Denza, one of BYD Auto’s several car brands, has launched the D9 and Z9 GT as its first cars in India. The company offers both models in plug-in hybrid and pure electric variants internationally but has brought only the latter to India. The D9 costs Rs. 90 lakh (ex-showroom), while the Z9 GT retails at Rs. 1.57 crore (ex-showroom).
The Denza D9 is a premium MPV like the MG M9, measuring 5,250 mm in length, 1,960 mm in width, and 1,900 mm in height, along with a 3,110-mm wheelbase. It accommodates seven people with a 2+2+3 seating layout. The front seats are 8-way electrically adjustable and offer 4-way power lumbar support, massage, memory, ventilation, and heating functions. Front occupants also get two 50-watt wireless charging pads.
The second-row seats are captain’s chairs featuring 10-way power adjustment, electrically adjustable leg rests, 10-point massage, memory, ventilation, and heating. Second-row passengers also get two cup holders and a hot and cold refrigerator, both integrated into the rear of the centre console, as well as two 50-watt wireless charging pads. The third-row seats are 4-way electrically adjustable.
A front-mounted electric motor produces 340 kW (456 hp) and 365 Nm of torque, and it uses electricity stored in a 115.07 kWh LFP battery pack. This setup allows the D9 to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.5 seconds and travel up to 730 kilometres, as per NEDC. Charging from 10% to 97% SoC takes just 9 minutes via BYD’s new Flash Chargers, although this infrastructure does not exist in our market at the moment.
The Denza Z9 GT is a full-size shooting brake, measuring 5,180 mm in length, 1,990 mm in width, and 1,490 mm in height, along with a 3,125 mm wheelbase. It offers 495 liters of luggage space, which can be expanded to 1,680 litres by folding the rear seat. It comes with features like a dual-chamber air suspension, rear-wheel steering, pencil compass turn, crab-walk mode, and a retractable tail wing.
Inside, the driver and front passenger get 8-way electrically adjustable seats with 4-way power lumbar support, massage, memory, ventilation, and heating functions, powered headrests, and 2-way power thigh support. The rear seat is 2-way power adjustable and offers massage, power recline, ventilation, and heating functions.
Other interior highlights include a 13.2-inch 2.5K front passenger screen, a 20-speaker Devialet sound system, a hot and cold refrigerator, two 50-watt front wireless charging pads in the front, and a 50-watt rear wireless charging pad in the rear.
The Z9 GT sports three electric motors, including two 310 kW (416 hp)/400 Nm units in the back and a 230 kW (308 hp)/410 Nm unit in the front, powered by a 122.49 kWh LFP battery pack. With 850 kW (1,140 hp) of total power and 1,210 Nm of total torque, the car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 270 km/h.
It can travel up to 670 kilometres on a single charge, as per NEDC. The 122.49 kWh LFP battery pack also takes only 9 minutes to charge from 10% to 97% SoC, but only with BYD’s new Flash Chargers, which are not available in India.
