The Denza Z9 GT Is A 1000 HP Mega Wagon

[@Wheelsboy]

UPDATE: Official pricing is here! The PHEV version will cost 47,500-59,000 USD, while the EV will cost 50-54,500 USD. Not quite as cheap as I predicated, but now we know the air suspension, dual fridges and lidar-based ADAS are all standard! BYD also revealed that it would be sold in European and Asian markets, but prices will be well over twice as much as here in China…. At 9:43 in the video, I state that it seems PHEV models don’t have the compass turn function. This is incorrect! Both EV and PHEV models have the e3 system with compass turn and other functions as standard, it simply hadn’t been activated on our test car for the event. Apologies for the mistake!

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

Understandable, have a nice day

[@dimhal7840]

it would be very intresting to do a video about the most and least reliable of these cars, kind of how carwow does it, these videos are always very insitefull. Thats if you can get your hands on a big enough database from an insurance company of course. Love your vids btw keep em coming!

[@bouterelfo9439]

I only bow down to God almighty not anything else, no human, no statue, nothing but to God, so please don't repeat that again because it's disrespectful. Ps: I know it's tradition in some areas, but, also offensive in other cultures, thanks 😊

[@r.ccustomtruckingsydneyaus4632]

its a copy of a porche carrera like everything china do they cant make there own steel off someone els make little changes

[@coolewily8185]

Please ask this blogger to get out of BYD car reviews

[@Darkmatter321]

Honestly, if there are no tariffs or trade barriers put in place in the US and Canada, these cars will dominate and demolish all American car brands.

[@sobiiboy7205]

I’ve been saying this for long time now

[@mingxiao9299]

To be honest. You might be right. Other than one thing. The way they drive! You will hear Ethan say ps5 steering wheel feeling. That's what kills me. We own Chinese cars, here in China and they are great. But they don't drive like a Cadillac or a bmw

[@mnvikings4]

it'a probably still a bargain with the 100% protectionist tariff

[@robleyusuf2566]

You should vote against it

[@LeeVladi]

And german…

[@cheungchingtong]

Fun Fact: Denza was a joint brand 50/50 invested by BYD and Mercedes years ago, but this brand sold poorly in Mainland China market, then BYD took 90% shares, and here we have these brand new products, and they are selling well. Edit: BYD holds 100% shares of Denza since mid September 2024.

[@frederickzhou7464]

Can't Believe what if Denza is sold as Mercedes. Denza Z9 for 50,000$？ No. Mercedes Benz CLZ 63eL (PHEV) AMG shooting-back version for 500,000$！Correct😂

[@MrBaskins2010]

it's almost as if Daimler has the reverse midas touch...

[@haozhibof1]

Well now BYD owns it~

[@骞张-s9n]

100%

[@qianxu7143]

New update, Denza got the 10% back from Mercedes this week.

[@eclockren7144]

US government: this car is too good, you have to pay 100% tips for it.

[@chaintimberfrostwood3276]

200%actually

[@loganzhou2549]

@@chaintimberfrostwood3276 what's worse, remove all the software!

[@tigading2177]

US govt could just call it "freedom tax" and all americans will comply.

[@Cyclopsonlyseeshisdeath]

BRING IT TO THE UK !!! This not only looks awesome, has performance to die for, but also has a great audio system, great interior, and what looks to be very comfortable seats. And it's 30% of the price of a Porsche.

[@SymbolicCosmos]

But US number one

[@gentoffire]

The pricing is a blow

[@rockinginafreeworld3256]

No good in the uk. No dealer network. A car is no good without after care. Stick to what you know.

[@gentoffire]

​@@rockinginafreeworld3256 but eletric cars don't need maintenance like petrol engines.

[@frankturner1109]

@@gentoffire This car is PHEV and it has 2.0L turbo gasoline engine.

[@Darkmatter321]

5:50 That's all I needed to hear. This car checks all the boxes for me.

[@etienne6641]

When you mentioned that the small ventilation motors might break later on you reminded me of my dad. He didn’t want to buy a vehicle with electric windows when it were first introduced because he said it will break 😅

[@AoHappy-th6pz]

😂😂

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

😂😆

[@dxJ-qt2th]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DanielMarcos-l2e]

🤣🤣🤣

[@leozhao6540]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rebym]

Tariffs in place by the US/Canada will prevent such vehicles from entering those markets, but Chinese cars offer such compelling features that the US producers will not be able to compete outside of those two countries and will become small local players only. China keeps putting out vehicles that people want, they're interesting, they're exciting, they have amazing features and they sell them at prices that people can afford. They are going to dominate world markets.

[@asir8873]

The cheapest car in the United States is only sold for $10000 in China. Nowadays, Chinese cars are much more expensive than American, German, and French cars, but overall, they are still cheaper than your country.

[@SymbolicCosmos]

US number one

[@goncalomaia6987]

You see cars like these and you honestly understand why 100% US tariffs are in place. In a truly free market, BYD-Xpeng-NIO-Geely-etc would decimate the American and European makers. These guys are doing to the auto industry what they did to cellphones. This is basically a Porsche Panamera at 20% of the cost. Amazing quality and craftmanship.

[@abcJ-q4v]

not even, porsche do they even have a EV ?

[@hansonyu8440]

@@abcJ-q4vtaycan

[@pasalking7760]

The Porche Tycan ​@@abcJ-q4v

[@OW3N_HE]

@@abcJ-q4vPorsche has Taycan

[@PilotAndyEDDL]

That doesn't even come close to an all electric Panamera. Look at the build quality, the clearance of the hood and chassis on the Chinese car, it's way off. That's a sign for inferior build quality. If they mess up the body work, what are the insides like?

[@BMWClubHu]

I'm in China now and yesterday I got possibility to drive a Densa Z9GT Hibrid. The pure EV model will be available in China beginning next month ( November ) Yes, I have same experience with the seat position. A little bit high. From the explain missing the information that in the sport mode the distance of the car bottom between the road surface 50 mm. The acceleration f@cking impressive. Thanks for the air suspension, the stability of the car very good. The hybrid version battery capacity 38,5kWh and the CLTC range 201 km. ( only with battery ) The prices in china for Max: 364.800.-Rmb / 51.980.-USD for Ultra: 414.800.-Rmb / 59.100.-USD

[@AndyRubio1]

Bring it to the UK. I have money waiting to be spent on a decent EV not made by musk.

[@nagi-springfield93]

The manager say this car gonna sold worldwide this year so high chance this will enter into uk

[@AndyRubio1]

@@nagi-springfield93 awesome

[@newzealanddave]

Yes, Musk supports free speech, and who wants that.

[@JimmyDoyel-by2cp]

why hate musk?

[@YCHTT]

​@@newzealanddave ​ Free speech for whom? Elon CIA Pentagon Musk is a very good pretender for the sheep and all his projects are heavily funded by CIA & Pentagon. "We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it." - Elon CIA Pentagon Musk (2020)

[@SS-he9uw]

Looks amazing a specially from tha back.. i love it

[@ShalphyLee]

I heard it is coming to Australia in second half of 2025. Glad to see more competition here.

[@zodiacfml]

It has the styling and interior from Porsche Panamera, Mercedes, VW, and a bit of Tesla with excellent price and size. I don't think tariffs can give enough time for legacy auto to survive in their own countries

[@teofilol2666]

All cars are inspired by other cars one way or another. What's your point of bringing this up? Did you bring up the same thing when commenting on other cars? Genuine question.

[@sis-l1i]

Copycopycopycopycopycopy and some variation. Infinitely repeating like a Möbius strip.

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

@@sis-l1i In terms of engineering design, some beauty is Commonality. For example, you cannot innovate to design a square wheel. Chinese car companies represented by BYD are forming their own design style. Currently, NIO is ahead in car design style.

[@jackoneill28]

@@sis-l1i Just like your comment.

[@minwang7530]

@@sis-l1i Why do you have 2 eyes, 1 nose and 1 mouth?

[@joshuagraham3222]

I really like this one.

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@babc97]

Me too.

[@erich623]

Man that is a lot of hit points!

[@kossyeze3336]

Now I can finally drift a car without learning how to drift 😅

[@techlock-trading]

Stunning vehicle, and price. Hope it comes to Australia with our zero % tariffs, if an American then you should be pretty pissed off with your government pricing such vehicles out of your market and taking away your choice in what car YOU would like to buy.

[@992ni]

I saw the real car in the car show, I have to say the Devialet sound system is great.

[@Anthony-z5i]

Nice looking beast. I love the fact that they have touchable usable buttons for various controls, not everything running from a single ipad. The interior for me looks awesome. Hopefully I can test drive one in Australia at some point 😊

[@changxinwu]

I think it's super handsome. I'm saving money to buy it because I'm Chinese

[@naheemrazwan]

The way it turned was quite cool actually, like a dance

[@GodsloveMuzik]

China is kicking American and German’s asses in the electric vehicle world. There’s nobody on their level

[@sis-l1i]

Copycopycopycopycopycopy and some variation. Infinitely repeating like a Möbius strip.

[@Mika-ne4rh]

​@@sis-l1iand yet America and German cars company can't compete against the one who copied them. Funny.

[@meskahmusic]

@@Mika-ne4rhfree makers innit, don’t you love it?

[@takedown243]

@@sis-l1i lozer, haha🤣

[@tdmduc]

Did i see Devialet audio there??????🥰😱🏅🏅

[@Wheelsboy]

Correct!

[@ITeachChinese]

It's Dyna on Denza D9

[@robinsonshawqx]

Good catch! -- from someone who works there :D

[@haozhibof1]

yep, but it is not so good as on N7

[@TestAndReview]

That is a true Gran Turismo, what a fantastic car.

[@amgguy4319]

Ethan's "not to be outdone" reporting and detailed presentation with just enough opinion and humor to keep attention. Bravo 👏

[@frankturner1109]

$40k for a 1000hp PHEV wagon, great value.

[@tigading2177]

Americans will have to pay twice, so called "freedom tax"

[@jolestokoe702]

Great, this is a perfect car, and its function is beyond my imagination.

[@x3merx3mer]

oh man.. paying 50K just in taxes to bring this to EU/US market and making it 100k is insane Whats even more insane is that even at that price, it doesn't have that much competition. We really went too crazy with the prices of everything here.

[@ebr3791]

Perfect EV from driving experience & comfort.

[@neicool9206]

The moose test requires a perfect combination of intelligent control technology, advanced air suspension and intelligent driving assistance system, stable chassis and tires, and DENZA has obviously achieved it, which is great.

[@slantia5]

The pronunciation of "and a second refrigerator!" was just perfect 👌

[@BryanChance]

Wow that is nice looking, front, rear and side view.

[@MBB617]

Great review 👌🏼 Well done 👍🏼

[@Wheelsboy]

Thank you!

[@alanblanes2876]

I am impressed, and I hope that if Stellantis does spin off Chrysler to the private party that is willing to bring BYD into a partnership, that this will improve car making in the Americas.

[@poopkljok8342]

BYD never acquires other brands. Among Chinese auto companies, only Geely likes acquisitions.

[@DeadlyDizzle-yn1vz]

I’ve seen somewhere that BYD’s have dismissed any suggestion of acquiring Chrysler?

[@antoxapandaway]

Wow, we have shooting in same place, but in our days was so rainy😂

[@entasis.fifty-four]

Too bad it will not be available in the US.

[@hermesliteratus882]

Yeah, cus it'd be labelled as a major national security threat to the US.

[@junliu7099]

America's national security is too fragile

[@teofilol2666]

I can understand why the US won't have one of these, what I don't understand is why the US wants other countries not to have these too: Wukong

[@hermesliteratus882]

@@junliu7099 Tell me about it. Even a rolling pin from China would spy on US citizens.

[@小x-d9x]

National security is America's last fig leaf

[@americannumber2]

dam China did again

[@SymbolicCosmos]

US number one, change your name

[@shroomyesc]

I think the rear could be easily improved by simply making the taillights either narrower or thinner. They're just too big, imo. Otherwise the design overall works well.

[@NewAgeRanger]

The white model version, so clean.

[@DailyBeatings]

That's sled is pretty sweet. Reminds me of the Cadillac CTS-V wagon, which are rare...😎

[@PeterMarchl]

I really like your shows! Very informative, entertaining, right mixture of sarcasm and serious and fun! You give excellent insight in this fascinating market of eV! Thanks!

[@yaweh400]

i love the fact that the windows come tinted from factory

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

If you can't afford the Yangwang U9 then buy this.

[@Socialifee]

This is the best with many seaters 😅

[@abelincoln3261]

There are thirty year old cars with fan motors that still operate like new... not to worry those motors will last longer then you will.

[@desmondlesetedi7209]

I love it. Looks amazing 👏. And that range is just bananas!

[@oscarsloots246]

Again a great review of a great car. I agree with you on the interior design, I also don’t like the crystalline switches. Looking forward to your review of the Avatr07!

[@roberthamilton1301]

Nice if Your into that type of vehicle Thanks for the review Mate

[@anthonyC9199]

You could pull in to parallel park and then swing the back in. Sweet. Hope you can go both directions.

[@bfair6284]

This car also has the auto parking assist that sways its rear-end to get into those impossible tight parking spots. You drive the head in at an angle and the car will take care of the tail end for you. Seen it in action in a video. It's sort of like the BYD U8 tank-turn, but only for the rear. It's actually very cool and practical.

[@arjunm8548]

Tire companies gonna love these cars

[@user-tj6ov8gd7x]

This is freaking real technology!

[@BhupendraBabuItani]

Wow that's amazing 😍🤩 Love From Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@untijuanoentij6205]

What a beauty🤩

[@zaraizara2794]

this is beautiful, far better than byd seal.

[@WBY19920617]

not same level/class

[@bobbelcher678]

Not the same class and BYD owns 90% of Denza

[@makeAmericafkedagain]

the price is nearly 2 times

[@中華人民共和國捧莱仙]

@@bobbelcher678 BYD owns 100% of Denza

[@zhangyi4647]

Fall in love with the first sight, defintely.

[@princemmandeyam8597]

China 🇨🇳- whatever we did yu wrong - we sincerely apologise- Ford head office 😅

[@husseinhussein466]

😅😅😅

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@APDM_Analysis]

Ford wants Chinese tech and Chinese investments in Detroit. Remember the CALT deal? It’s US congress that’s blocking Ford’s advancements in EV

[@Dogapult]

An excellent video, as always. And I really appreciate the comment about the small electric motors in all of the 'greeting' items. I want to love Chinese cars, but my worry about a lot of the fancier functions lasting in the long-term doesn't feel unfounded.

[@hainanbob6144]

Looks like you're growing your hair. Like it! Also like this car, it's a handsome brute.

[@seanlee3863]

Debating between this car, lynk&co Z10 and Xiaomi su7

[@韩磊-r7o]

the price could be quite different

[@chrissong2763]

z9gt is better. Su7 is more beautiful, but this is xiaomi's first car, i think there may be some small problems

[@seanlee3863]

@@chrissong2763 yeah, in leaning towards the z9gt right now. Much more luxurious which is also reflected in the price difference too

[@林振华-t4v]

Moose test 90km/h?! I hope the chap has a strong neck for that. I know I might need to pay a visit to ER after one of this menuver. 😂

[@xiaoyanxie8807]

93 km/h

[@haozhibof1]

EV cars use energy recovery to deaccelerate, so they can get a better score.

[@shaowangyou]

@@haozhibof1 驼鹿测试和减速有什么关系？它的优势在于智能空气悬架，和激光雷达扫描路面。

[@haozhibof1]

@@shaowangyou 强回收的话进入之后就可以开始减速，整个通过平均速度可以做到比其他的车低

[@shaowangyou]

@@haozhibof1 🤔是你不懂还是我不懂？再我理解麋鹿测试是每次提高速度通过，直到地盘不支持碰到桩。

[@SleepIsland]

Body looks like a Porsche and the headlights look like Genesis. This is the Chinese dream 😂

[@MaMeixner]

This car will destroy German car manufacturers. Seriously.

[@JeremyGeduldt-m2h]

Parellel parking made easy .

[@mwambakatongo8613]

BYD is making it hard to choose. I like this and the seal

[@kareembaba7498]

If the GT starts from the high $60k to low $70k range, I’d buy it

[@AEKerr]

Great content......🎉🎉🎉

[@krisratheesh]

Awesome review mate. Love it 🥰

[@1vbAPiYk]

Great body type. I mean Ethan and the car.

[@beetrootpower7440]

End of an era or European kingdom of automotive ,

[@Cosmopolitm]

The car is beautiful!!!

[@SeeliLeck3r]

French here, vouching for your pronunciation of "Devialet". Top notch 😄

[@MichelHenriTonneau]

Simply, what a car. Fearfully enough to compete with Porsche and forthcoming electric Jaguar. When will come the SUV… European manufacturers have a serious issue ahead (if not yet there)

[@yuanwang5124]

DENZA Z9GT's rear wheel steering is NOT the same as EQS, Z9GT's two rear wheels are controlled independently, they can turn to same or different side, i.e., can toe-in and toe-out to create better braking performance, stability, or turning agility, which also enables the elegent drift-in parking ability

[@urbanstrencan]

It's just tech overload, but still actually this kind of EVs should be made by Jaguar, Cadillac, Mercedes 🤔. Chinese automotive industry is really coming out strong 😊

[@awesome8975]

10% Mercedes and 90%BYD.

[@haozhibof1]

@@awesome8975 now 100% BYD

[@galahadray]

@@awesome8975 100% own by BYD now, BYD just bought the 10 from Mercedes this week.

[@mr_l4427]

@@awesome8975 100%BYD now

[@zuti071]

Tnx for the HP info.

[@dddddh1]

If you say it's Mercedes' best car, I'll agree.😂

[@B4R0N.]

10:41 As a Frenchman, I will say that while is pronounciation isn't exactly perfect, it is far from being outright bad. Hence, you get the official french stamp of approval. You should receive your congratulatory croissant and wine in the mail within five business days.

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

😂😆

[@MrBaskins2010]

love the shade thrown at 8:12 european brands have been trying but america is a joke. EVs require less overall maintenance but every dumbass i know in new jersey is afraid of "EVs catching fire every day" despite never actually seeing one on fire. the car dealerships of america have an intense lobbying arm hellbent on spreading FUD. this denza is lovely and AFTER tarrifs is still cheaper than most high end SUVs by domestic brands

[@Samdex92]

For those harping on design, its not done by a few Chinese peasants in a sweatshop, but by a German dude who's got a long history of designing European luxurry cars that we all know of. If it helps, Denza is a JV of BYD and Mercedes Benz.

[@junliu7099]

I also think there are tens of millions of illegal immigrants in the United States

[@tren133]

Denza is almost entirely owned and controlled by BYD these days. Back when it was 50:50 BYD and Merc, those Denzas were pretty mediocre. The brand didn't really hit its stride until this new wave of BYD designed Denza models.

[@kinhunglee4527]

别再往奔驰身上贴金了，曾经股份1:1的时候腾势半死不活，现在BYD占90%，而且合资是被奔驰高层叫停的，看看现在奔驰的电车，在我们看来就是落后而丑的新能源车

[@Samdex92]

Yeah, it's 90:10 now with BYD calling the shots, and that shows. The brand is evolving in the right direction, with its build quality and engineering at par with the ICE luxury brands in West. It's a shame that we don't have these cars across the world.

[@drzhanga]

this brand was a piece of crap when Mercedes was in charge, and just couple years after Mercedes quits, they made this. Me being a long time BMW owner, i can't even look at those garbage German makes in recent years. just goes to show how uneducated, uninformed, and ignorant you are.

[@jovceata]

Love it

[@1975reispedro1]

I won't mind having one. Less than 50 k this car? That excellent here we have some family car only gas for the same price

[@Seventh7Art]

Ιmpressive technology and luxury and a price tag that's almost too good to be true.

[@chdoors]

Now I understand why they impose tariffs in Europe. There would be no competition with these cars. It's unfortunate that tariffs are considered as a solution instead of investing to encourage the creation of healthy competition and high-quality vehicles here as well.

[@ruyuhu7694]

BYD sold approximately 400,000 cars throughout 2017， but only in September 2024, they sold about 419,000, and it's still growing.

[@thyristo]

What would be the problem with the rear end design? I don't get it. Please explain why you aren't fond of it.

[@dquzmanovic]

I like it. Actually the only thing I'm not so sure about are headlights.

[@luisdominguesforprogramaca3221]

What are the battery specs for the full electric version? And when will you test the Geely's Z10 and the Neta S Wagion?

[@ETr4d3]

I just drove my first Chinese car, excluding our Chinese made model 3. Did a 3500km trip in a Li L9. Positive - seats 6 in comfort. Quiet ride, excellent infotainment screen. No need to stop at a charging station. Large fridge to keep your drinks cool. Massive rear seats screen, kids loved it. Love the tiny screen on the steering wheel, can see all the important bits without looking at the center screen. Negative - poor fuel consumption, avg 9.2l/100. Passenger screen is blinding at night, impossible to see passenger mirror at night if screen is on, we kept the screen off during the whole journey. Limited voice commands in English.

[@seanlee3175]

consider its size,fuel consumption, avg 9.2l/100 us not bad

[@wwbren]

I want to be in the driver seat, but I also want to be in the passenger seat.

[@lukecorner]

imagine if we could buy this in the US without 100%+ tariff

[@jj-xe1bv]

it has character

[@PhillTheReal2459]

Truly says is beautiful

[@Milky-Space06]

Car tire manufacturers will be happy to sell more of their inventory

[@mansoorsaleh5731]

Great video thanks 👍🏻

[@ramjet_nz6637]

Shut-up and take my money.gif

[@TheJackweiser]

The best looking Porsche ever.Oh..... WAIT 😮 😂😉

[@samimawon14]

Ask wolfgang egger who designed this car😂😂

[@gospetig88]

this is amazing.

[@askaniuk]

I would call this more like a shooting break rather than a true estate / wagon that rear boot space looks small

[@thtupid]

The compass turn function looks very nice...for people selling tyres!

[@jackoneill28]

So, you would rather stock than burn some tires.

[@thtupid]

@@jackoneill28 yeah rather be the person selling and profiting off selling tyre's than the person burning and paying for them yeah.

[@朱逸凡-c2g]

The torque will be controlled to make the tyres roll properlly and to avoid direct tire wear. It's said that the compass turn is equal to a 90-0 kph brake.

[@thtupid]

@@朱逸凡-c2g tyre marks on ground = tyre wear. Dont get me wrong. It's cool. But let's just call a spade a spade here.

[@alexwang3854]

I think the engine hood portion is a bit short for a wagon 5.2m in length. IMO front end should be long to make a sexy wagon sideview.

[@deckungent5601]

车轮哥的英文车评可比中文的犀利多了 lol，说母语就是能切中肯綮

[@MSimmonsAZ]

I see one around amman jordan the last month or two. as often is the case there is no way for someone interested in one to figure out the brand to go shop.

[@zhangbohaoovid]

It’s a 2.0l turbo charged engine in the front, not 1.5