BYD's New Car
On June 5, according to TapTechNews, many automotive bloggers have recently exposed the interior spy photos of BYD Fangcheng Bao's new car Leopard 8. The overall cabin layout of the new car is in line with that of Fangcheng Bao Leopard 5, but the use of suede material wrapping on the A pillars and other places makes it look more upscale.
The screen aspect, currently visible, the new car is equipped with an embedded liquid crystal instrument panel and a passenger side screen, and the middle is a suspended central control screen, visually forming a symmetrical effect. There are also a large number of physical buttons in the car, with a sharp-angled shape, showing a strong hardline atmosphere.
In terms of rear space, currently known that the new car adopts a pure flat floor and is expected to provide a three-row seat layout. The new car is also equipped with a boss key for rear passengers to control behind the front seats, and it is expected that the second-row seats will bring comfort functions such as multi-angle adjustable or even zero gravity. Based on the positioning of a midsize to large SUV, functions such as seat heating, ventilation, and massage may not be omitted either.
It is worth mentioning that Xiong Tianbo, the general manager of the Fangcheng Bao Division, recently released a video preview of a black Leopard 8 real car and solicited a name for this color online from netizens.
TapTechNews summarises the currently known Leopard 8 parameter information as follows:
The new car is built based on BYD's DMO super hybrid off-road platform and will provide the Yunian-P active hydraulic body control system and the Tian Shenzhi Yan advanced intelligent driving assistance system.
In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 5195/1994/1875(1905) inches <(about 127/78/74 (75) centimeters)>, respectively, and a wheelbase of 2920 inches <(about 74 centimeters)>.
In the power aspect, the new car is equipped with a hybrid architecture specifically for off-roading and adopts a DM-o hybrid system, including a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 200 kW <(about 272 hp)> and a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a peak power of 200 kW in front and 300 kW in the back, and is equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries.
According to BYD officials, the new car will also be equipped with the Yunian-P intelligent body control system and has strong extreme wading capability.