BYD's Denza N9 goes all-electric: filing shows 1,194 hp tri-motor SUV

BYD's premium brand Denza is preparing a fully electric version of its flagship N9 SUV, which until now has been sold only as a plug-in hybrid. As CnEVPost reports, the car appeared in batch 413 of the new-vehicle catalogue published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Wednesday.

Nearly 1,200 hp from three motors

The filing lists a tri-motor all-wheel-drive layout: a 270 kW front motor and two 310 kW rear motors, one per wheel. Combined peak output is 890 kW (1,194 hp) — more than the 680 kW of the N9 plug-in hybrid flash-charging edition launched in May. The listed top speed is 240 km/h (149 mph).

Size and seats

• Length 5,270 mm, width 2,030 mm, height 1,830 mm, wheelbase 3,125 mm.
• Both model codes list 5- and 6-seat layouts.
• A lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with cells from FinDreams, BYD's battery division.

The filing does not reveal battery capacity, driving range or charging performance, so those remain unknown.

Not on sale yet

The public comment period runs from November 4 to 10. A catalogue entry is a step before a vehicle can be sold, not a final approval. The current N9 plug-in hybrid starts at 409,800 yuan (about $61,000); pricing for the EV has not been announced.

Curious why BYD uses LFP? Read LFP vs NMC EV batteries and how long it takes to charge an EV.