During the 2022 Guangzhou Auto Show, the DENZA D9 EV was officially unveiled at the DENZA booth. The new car is now officially on sale, with a price range of 389,800 to 459,800 yuan.
In terms of appearance, the biggest difference between the DENZA D9 EV and the DM-i version is that the EV version uses a straight waterfall-shaped grille design instead of the DM-i version’s scale-like grille. Other than that, there is basically no difference in appearance between the two.
On the side of the car, the new car adopts a relatively tall and thick design, with dimensions of 5250 x 1960 x 1920 mm and a wheelbase of 3110 mm, similar to that of the Toyota Alphard.
According to the previous MIIT declaration information, the DENZA D9 EV version will be equipped with a 103.36 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, with a range of 600 km and 620 km according to the Chinese Long-Term-Test Cycle (CLTC).
In terms of power, the DENZA D9 EV single motor version is equipped with a front motor with a maximum power of 230 kW, while the dual motor version adds a rear motor with a maximum power of 45 kW on the basis of the single motor version.
Furthermore, the biggest feature of the EV version is that the fuel filler port on the side of the DM-i version has been turned into a second DC charging port, which supports dual DC fast charging guns to charge at the same time, with a maximum charging power of 166 kW.
Conclusion
Today, consumers have a gradually increasing number of options in the new energy MPV segment. In addition to the DENZA D9, there are also models such as the Voyah Dreamer and the Zeekr 009 to choose from. We have already tested the DM-i version of the DENZA D9, and found it to perform very well in terms of space and comfort. Interested readers can take a look at our comprehensive review.# DENZA D9 EV Version
While DENZA D9 EV Version doesn’t provide the four-second strong performance like its competitors, I believe that the performance is not the essential index for MPV, comfortableness and spatiality are. Meanwhile, DENZA D9 also provides dual-gun direct current fast charging technology, which is more practical.
Although the price is not cheap, with good overall performance and technical accumulation and public praise from BYD, DENZA D9 EV Version should achieve good sales performance.
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