Do you know how hot BYD Yangwang U8 is abroad? BYD name as the first production model of the new brand Yangwang just started to be born in the spotlight. Yangwang U8 luxury version has been officially launched on 20 September 2023, the official guide price in China is 1,098,000 CNY($1,525,00).

From the listing, first the Middle East tycoon group to buy, recently there are many Russian car dealers group came to the country to grab the car, but there are too many orders can only queue up and wait for the car. BYD Yangwang U8 is said to be sold to 3 million CNY in Russia, even if the expensive price also appeared the phenomenon of demand exceeds supply.

On 24th October, Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, visited Shenzhen for a test drive of Yangwang U8 and experienced the driverless auto-turnaround technology. After the test drive, Gavin Newsom said that he would buy two Yangwang U8s, saying that he hadn’t seen this kind of leapfrog technology for a long time.

Introduction to BYD Yangwang U8

The Yangwang U8, a million-dollar new energy off-road vehicle from BYD’s Yangwang brand.

BYD Yangwang U8 is backed by two top technologies, e⁴ and Cloud Van-P Intelligent Hydraulic Body Control System, and is equipped with four-wheel independent torque vectoring control, which is able to achieve scenarios such as extreme manoeuvrability, flat tyre control, emergency flotation, in-place turn-around, agile steering, and other functions.

Yangwang U8 Appearance

Firstly, the whole appearance is two words: domineering. Square design with a body of 5.3m, 1.9m height, and even 1.8m people standing next to it will be very much like a small child in the chassis up to the highest case. And on the aura, even if the Rolls-Royce Cullinan in the side may not be able to cover the Yangwang U8.

Large space in the boot of the car

After lowering the car chassis and opening the tailgate, you can see that the space inside is so spacious that you can play basketball in it, to exaggerate. Reaching out from the back of the car, you even have to bend down to barely touch the second row of seats, not to mention that the second row of seats is even more spacious when it’s completely down. The tailgate has an internal push-button switch, so you don’t have to get out of the car specifically to close the tailgate. Of course, this button put inside the car experience will be better.

In addition, the boot has four lights, in addition to the regular 12v cigarette lighter interface, there is a 2.2kw 220v power supply, if you think the power is not big enough, then there is also a 6.6kw external discharge, camping use induction cooker, these are no problem, even if the household air-conditioning power supply is also not a problem.

Front upholstery and locomotive systems

In the interior, the BYD Yangwang U8 original Star River screen adopts a curved OLED panel and the screen size reaches 12.8 inches, based on the real human body data model, selected the best tilt angle of 37 °, always ensuring that each user can operate the screen in the most convenient posture.23.6-inch instrumentation screen and the passenger side of the entertainment screen from the back of the curved Star River screen through, to create an integrated, borderless sense of immersion. There is a linkage function for the whole car screen, which enables one-touch control of the passenger rear screen.

The seats are fitted as standard with follow-me seats, which intelligently and automatically adjust the seat’s flanks, lumbar support and backrest according to road conditions, and both the front and rear rows are equipped with seat heating/ventilation/massage/memory functions.

Second row seat space

The spaciousness of the second row, functional configuration, and electric adjustment seat ventilation massage all of these. The second row of seats all support electric folding, directly press the button on the right side of the rear row after folding a large bed will come out. If you go to a place where the road surface is not level, you can turn on the Yangwang U8’s Cloud Chariot-P system, which has a camping levelling mode, where each of the four suspensions adjusts its height so that the car is always at a level, so that you can get a bed that can lie flat. It puts you in a more comfortable state when you sleep. So how do you disengage this feature? You simply reverse the car back and you’re back in that driving position again.

BYD Yangwang U8 Functional Data

Yangwang U8 overall is a 2.0T engine plus four motors to drive it independently, The four motors’ combined power is 880kw, combined torque of 1280Nm, and four tyres maximum power output of more than 1,200 horsepower, which means Yangwang U8 can easily handle rugged mountain roads and bad weather.

BYD Yangwang U8 weighs 3.46 tonnes, but its 100km acceleration time is only 3.6s. Although the car is very heavy, it is a very light driving experience, even if you slightly twist the steering wheel, the whole body will follow your direction to swing, in a stable state. Because the U8’s e⁴ four-wheel independent motor drive, can make the whole car can have a lot of special applications, so driving Yangwang U8 and driving a normal petrol car or electric car is no obvious difference.

Two feature highlights of Yangwang U8

• Highlight 1:Turn-around function in the same place

The BYD Yangwang U8 Deluxe Edition’s “unique trick” – turning around in place – quickly attracted widespread attention in the social media.

Technical Analysis of Turning in Place

The birth of the turn-around-in-place function stems from the e⁴ technology platform brought about by Rangoon through a technological breakthrough in the distributed drive. The basis is the reverse rotation of the left and right wheels. By applying driving torque in the opposite direction to the left and right wheels of the vehicle, the tyres will break through the road adhesion limit to rotate, so that the vehicle will rotate around the centre of mass, and then achieve the in-situ turning action of the vehicle.

In short, four-wheel independent drive is the key. Each wheel of Yangwang U8 is controlled by an independent motor, with different torque turning forward and backward without interfering with each other. Moreover, the power of the motors covers 220kW~240kW and torque 320Nm-420Nm, ensuring sufficient power output between the wheels.

In fact, it is very simple to realise turnaround in place. Enter the car, in P gear mode, press the e⁴ button, and then select turn around in place, this time when the central control display screen appears a compass, select the angle you want to turn around, for example, 360 degrees, point start, release the brake and steering wheel can be achieved unmanned turn around in place. The screen will also display the angle of rotation in real-time. This function can not only be used to show off, but the reality is also more practical, for example, after parking the car found that the main driver is not convenient to get out of the car, this time you can rotate 10 ° can solve the problem.

• Highlight 2:Emergency flotation function

With the continuous development of technology, the automotive industry is also constantly innovating. Safety and luxury have become the most important topics for consumers. BYD Yangwang U8 not only has the traditional safety features but also developed a unique skill called “emergency flotation”.

A 3.6-tonne car can drive in water? This news is spread out are stunned people even some people do not believe it. This feature is one of the highlights of Yangwang U8. The whole car can achieve IP68 waterproof, the car door around the use of sealing strips can ensure that the car is in the emergency floating water for 30 minutes no obvious water flow will enter the car. This is to enter the water in the car for at least 30 minutes of survival time, increasing the chance of rescue. The chassis components are also developed to ensure that it is IP68 waterproof. However, it should be emphasised that the emergency flotation feature is for you to use in emergency situations in flat, closed waters and users are discouraged from trying this feature in non-emergency situations.

Overall

Yangwang U8, BYD’s million-class new energy off-road vehicle, has outstanding performance in terms of powertrain, body structure and all-terrain capability. The success of the Yangwang U8 further proves BYD’s technical strength and innovation in the field of new energy vehicles. The BYD Yangwang U8 is undoubtedly a worthy choice for consumers who are looking for a high-quality, high-performance new energy vehicle.