BYD Yangwang U8 - R1S competitor

[echerod]

https://carnewschina.com/2023/01/05/byd-yangwang-u8-r1-launched-in-china/

Specs seem to go toe to toe with the R1S, if not slightly above them, although pricing seems to be significantly higher. In any case, it looks like more competition is on the way.

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[Dark-Fx]

Video shows it briefly functioning as a boat!

 

[MIG]

Yangwang? Is Ted Nugent their new head of marketing?

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Complete with tons of spyware and information harvesting software to enrich data for the CCP. I'll pass.

 

[COdogman]

Google tells me 1 million yuan is approximately $145k.

Pretty nice looking and capable SUV.

 

[aAlpine]

BYD Yangwang U8 (internal code name: R1)

Hmmm, they didn't even bother changing the name internally when they borrowed homework ?. I bet they'll actually deliver a tank turn at least!

 

[mabowden]

Hmmm, they didn't even bother changing the name internally when they borrowed homework ?. I bet they'll actually deliver a tank turn at least!

I caught this too. Soon they will have the Yangtang (truck version, internal code name =RoneT)

 

[VSG]

Specs seem to go toe to toe with the R1S, if not slightly above them, although pricing seems to be significantly higher. In any case, it looks like more competition is on the way.

Hardly a competitor if it can't be sold in the US or imported into the US. Like the BAIC BJ80, which was/is a G-wagon copy, but didn't and couldn't impact Mercedes sales in the US.

 

[lmr]

Google tells me 1 million yuan is approximately $145k.
Pretty nice looking and capable SUV.

"According to the carmaker, this high-end brand is expected to manufacture vehicles within the 800,000 to 1.5 million yuan ($110,280 – $206,763) price range."

So it's targeting the G-Wagon crowd and Bentley Bentayaga crowd..

 

[DaveA]

I caught this too. Soon they will have the Yangtang (truck version, internal code name =RoneT)

Jeezus….the Tang AND the Wang? Lol.

 

[shumdit]

This thing makes the Cybertruck look attractive.

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