BYD presents one new product after another: immediately after the presentation of the flagship crossover Denza N9, the company presented a large frame SUV Leopard 8. This is a powerful hybrid, which in its design resembles the Defender 110 and Land Cruiser. The car is presented in four configurations — two 7-seaters, two 6-seaters. local Prices are from 52,5 to 56,4 thousand dollars. Leopard 8 in top configuration is much cheaper than Defender 110 and Land Cruiser 300.
The dimensions of the novelty are 5195x1994x1905 mm with a wheelbase of 2920 mm. Leopard 8 is built on the DMO platform, which was created with an eye on off-road use of the machine. For example, there is an adaptive suspension. The power plant consists of three motors, the traction battery is charged by a 2,0-liter gasoline turbo engine with a capacity of 245 liters. The total power of the system is 748 hp, the torque is 760 Nm. At the same time, for a large and heavy machine, the dynamics are very good - the Leopard 100 accelerates to 8 km/h in just 4,8 seconds.
All seats in the car are electrically adjustable, the front seats are heated, ventilated and massaged. The car has six screens: a 17,3-inch screen in the media system, 12,3-inch screens in front of the driver and front passenger, two screens in the back and another 50-inch projection screen in front. Leopard 8 received the advanced autonomous driving system Huawei Intelligent Driving ADS 3.0, which is promoted as a system capable of driving on any road. Other options include a panoramic roof, Devialet acoustics with 18 speakers, ambient lighting with 128 colors, 60 W wireless charging for a smartphone, etc.