{"id":1499,"date":"2026-04-26T07:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T23:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/byds-next-all-electric-hypercar-is-a-convertible-thats-coming-to-europe-first\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T23:30:50","slug":"byds-next-all-electric-hypercar-is-a-convertible-thats-coming-to-europe-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/byds-next-all-electric-hypercar-is-a-convertible-thats-coming-to-europe-first\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD&#8217;s next all-electric hypercar is a convertible that&#8217;s coming to Europe first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BYD may be known for its affordable <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/chinas-byd-is-catching-up-with-tesla-in-sales-153900131.html\">all-electric cars<\/a>, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it won&#8217;t dabble in the occasional hypercar under one of its subsidiary brands. Through its Denza subbrand, BYD unveiled the Denza Z, a hypercar that can push out more than 1,000 horsepower with an all-electric motor, at the Beijing Auto Show. According to <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2026\/04\/24\/denza-z-convertible-unveiled-in-beijing-eyes-europe-first-with-goodwood-global-launch-in-july\/\"><em>CarNewsChina<\/em><\/a>, the Denza A can hit 0 to 60 mph in less than two seconds, rivaling the likes of the <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/rimac-nevera-electric-hypercar-133154887.html\">Rimac Nivera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BYD first showed off the Denza Z as a concept during the Shanghai Auto Show in 2025. A year later, the Chinese EV maker confirmed its latest hypercar as a four-seater that will come in hard-top, convertible and &#8220;track&#8221; configurations. BYD hasn&#8217;t revealed the Denza Z&#8217;s full specs yet, so we&#8217;re not sure what differentiates the track edition. So far, the company has shared that it would use the company&#8217;s intelligent suspension system called DiSus-M, which is similar to Chevrolet Corvette&#8217;s <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iw5i74TSBYc\">Magnetic Ride Control<\/a>, and its <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/transportation\/evs\/byd-unveils-new-tech-for-twice-as-fast-ev-charging-175729412.html\">Flash Charging<\/a> system. BYD also told <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/denza\/368353\/denza-z-1000bhp-supercar-coming-uk\"><em>AutoExpress<\/em><\/a> that the Denza Z will have some of the features seen with the BYD&#8217;s YangWang U9, like autonomous driving and &#8220;<a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:7;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CkC8lb0bzSg\">tank turning<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, BYD is planning to release the Denza Z to Europe first, with an inaugural ride at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK in July. The automaker hasn&#8217;t revealed pricing yet, but it should be more available than BYD&#8217;s <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:8;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/transportation\/evs\/byds-all-electric-hypercar-the-yangwang-u9-extreme-hits-a-record-breaking-308mph-180727354.html\">other hypercar<\/a> under its YangWang subsidiary that&#8217;s limited to 30 units.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/transportation\/evs\/byds-next-all-electric-hypercar-is-a-convertible-thats-coming-to-europe-first-233050130.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/byds-next-all-electric-hypercar-is-a-convertible-thats-coming-to-europe-first\/\">BYD&#8217;s next all-electric hypercar is a convertible that&#8217;s coming to Europe first<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BYD may be known for its affordable all-electric cars, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it won&#8217;t dabble in the occasional hypercar under one of its subsidiary brands. Through its Denza subbrand, BYD unveiled the Denza Z, a hypercar that can push out more than 1,000 horsepower with an all-electric motor, at the Beijing Auto Show. According to CarNewsChina, the Denza A can hit 0 to 60 mph in less than two seconds, rivaling the likes of the Rimac Nivera. BYD first showed off the Denza Z as a concept during the Shanghai Auto Show in 2025. A year later, the Chinese EV maker confirmed its latest hypercar as a four-seater that will come in hard-top, convertible and &#8220;track&#8221; configurations. BYD hasn&#8217;t revealed the Denza Z&#8217;s full [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-share"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}