On August 20th, Denza Automobile officially released the Z9GT and the sedan version Z9 in Shenzhen, positioned as D-class intelligent luxury flagship sedans, and initiated pre-sales. These two models offer both plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery electric (BEV) powertrains, with five versions available, starting at a price of 339,800 yuan.

The Z9GT integrates BYD's most advanced automotive technologies: e3, God's Eye, DiLink, and Yun Nian Suspension technology, among others. The e3 project, initiated in 2020, has accumulated a development investment of 5 billion yuan by BYD. The entire technology platform consists of three parts: power architecture, control architecture, and intelligence architecture. The Denza Z9GT will be the first BYD model to carry the new e3 technology platform and is also the world's first to achieve independent drive of three motors and independent steering of dual motors at the rear wheels.

Under the unified dual-platform power architecture, with a standard configuration of three motors, the Denza Z9GT has nearly 1000 horsepower, enabling the plug-in hybrid version to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, with an NEDC oil consumption of only 5.6L; the battery electric platform model can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, with a CLTC power consumption of only 15.8kWh per 100 km.

In addition, BYD has taken the lead in the industry to launch plug-in hybrid and battery electric CTB (Cell to Body) battery structures. According to the information released at BYD's press conference, the battery electric CTB integrates the battery with the vehicle body system, and the plug-in hybrid blade battery sandwich structure is equivalent to the battery electric battery pack, serving both as an energy body and a structural body, ensuring collision safety. The maximum charging power of the battery for the battery electric version of the Z9GT reaches 270kW, with a charging time from 30% to 80% SoC in 19 minutes; the charging time for the plug-in hybrid version from 30% to 80% SoC can also be achieved in 19 minutes.

The e3 technology platform greatly enhances the flexibility and safety of the large D-class vehicles like Denza Z9GT. The Z9GT achieves the industry's first "compass turn", closely approximating the "on-the-spot turn" operation equipped on the million-dollar luxury model U8, perfectly solving the driving difficulties of a 5-meter vehicle on narrow roads. In addition to unparalleled flexibility, e3 also enhances the safety of dynamic driving: the Z9GT supports intelligent chassis vector control, 140 km/h high-speed tire burst stability control, inward braking stability enhancement, intelligent crab walking, and low-adhesion road stability enhancement, among other dynamic safety features.

In terms of intelligent driving, the Z9GT is equipped with 33 intelligent driving sensors, coordinated by the Xuanji architecture, enabling BYD to achieve true generalized intelligent driving. The Z9GT will be the first to carry the BAS3.0+ superhuman driving assistance system, which will realize high-speed navigation, automatic parking, and AEB automatic emergency braking functions. By the end of this year, it will push nationwide mapless city navigation, valet parking, and high-speed tire burst stability control functions, and is expected to fully update e3 parking and ultimate moose test functions in the first quarter of 2025.

It is reported that Denza will release three flagship new cars within the year, and the product series will be expanded to six models. The Z9GT series is one of the three flagship new cars of Denza Automobile, followed by the launch of the third "9" series model. Before that, Denza will rely on the Z9 and D9 to maintain the average transaction price and sales volume, alleviating the pressure of the sales target.

In addition, BYD's million-yuan pure battery electric performance supercar, the U9, has its first customer delivery car coming off the line on August 16th and is about to be delivered.