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Denza B8 is one of the most off-roading cars by the company’s huge brand lineup that initially rolled out in China as Fangchengbao Bao 8 in April 2024. BYD recently gained exclusive design rights of the car in India.

A few months ago, BYD applied for a design patent with IP India for its Fangchengbao Bao 8/Denza B8. This past month, BYD successfully received the design patent from IP India. Patent applications are part of normal practice to safeguard intellectual properties and do not mean anything about production plans locally.

It must be noted that the name Fangchengbao Bao 8 is reserved solely for China while the rest of the world markets the vehicle under the name Denza B8.

The Denza B8 is the plug-in hybrid SUV constructed using the conventional frame architecture. The SUV has dimensions of 5,195 mm in length, 1,994 mm in width, and 1,905 mm in height with the wheelbase measuring at 2,920 mm. The off-roading vehicle features an approach angle of 34º, departure angle of 35º, and ramp-over angle of 26º with ground clearance of 310 mm.

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For the Denza B8, BYD provides hydraulic suspensions allowing adjustment of the vehicle’s height to a maximum of 140 mm along with front and rear mechanical axle locks. The standard water-wading capacity is 800 mm, but this can be boosted to up to 890 mm. There is also the availability of the 5-, 6-, and 7-seat configurations depending on the market.

Beneath the surface, the vehicle features a 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged gasoline engine, which is supplemented by two synchronous motors with permanent magnets – the lower powered one drives the front wheels while the higher powered one drives the rear wheels.

In China, the output is 550 kW (738 horsepower) with 760 Nm of torque, enabling the car to achieve an acceleration of 0-100 km/h in only 4.0 seconds. In other regions, the output can either be 425 kW (570 horsepower) or 450 kW (603 horsepower), while the torque remains unchanged at 760 Nm, increasing the acceleration of 0-100 km/h to 4.8 seconds.

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This SUV comes fitted with a 36.8 kWh LFP battery pack for driving its electric motors, which provides an 85-kilometre range in pure-electric mode according to WLTP range testing. With a total range of 825 kilometres as per WLTP range testing, this SUV is available in the market as a plug-in hybrid. Currently, there are no plans by BYD to launch this SUV in India.