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DENZA D9 Electric MPV Launched in India at ₹90 Lakh

DENZA, BYD Group’s luxury automotive brand, has launched the D9 electric MPV in India at ₹90 lakh (ex-showroom). The seven-seat model focuses on passenger comfort, space and technology.

The D9 features a 2+2+3 seating layout, powered sliding doors and a 1.1-square-metre panoramic glass roof with an electric sunshade. Its exterior also gets LED headlights with Adaptive Front Lighting and an electric tailgate.

Interior and features

The cabin’s second-row captain seats get 10-way power adjustment, 10-point massage, heating, ventilation and electrically adjustable leg rests. They also feature memory settings, folding tables and Boss Mode, which moves the front passenger seat forward to create additional legroom.

Other highlights include:

Heated, ventilated and massaging front seats
Power-adjustable third-row seats
40:60 split-folding third-row backrests
Four ISOFIX child-seat anchor points

The dashboard features a 15.6-inch touchscreen and a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster. Rear passengers get dedicated LCD screens in the second-row centre armrest. The D9 also features a 16-speaker Devialet sound system, three-zone climate control and an onboard refrigerator with heating and cooling functions.

Electric powertrain and range

The India-spec D9 Premium uses a front-wheel-drive electric motor producing 456hp and 365 Nm of torque. It can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds.

Power comes from a 115.07 kWh second-generation BYD Blade Battery, with a claimed range of up to 730 km (NEDC). It also gets DiSus-C intelligent damping suspension and Vehicle-to-Load functionality.

DENZA claims a 10-97 per cent DC charging time of nine minutes under specified conditions.