BYD said the Denza Z featured “shattering high performance” with over 1,000 hp and the ability to sprint from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 km/h) in less than two seconds, it didn’t reveal specifics....[New details show] the four-seat EV roadster is slightly larger than the Porsche 911 and closer in size to the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe. The Denza Z is more powerful than both, with the 911 Turbo S delivering up to 701 hp and the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe offering up to 1,153 hp.BYD’s electric supercar can reach a top speed of 217 mph and weighs 5,842 lbs (2,650 kg) for the hardtop version.The Denza Z will be available with a soft top and a souped-up track package that gains a massive rear wing spoiler.
Nearly six thousand pounds moving at over two hundred miles an hour is a lot of F=ma. That Mercedes is closer to three and a half. Wonder how good the spoiler is? How about the brakes?
It's strange to see luxury goods coming out of a Communist country; being consumed there by connected elites, certainly, but actually produced there? It seems like that should hardly be a priority in the Five Year Plan.
Well, what do I know? I'm not a Communist.
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0-62 in two seconds? I'd like to see the tires that are grippy enough to support that acceleration, especially from the standing start.
Eric Hines
Having lived in China, I always take their technical claims with a grain of salt.
On the other hand, for a true sports car that can do more than just floor it and steer straight, or floor it and steer left, there's this electric Porsche:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m31EgQkswg
There's something anticlimatic, though, about the absence of the roar of the ICE.
Eric Hines
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