The Denza N8 () and the preceding Denza X are

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and battery electric mid-size crossover SUVs. The original Denza X was first launched in

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2019 by

Denza Shenzhen Denza New Energy Co., Ltd., trading as Denza (), is an automobile manufacturing company and luxury plug-in electric vehicle brand owned by BYD Auto. Two other BYD subsidiary brands, Yangwang and Fangchengbao, are also rebadged and sol ...

, originally a joint venture between Chinese automaker

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and German luxury car brand

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. The Denza X was sold from 2019 to 2021 as a restyled second generation

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and after Mercedes-Benz withdrew from the joint venture, the Denza X was replaced by the Denza N8 as a major facelift. According to Denza, the "N" from the N8 means "New era of intelligence" and "unlimited driving control". __TOC__

Denza X (2019)

The Denza X was originally introduced at the Guangzhou Auto Show as the Denza Concept X. The concept version is 7-seat crossover SUV based on the second generation

. The Denza X will be available from early 2020 in two versions including an all-electric variant and a plug-in hybrid version. The all-electric Denza X is set to have a range of and acceleration from could be done in less than 5 seconds. The production Denza X was launched in two versions just as planned, including an all-electric and a

(PHEV). According to the plan, the PHEV version will cost 319,800 Chinese yuan and the all-electric one will cost 289,800 Chinese yuan when starting production and sales. It was announced that the designing was done by the

design team. However, the car did not live up to the expectations placed in it, gaining little popularity and disappearing from the market after 2 years of production at the end of 2021. File:Denza X 002.jpg, Rear view

Denza N8 (2023)

The Denza N8 is essentially the facelift version of the previous Denza X, and is reintroduced as a five- to seven-seater large crossover SUV unveiled in 2023. It is said that the Denza N8 would adopt the DM-p hybrid technology plus the e-platform 3.0 structure. File:Denza N8 003.jpg, Denza N8 File:Denza N8 002.jpg, Rear view File:Denza N8 005.jpg, Interior

References

External links

Denza Automobile Official Website
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