Cars/BYD

BYD

China's EV giant. Yangwang sub-brand halos: U9 supercar (up to 2,978 hp Xtreme that hit 496 km/h at Papenburg), U8 quad-motor PHEV SUV (tank-turn, water-floating), U7 luxury sedan (1,306 hp EV or 1,340 hp PHEV). Han L is the performance flagship (1,086 hp EV); Seal Excellence brings 530 hp AWD to the premium fastback class.

BYD — current lineup hero photograph
The lineup

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The enthusiast-relevant models from BYD's current catalog. Pick one to see every variant.

Yangwang U9

Yangwang U9

Yangwang U9 (standard + Xtreme) · 2024 – present · Electric supercar

Four 240 kW motors for 1,306 hp combined, 0-100 km/h in 2.36 s. DiSus-X active suspension lets it jump and dance. Xtreme track halo hit 496 km/h at ATP Papenburg — limited to 30 cars.

Power1,306 hp
0 – 1002.4 s
Top309 – 496 km/h
Yangwang U8

Yangwang U8

Yangwang U8 / U8L · 2024 – present · Luxury performance PHEV SUV

1,180 hp e4 quad-motor PHEV. Tank-turn, water-floating emergency mode, 1 km wading. U8L long-wheelbase adds 200 mm wheelbase with 4-seat executive cabin, next-gen 55.53 kWh Blade battery, and 1,520 Nm torque (3.5 s 0-100).

Power1,180 hp
0 – 1003.5 – 3.6 s
Top200 km/h
Han L

Han L

Han L (2025+) · 2025 – present · Performance electric / PHEV sedan

BYD's performance flagship sedan. Han L EV runs dual-motor AWD with up to 1,086 hp combined (0-100 km/h in 2.7 s), 83.2 kWh FinDreams LFP pack, 1,000 kW flash-charge architecture (16-80% in 10 min). Han L DM-p PHEV pairs a 1.5T with motors for ~1,200 km combined range.

Power803 – 1,086 hp
0 – 1002.7 s
Top270 – 305 km/h
Seal

Seal

Seal (2026 facelift) · 2022 – present · Electric premium fastback sedan

BYD's premium fastback EV on the e-Platform 3.0. Design (313 hp RWD, 354-mile WLTP range) for daily; Excellence dual-motor AWD makes 530 hp and hits 100 km/h in 3.8 s — the Tesla Model 3 / Model S rival.

Power313 – 530 hp
0 – 1003.8 – 5.9 s
Top180 km/h
Yangwang U7

Yangwang U7

Yangwang U7 (EV + PHEV) · 2025 – present · Luxury performance sedan

Four-motor luxury sedan. EV: 1,306 PS, 1,006 km range (CLTC) on 150 kWh next-gen Blade Battery. PHEV: 2.0T flat-four range extender + four motors for 1,555 hp and 1,000 km combined range.

Power1,306 – 1,555 hp
0 – 1002.9 s
Top270 km/h