Denza N7 already at the dealerships with deliveries to start next month

14 June 2023

Denza N7 is on schedule like Shinkansen - promised by BYD to be in showrooms in the second half of June, with first test drives to start within days and first deliveries to begin by the end of the month. That’s truly rapid progress - from the name teased in January to the car ready for customers in June.

The N7 is a 5-door 5-seat crossover, and at 191.34 inches it is aiming at the medium-sized SUV market in China where the leader is Tesla Model Y. Denza seems to be riding a wave of popularity, its N9 MPV is selling like hotcakes and the N7 already gathered over 20,000 orders - with the customers not even seeing the vehicle in person.

There are two versions available from the start - 230 kW (308 hp) single-motor and 390 kW (523 hp) dual-motor AWD model. Both share the same 91.4 kWh battery pack supplied by FinDreams, BYD’s subsidiary. The top speed of both models is limited to 112 mph and the CLTC-rated range is between 391 miles and 436 miles, depending on the model.

Denza N7 is one of the first vehicles to feature cell-to-body battery technology, with the cells fully integrated into the structure of the car. N7 also comes with BYD’s latest dual-gun fast charging. This solution allows the use of two charging plugs simultaneously, BYD claims this approach allows to add 217 miles of range in just 15 minutes or 62 miles in 4 minutes.

The first live shots of the Denza N7 in the showroom, reveal the interior dominated by the 17.3-inch central screen. Flanked by two more screens - one for the driver and one for the passenger - the central screen has a 2K resolution and is powered by Snapdragon 8155. The software has been designed in-house, and BYD claims it is fully compatible with Huawei’s HarmonyOS.

The price of the Denza N7 still hasn't been officially confirmed but is expected to fall between RMB 350,000 and 450,000 ($48,900 and $62,900), which is exactly the price range of equivalent ICE-powered vehicles in China. The 20,000 blind orders clearly show people are interested enough to put their money down without seeing the car or knowing its price.

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