Denza B8 registration of interest open in Malaysia – 3-row PHEV 4×4, 748 PS/760 Nm, 125 km CLTC EV range

Malaysia is going to get a second Denza model – after more than a year since the D9 MPV launched. You can now register your interest for the Denza B8 on Denza Malaysia’s website.

What this is, is a rebadged Fangchengbao Bao 8, which is a flagship three-row 4×4 sold under BYD’s premium off-roader sub-brand in China. The Denza B8 is its ‘overseas name’.

At 5,195 mm long, 1,994 mm wide and 1,905 mm tall, it’s 305 mm longer, 24 mm wider and 15 mm lower than the Bao 5/B5 you saw at the Malaysia Autoshow 2024, while its 2,920 mm wheelbase is 120 mm longer. In fact, it’s even larger than the Toyota Land Cruiser 300, which maxes out at 4,985 mm long.

The powertrain is BYD’s Dual Mode Off-road (DMO) Super Hybrid system also used in the B5, but here you get a 245 PS/380 Nm 2.0 litre turbo four-cylinder engine instead of its smaller sibling’s 1.5 litre mill. This is paired with a dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) and two electric motors (272 PS/360 Nm + 408 PS/400 Nm). Total system output is 748 PS and 760 Nm, while 0-100 km/h is done in 4.8 seconds.

Juicing the electric motors is a slightly larger 36.8 kWh Blade LFP battery that provides the same 125 km of pure electric range (on the lenient CLTC cycle, that is) as the B5. Couple that with a massive 91.5 litre fuel tank and you’re looking at a total range of 1,200 km. The B8 supports up to 120 kW of DC fast charging, topping up the battery from 30 to 80% in 16 minutes.

The left-hand drive Fangchengbao Bao 8 we saw at the Bangkok show last year had things like pop-out door handles, 20-inch alloys, two 12.3-inch displays for the driver and front passenger, a 17.3-inch centre touchscreen, a head-up display, 18 Devialet speakers, tri-zone air-con and soft-close doors. Will Malaysia get six seats, seven seats or both, you think?

Fangchengbao Bao 8, 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show

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