Yangwang

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Yangwang Auto
Product typeAutomobiles
OwnerBYD Auto
CountryChina
Introduced2023
MarketsChina
Websiteyangwangauto.com
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese仰望
Traditional Chinese仰望
Literal meaninglook up; admire
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǎngwàng
Wade–Gilesyang3-wang4
IPA/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyéuhng mohng
Jyutpingjoeng5 mong6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJgiáng-bōng

Yangwang Auto (Chinese: 仰望汽车; lit. 'looking up', ' admire') is a Chinese luxury electric car brand owned by BYD Auto and marketed by Shenzhen Yangwang Auto Sales Co., Ltd.[1][2] The brand was introduced in January 2023. In the Chinese market, Yangwang vehicles occupies the price range above CN¥1 million (approximately US$140,000), competing with European luxury brands.[3] As of 2024, Yangwang is positioned above two other BYD sub-brands, Denza and Fangchengbao.

Yangwang is the first brand to introduce BYD's proprietary individual wheel drive (IWD) technology platform called "e4" (易四方). The brand logo is the Chinese character for "lightning" or "electricity" in oracle bone script.[4]

Products

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The brand's first model, the U8 plug-in hybrid full-size SUV, was introduced on January 5, 2023, before its market launch in the Chinese market on April 18, 2023.[5][6] During the presentation, BYD founder and CEO Wang Chuanfu personally drove a U8 onto the stage, while another U8 equipped with Mecanum wheels demonstrated the IWD technology by driving sideways and performing a tank-like rotation. Yangwang U8 is equipped with four electric motors and a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine.[7] This power configuration will enable the vehicle's maximum output to reach 1,100 horsepower (820 kW). Under emergency situation such as floods, Yangwang U8 is able to float on the water like a car-boat.[8]

At the same show, Wang also unveiled the U9, a battery electric hypercar featuring the proprietary "DiSus" (云辇) active suspension system and a claimed 0-100 kph time of just 2 seconds. The “DiSus” system allows the vehicle to travel on three wheels when a tire bursts. BYD has divided the "DiSus" system into three different sub-systems named "DiSus-C", "DiSus-A" and "DiSus-P", while Yangwang U9 equips with the "DiSus-X" system (a special system reserved for the supercar) which combines all the attributes of three systems.[9]

On September 7, 2023, BYD teased a new vehicle which is later named Yangwang U7, in a presentation at the annual Automobile Aerodynamics Academic Meeting hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE). The new model reportedly has a drag coefficient of only 0.195.

Models

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  • Yangwang U7
    Yangwang U7
  • Yangwang U8
    Yangwang U8
  • Yangwang U9
    Yangwang U9

Marketing

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A Yangwang showroom in Suzhou

Yangwang opened its first showroom in Shanghai on 27 September 2023, located in the opposite of the Oriental Pearl Tower.[12] As of October 2023, there were 60 Yangwang showrooms under construction, and the company plans to open 90 stores in 40 cities by the end of 2023 in China. Similar to Tesla in China, BYD implemented the opening of Yangwang showrooms as their first attempt into the direct-to-customer model for the sales of Yangwang products.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zhang, Phate (November 8, 2022). "BYD finalizes Chinese name for its premium car brand". CnEVPost.
  2. ^ "BYD Launches YangWang Luxury EV Brand, Shows 1,000+ Horsepower SUV And Supercar". InsideEVs. January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "比亚迪仰望U8为什么敢卖到150万？因为你买到的不仅仅是一台车！" [Why does BYD dare to sell the U8 for 1.5 million? Because you are buying more than just a car!]. Sohu. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ Kang/CnEVPost, Lei (2022-12-08). "BYD Yangwang unveils its brand logo, inspired by ancient Chinese script". CnEVPost. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  5. ^ "BYD's New Yangwang SUV Clearly Looks Up To The Land Rover Defender". Carscoops. November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Zhang, Phate (December 22, 2022). "BYD to officially unveil its premium Yangwang brand and first model on Jan 5". CnEVPost.
  7. ^ Pappas, Thanos (January 5, 2023). "BYD's New YangWang U8 Is A Defender-Style Electric Off-Roader With Over 1,100 Hp". CARSCOOPS.
  8. ^ Potts, Greg (27 September 2023). "The Yangwang U8 is a 1,184bhp plug-in hybrid SUV that can float on water". TopGear.
  9. ^ OURABAH, NACIM (9 December 2023). "BYD Yangwang U9: How This Chinese Electric Supercar Can Be Driven On Three Wheels". TOPSPEED.
  10. ^ "BYD's New Yangwang U8 Is A Defender-Style Electric Off-Roader With Over 1,100 Hp". Carscoops. January 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "YangWang U9 Is A $145,000 Electric Supercar From China That Hits 60 In 2.0 Sec". Carscoops. January 5, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Opletal, Jiri (9 October 2023). "BYD's YangWang U8 received 4,000 orders in China, according to report". CarsNewsChina.com.


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