BYD Yangwang U8 (2024) - The Most Powerful SUV!

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2024 BYD Yangwang U8 review
BYD sub-brand’s truly showstopping take on the luxury SUV, and it could come to Australia

Yangwang U8 review – we drive the world's most powerful SUV
The Yangwang U8 is the most powerful SUV in the world and promises superb off-road capability, range-extender technology – and the ability to float. Here's how it performed in our test drive...

James Bond’s cars were rarely short of gadgets, be that the amphibious Lotus Esprit or the Aston Martin DB5 that could leave rivals spinning on an oil slick.

And with the ability to spin itself 360 degrees on the spot in a "tank turn" manoeuvre and float to navigate flooding, the Yangwang U8 looks to be rekindling the spirit of Q’s secret R&D operations.

This big luxury SUV is the first model from Yangwang (an upmarket Chinese brand owned by BYD) and is similar to the Land Rover Defender and Mercedes G-Class in terms of its focus on go-anywhere ability and sumptuous luxury.

The U8 employs some radical technologies, including one motor powering each wheel that can work independently of the others – enabling that tank turn party piece – and suspension that can keep the SUV stable in the event of a tyre blowout.

There’s no mistaking it for anything else on the road either, with huge clusters of LEDs combining to form vast lighting panels front and rear. The rows of lights on the rear windscreen pillar aren’t just for decoration either, because they can illuminate to show the level of charge.

Oh, and there's another thing: with 1184bhp, the U8 is the world’s most powerful SUV, with an explosive 0-62mph time of 3.6 seconds, which we confirmed in our brief test drive on a track. Yes, you read that right – 3.6 seconds.

What is the Yangwang U8 like to drive?

The first thing to strike you about the U8 is its size. At 5.3m, it’s longer than a Land Rover Defender 130 and a Mercedes G-Class. It’s wide too, but visibility is pretty good, and it’s festooned with parking cameras showing the distances to obstacles in centimetres, making it slightly more wieldy.

Once you're on the move, steering isn't as quick as in a Range Rover Sport and we could feel the car pushing power to each wheel independently as it battled to find grip on our slippery track surface. Given the power available, and that a race track isn’t its natural habitat, it does a fine job. In this regard, it bodes well for the Yangwang U9 sports car, which is likely to use similar technology.

When you corner at speed, there’s a fair degree of pitch and roll, although it’s less flustered in its sports mode. With the suspension in comfort mode it breezed over the smooth race-track Tarmac, although imperfections could still be felt in its more dynamic settings. Still, the U8 does weigh 3.4 tonnes, and there’s only so much technology can do to overcome physics.

[SJJ]

I saw this car today in Dubai and did a test drive. I swear i dont mind payin a million for it if some dumb cars are worse millions. This beast was too luxurious when i sat in. Felt like a boss above all the vehicles around me

[yzhang]

Loving it! Exterior, interior and capability. So nice! Not afraid of flood in the city anymore :)

[richardong]

That's a BEAST indeed! The orange colored interior looks cool!

[easibroeasibrode]

Increíble por dentro y por fuera. China está muy por encima del resto. Mi enhorabuena por el resultado. Espero que llegue a Europa

[rayh.]

have seen more on the streets in China recently, the actual car looks way better than on camera

[victorasul]

Bring them to USA...this will kill Cadillacs

[Imzaluzzulazmi]

This car was already showed in Indonesia motor show last week. The car can turn 360 ° without turn the wheels.

[VedaRAAgni]

Самая шикарная машина в этой категории!!! 💛

[RX.]

The logo means a flash of lightning.⚡！
1200 horsepower!
My dream car!❤❤❤

[armstrongchan]

This car is perfect reflection of me, cold and ruthless outside, warm and vibrant inside

[KrazeDiamond]

That logo is the literal ancient Oracle writing of the Chinese word "Lightning" or "Electricity".

[EJFJ-Corporation]

Very good presentation. I saw that there is a lifetime warranty by Yangwang, which proves that this model is well built, like the other serious worldwide brand from China: Xpeng Motors! I still wish to buy at least one of these U8 Premium... But the hybrid version is not very useful for the use I will do of them...

[arseniokenzo]

Wonderful. Luxury elegant. one of symbol of the prestige

[alantran]

This car is perfect for climate change 👌! Which car in the world can swim like this one? And with like over 1000 h power? I have no doubt the rich and famous of Vietnam will have one or two in their garage

[kamalbenchouikh]

That's a real car and very beautiful. I hope to have one like it.

[interiorsretailfacts]

I would buy this U8 when it comes to Canada.

[ramilpascual]

Yangwang is top of the line among BYD Hierarchy

[MrG]

Wow very nice and the water crossing it can do is next level. Very impressed China.👍

[karthijais]

Highly luxurious and gorgeous SUV....😍

[digopartawijaya]

The best amazing competitor of European car and American muscle...