The Porsche Paramela is undoubtedly a heavyweight in the large car market, with high market recognition and good sales performance. The Porsche Paramela can be recognized by consumers, in addition to the fact that this car has a Porsche endorsement, it also has a certain relationship with the dual structure of hatchback and station wagon provided by this car, which can meet the differentiated needs of users and has become a personalized choice in the same class of cars. And now BYD has launched a new car, which also provides different options for sedans and hunting cars, and will compete with Porsche Paramela.
This car is the Denza Z9, which was officially unveiled at this year's Beijing Auto Show. Judging from the naming convention of the DENZA family, the "9" series represents that this car belongs to the flagship model, and the DENZA Z9 will become the flagship sedan of the DENZA brand. At the Beijing Auto Show, the Denza Z9 was unveiled as a pure electric model, and a plug-in hybrid version will be launched in the future to meet the needs of different consumers. In addition, the Denza Z9 series is not only available in a sedan version, but also in a unique "GT version", where GT is an abbreviation for Grand Tourer.
From the design point of view, the front face contour of the DENZA Z9 GT can be seen in a certain family style, but the design language of the DENZA family has been upgraded from "π-motion" to "Elegance in motion", which also makes the front face shape of the new car look more concise, and the line processing is direct and sharp, not complicated and trivial. The headlights are very slender, and there is a flat light strip underneath, and the light cluster integrates high and near light sources and DLP pixel headlights to support intelligent driving functions. Under the license plate area, in addition to the large front shovel structure, the active air intake is designed to open and close, which can play a role in reducing the drag coefficient.
It should be noted that the LiDAR of the Denza Z9 GT is not designed above the front windshield like most models, but is designed below the left and right lights, that is, in the area of traditional fog lights. This design has pros and cons, the advantage is that the vehicle shape is smoother, there will be no incongruous bulge due to LiDAR, and it is also more in line with the hunting car shape adopted by the Denza Z9 GT. But the disadvantages are also obvious, the front fog lamp area is easy to damage in the event of a collision, and the lidar design is here, which is easy to increase the maintenance cost after the accident, you must know that the general selling price of lidar is more than five figures.
Coming to the side of the body, the biggest difference between the Denza Z9 GT and the regular model is that it adopts a hunting design, which directly benchmarks the touring version of the Porsche Paramela, and the whole vehicle presents a slender and sporty attitude. At the same time, you can also see the obvious Z-shaped decorative lines on the body, which just points out the identity of this car "Z series", and also complements the streamlined body. The show car is also equipped with electronic rearview mirrors, which are small and sci-fi, and also have a smaller wind impact area, which is very suitable for the sporty attributes of the hunting car.
Looking at the rear of the car, the Denza Z9 GT does not use the current popular through-light strip, but is equipped with independent light cavities on the left and right, and the area of the taillights is larger than that of most models, which looks very peculiar and effectively improves the recognition of the vehicle. The rear windshield has a skeletonized rear wing above it, and further down there is an electrically opening rear wing. Speaking of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5180*1990*1500mm, and the wheelbase is 3125mm, but at present, the new car does not open the interior and space experience, and the specific space performance remains to be experienced.
In terms of power, the Denza Z9 GT will be equipped with a new exclusive technology "Yi Sanfang", which will be equipped with a total of three electric motors, namely a front single motor with a total power of 230kW and a rear dual motor with a total power of 240kW, with a combined maximum system power of 710kW. Combined with the above-mentioned aspects, it can be found that the product performance of the Denza Z9 GT is quite attractive, with unique design and strong performance, as for whether this car can compete with the Porsche Paramela, it remains to be tested in the follow-up market.