BYD Yangwang U9: The Reasonably Priced Hypercar!

Robert takes a first look at a new electric supercar from BYD's luxury sub-brand, Yangwang. Boasting performance on par with Ferraris triple its price, is this the ultimate bang-for-buck performance EV?

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[Ahoooooooo]

The tank turn is useful for when people behind you honks at a red traffic light, so you can show them your middle finger 😂😂

[Ytytfytfujbyddutrxrt]

60 years ago, people laughed at Japanese cars, and just 20 years ago, people laughed at Korean cars.

[ManUnitedPlanet]

Companies moaning that china is copying them but hang on a minute why are these companies charging us over the top for rubbish cars like land rover and audi, this change is needed and china needs applauding for this feat.

[JiP]

Doesn’t matter how many times I see it, it never ceases to amaze me the revolution the Chinese car industry is making in the world!

[reginald]

This is what happens when you employ over 100, 000 engineers. The pace of new vehicle design and new tech discoveries is off the charts.

[KrazeDiamond]

The U8 has an optional drone that sits inside a hidden rooftop compartment which you can use to scout the road ahead or find a way out if you're lost in a dense forest or in the middle of nowhere and Navi can't seem to guide your way out; or detour around a bad or potential road hazard and whatnot.

[michaelgrace]

BYD is very big in Egypt. We have a lot of their cars here. These new electric ones are so nice. My friend has one and its the nuts. Seriously thinking about getting an electric car from BYD!!!

[TheGShockWatcher]

I am always blown away by the incredible innovation I see coming from China... it's not something to fight against as if it's an enemy, it's awesome innovation, and I love the spirit of people in China to create things that are amazing.

[josdesouza]

A mere forty years ago most Chinese citizens were still riding bicycles...

[morkovija]

Is this the part where we are gong to be denied better products due to tariffs or outright bans in EU to "protect" traditional manufacturers who did nothing in the past 10 years? Pretty sure this is the part!

[jefftyt]

As much as the name Yang Wang may sound funny to Westerner, it is actually quite meaningful. It means "Look Up (to something or someone).

[justme]

BYD is so far ahead of the competitions it is mind boggling.

[LachFlex]

I wanna get one just so I can say "Have you seen my Yangwang?" 🤣

[gglen]

I've been manufacturing in China for years. Nothing remotely as complex as a car, but I had my first ride in an EV taxi in China 15 years ago, I saw EV police cars, garbage trucks, delivery vehicles, busses LONG before they were even talked about in the west.

[workmansong]

I am a 37 year old resident of a small city in China. Taking myself as an example, I would like to describe the development speed of China in recent years. I was born in 1987 in a rural area of Shandong Province, China (a relatively developed region). Around 1990, my family had their first black and white television set; In 1993, my family had a run down tractor; In 1997, my family installed a landline telephone; In 1998, my family purchased an agricultural tricycle (approximately $500); In 2008, I graduated from college and my family only had one second-hand motorcycle left. Since 2008, the Chinese economy has developed rapidly! In 2010, I bought my first house in the city for $40000. In 2011, my family bought our first car for $20000. In 2014, my family bought their second car for $20000. In 2017, my family bought a second home for $80000. In 2020, my family bought their third car for $20000. In 2022, my family bought my third home for $90000.
I am a Chinese citizen living in a fifth tier city.

[mikecherri]

Never thought I’d want a car with the name yangwang but I wish the automobile lobbyists in the US would allow these vehicles to make it to the U.S.

[MGZetta]

Chinese car brands don't have to worry about their board buying $6 billion worth of stock buy backs for quick money grab for execs. Instead, they just hire tens of thousands engineers for RND.

[orxanr]

They are shitting on Cybertruck with this one

[nvelsen]

Being Dutch myself I just realised I really need a U8.
After all for us it's a biological requirement to control the water wherever we go, and this car's the only EV that does that.


Also the karaoke microphone in the car is the most Chinese thing I've heard all year. Seven years and counting of my wife wants karaoke and me dodging it. 😉

[yyswux]

BYD is already #1 global EV leader, without even having entered the US market yet. Actually CEO said they don't even want to enter US yet because of geopolitcal reasons.
Their cars including the U9 are designed by Wolfgang Egger, who previously served as a head designer for Alfa Romeo, Audi and Lamborghini They produced the most EVs in the world (6M), and are expanding fast. They beat Tesla in number of pure EVs sold (not hybrid) in Q4 2023, and if you include hybrids they are far ahead of Tesla. Tesla actually buys their batteries for the model Y because their batteries are so good and they always come up with new innovations from being a 23 year old battery manufacturer.

They have pricing advantage because of their high vertical integrated supply chain so what they do now is that they sell better EVs than their competitors and put their prices slightly lower. It's only a matter of time until the mainstream west open their eyes, a lot are skeptical because it's chinese but BYD has already proven itself. Yangwang is their EV luxury subsidiary and one of their main goal is to gain brand recognition.