Information spy pictures have been uncovered of the Denza sports activities automotive, which was first seen final month. It’s a two-door sports activities automotive and largely a manufacturing model of the Fang Cheng Bao Tremendous 9 idea proven by BYD final 12 months. Chinese language media have in contrast the form to the Lotus Emira and declare that it’ll price lower than half the value.
Denza’s sports activities automotive is anticipated to debut on the Shanghai Auto Present in April. It’s going to additionally possible be one of many Denza fashions to search out exports.
Experiences point out that the efficiency will probably be akin to that of a Porsche 911. Chinese language media believes that the automotive will probably be a four-seater, however at Automobile Information China we’re not so satisfied because of the sharply sloping roof line behind the B-pillar. Moreover, the Tremendous 9 idea was solely a two-seater.
The spy pictures appear to indicate that the brand new automotive is comparatively small and compact. Though nonetheless very a lot a design in progress, the automotive spied appears extra full than within the earlier pictures.
It has a streamlined entrance with a number of air vents. Because of the slopes of the windshield and the rear cover, the passenger compartment varieties a bubble. On the rear, there’s a ducktail ending off the tailgate.
We will see from the spy pictures that the automotive is low-lying but in addition has massive wheels. Moreover, the overhangs, each entrance and rear, are very small, with the wheelbase taking on a lot of the size of the automotive.
Surprisingly the automotive doesn’t function facet view cameras however somewhat has standard mirrors. There are, nonetheless, hid door handles to maintain drag down.
The camouflage scheme of the brand new automotive is typical of Denza, main most media to imagine that the automotive will probably be branded as such. It’s potential that the automotive will use the Denza e3 (Yi san fang) platform.
Provided that the sports activities automotive is more likely to be a flagship mannequin, it’ll virtually definitely have a three-motor setup just like that seen on the Z9 GT and N9 SUV. This consists of a single motor on the entrance axle and a motor on every of the rear wheels.
There’s already a rendering of what the manufacturing mannequin may seem like from Velocity associate Speedstersr.
Autohome is claiming that the automotive will probably be offered for round 300,000 yuan (40,900 USD); right here at Automobile Information China, we imagine that that is very a lot a lowball determine and count on costs to be significantly larger, extra possible round 500,000 yuan (68,200 USD).
Alternatively, costs could actually be that low, and the automotive won’t be pegged as such a high-end car and can compete with the MG Cyberster, which in China has costs beginning at 319,800 yuan (43,600 USD).
Supply: Autohome
