, the power they can generate has not been made official because we do not know if the 100 kWh LFP battery is able to supply sufficient electricity for those more than 900 hp when everything works at full performance.

The autonomy in this case is 630 km according to the Chinese CLTC cycle so more than 500 kilometers are expected according to WLTP cycle. In this version, it reaches 1100 km/h from standing in 3.4 seconds and a tip speed of 240 km/h. The plug -in hybrid is slightly slower, with 3.6 seconds in 0 to 100 km/Hy a maximum of 230 km/h. In both cases, the battery works with a nominal tension of 800 volts.

In the test, taking advantage of the very long line of the circuit, we approach speeds of almost 200 km/Hy we check how well isolated and settled that the car goes. In spite of everything, as we say, it was a very fast contact of which we can barely draw conclusions.

What we do notice is that everything feels outstanding quality. The address has much better weight than any Chinese cars brand that has tried. It is true that it is so leaked that it does not convey what the wheels do but neither the direction nor the brake feel chiclosos and artificial as a good part of electrified car cars in the market. And here I open my hand beyond the Chinese companies that although they usually have too comfortable stubborn, in terms of direction and soft brakes are not alone.

As for the sensations transmitted by the materials and finishes of the car, Everything is at a great height. The command post is very comfortable, the steering wheel and everything that remains at hand is well topped and the few physical controls in the command post feel very high, with a very good adjustment.

If we talk about software, you feel a quality leap against Byd. It is logical taking into account that its approach points to a segment of luxury rather than the premium. The quality of the screens that do rearview mirror functions is very high (despite this, nothing like a crystal).

The little that we handle the main screen and sail between the menus gave us a very good impression, moving with a loss of the best mobiles in the market. Everything seemed to fly. The instrument picture takes advantage of an interface that we have already seen in the last byd but improved with a screen up.

In addition, it has details of a car of many tens of thousands of euros (it has not been confirmed but can break the barrier of the 100,000 euros When I arrive in Europe). The rear seats are heated, ventilated and have massage, as well as a sliding leg and reclining backing sidewalk.

The central square keeps a space that performs the functions of a fridge or thermos, what the passenger decides but can freeze the water because a temperature of -6ºC can be established already heat it a lot (up to 50ºC). There is also a hole available in this regard for the front seats. In this case, the square would not be folded if the fridge rides.

And you have to add the electric opening of the doors or a sound system signed by Devialet that offers excellent sound. The wireless mobile phone load reaches 50W and has small rubber pads that prevent the mobile from moving and losing the induction load. The USB of the rear seats load electronic devices at 60W.

In short, at the end of the year we will know more in depth everything What he has for Europe. Then we will know the clear and confirmed technical specifications of their mechanics, their expected autonomy and, of course, its price.

What is certain is that it will arrive with all these chucheías to the market because, as confirmed by the brand, everything we saw comes as standard, it is only possible to choose the color of the body or inside. Price? Bets are admitted. What is certain is that for the quality of the materials, denza puts the bar very high.

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