BYD's Fang Cheng Bao announces event for August 16, shows us the Leopard 5 again

12 August 2023

BYD introduced Fang Cheng Bao, its fifth EV brand, back in early June. Then, about a month later, we found out the name of its first model: Leopard 5. We've already seen it in some camo in the past, and today we get another look in the image below. No more camo, but the image isn't the highest-quality. According to the brand, the Leopard 5 will be an "SF model". That's SF as in Sci-Fi, not SF as in San Francisco - at least we don't think so.

Anyway, Fang Cheng Bao today announced it's holding a special event in China on August 16. Unfortunately, it may not be the launch event for the Leopard 5, since the company told local media that it's going to be a "brand and technology launch". Then again, the invite did come with the image showing the Leopard 5, so we're still mildly optimistic.

If not a full-on launch for its first car, then hopefully we'll see (or at least hear) more teasers for upcoming models from the newly established BYD sub-brand. In the meantime, here's a quick video showing the Leopard 5 from more angles.

According to sources in China, the Leopard 5 will cost from CNY 400,000 to CNY 600,000 ($55,000 to $83,000), helping BYD secure a presence in the over-CNY 300,000 ($41,000) space where so far it's been underrepresented.

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