It’s been confirmed that the BYD group’s next global model is the Fangchengbao Tai (or Titanium) 7, the larger seven-seater sibling to the Tai 3. But unlike the latter, which is set to be called the Denza B3 when it eventually gets exported, this car – headed to the UK having already gone on sale in the Middle East – has been subsumed into the main BYD brand as the Ti7.
This is despite the seven-seater SUV sharing plenty of design cues with its stablemates, the Bao 5 and Bao 8 – themselves rebadged as the Denza B5 and B8. These include the upright body and wraparound glasshouse, rectangular headlights (here in a split look with L-shaped daytime running lights), chunky squared-off wheel arches, a scalloped centre section and even an external “spare tyre” (actually a 32.5 litre storage box on the Ti7).
Yup, this is yet another car that was, ahem, inspired by the Defender. Even the square inset body-coloured D-pillars have been lifted straight off the British 4×4.
Unlike the Bao lineup, however, the Ti7 eschews using a rugged body-on-frame chassis in favour of a more road-biased unibody structure. And whereas the other models get a Dual Mode Off-road (DMO) plug-in hybrid powertrain with a 2.0 litre turbo petrol engine, this car is powered by a Dual Mode Performance (DM-p) setup with a smaller 1.5 litre mill.
The four-cylinder produces 156 PS and 225 Nm of torque, and is used to help juice dual electric motors that push a combined 489 PS and 630 Nm to all four wheels. So equipped, the Ti7 is able to sprint from zero to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds, although its top speed is rather low at 190 km/h.
Two Blade LFP battery options are available – a 26.6 kWh pack that delivers a pure electric range of 80 km on the WLTP cycle, and a 35.6 kWh unit that enables the Ti7 to travel up to 127 km on a single charge. Speaking of which, both batteries can be topped up from 30 to 80% in 17.5 minutes using a DC fast charger; the car is yet to be the beneficiary of BYD’s ultra-fast Flash Charging technology.
While not quite a land yacht like the Denza B8, the Ti7 is still a big car, measuring 5,016 mm long, 1,995 mm wide and 1,865 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,920 mm. That makes it quite a bit larger than even the boxy fifth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe (4,830 mm), although it should be noted that the BYD’s length figure includes the rear storage box; it’s 4,999 mm without.
Inside, the Fangchengbao influence is clear, with chunky steering wheel spokes (only with a BYD airbag boss instead of a Denza one), a flat horizontal dashboard design and plenty of large rectangular surfaces and grab handles. The centre console is cleaner, however, dispensed with the DMO system’s myriad of powertrain and chassis controls and the pop-up gear selector (just a steering-mounted shifter here), plus there’s just the one Qi wireless charger instead of two.
That’s not to say that the Ti7’s interior is sparse, mind – not when you get a 10.25-inch instrument display, a 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen, a 26-inch head-up display, heated, ventilated and massaging front seats, and a 16-speaker sound system. A heated and cooled refrigerator can also be had underneath the front centre armrest, just like on the Bao models. The side-opening tailgate opens up to a 485 litre boot with the third-row seats folded, expandable to 1,880 litres with both rear rows collapsed.
While only the PHEV version has been confirmed for global markets, in China the Tai 7 can be had as an EV, available in 408 PS/365 Nm single-motor and 700 PS/675 Nm dual-motor variants, along with 92 kWh and 105.7 kWh batteries that deliver a CLTC range of up to 675 km and 755 km respectively (expect around 550 km and 620 km on the WLTP cycle). The latest 2026 version does gain Flash Charging support, enabling it to be charged from 10 to 70% in five minutes and 10 to 97% in nine minutes.
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People are buying Huawei premium phone which did not exist 20 years ago.. How things have changed.
There are more than 2000 of Zeekrs and 1300 of Denza MPV on Malaysian roads today in just short 2 years.
It is either you are still living in denial or you haven’t realized how things are changing so fast these days.
I am sure Huawei users are nowhere anywhere near the number of users of Samsung and Apple. Corolla Cross launched and acquired 2298 bookings in 2 weeks. So, your argument is still not convincing. The only reason China cars are attractive is because they are undercutting their price and profit. If sold at market price, they will not receive the same response.
To be honest, i am car hunting and this was in my list, but i’ll give it a pass and will reconsider the XC90.
sorry to break it to you but Volvo is also a commie car in disguise. and since you have so much disdain for ccp cars you will have to look for another choice.
China is a country with no respect for intellectual property, get that into your brains first. You’re one rude uneducated Chinaman whise arguments are based on your patriotism towards CCP. Any learnt individual will easily grasp my point, but not for you unfortunately as you are unable to think analytically. I’ve worked around the world apart from China, so sorry for my lack of experience, but jist because you bonked some GRO in aspa in Cina, doesn’t make you a technical specialist. The point here is very simple, the tech offered in this CCP car has inherent properties that wiill eventually cause it to fail, that’s law of physics and no matter how China is developed, you cannot change that. If it will fail in a continental car, it will fail in a ccp car, no exceptions. Worst part is this junk is a combination of all the techs used and failed in cars before. Citroen had hydraulic suspension 50yrs back, able to do what this car does, there’s many continental 4×4 that has fancy features but will eventually fail so will this ccp junk. And what’s the point of having such high acceleration and horsepower? Can a 4×4 magically race like an M5 just because its from China, but of course, you will never understand.. Japanese engineers are one of the smartest i have worked with, and they definitely know what they are doing, they sell a Lexus to last, deliver their promise and honor it till the end. This junk doesn’t even have original spares or after market parts, neither does their own service center capable of supporting this vehicle, because they never intended to maintain the product line longer than 3 – 5yrs. Anyway, you wouldn’t understand. Please get back to your kongsi meeting.
How are Sony smartphones now?
From the Sony Ericsson era down to just Sony, Vaio left Sony, and where Sony TVs are today.
1. 50 yrs ago electric cars were not feasible, yet here we are now. the tech back then was not yet mature. but manufacturing now is mature and proven reliable. every ca
2. 4×4 needs high horspower because it weights 3 tons. also for bragging marketing rights and able to overtake any other car on the road effortlessly.
3. ironic praising japanese integrity and ethics, but we still remember how they sold killer takata airbags which killed hundreds of drivers. also they recently release radioactive nuclear wastewater into the pacific ocean.
this is a rebadged Tai-7, which is a midrange three-row body-on-frame 4×4 that BYD’s off-roader sub-brand BenDansuryn sells in China, also known as sub-brand ZhuMalai
“Ooh, it’s a boxy SUV with spare wheel at the back. Must be a Land Rover copy”
-A simple mind
better spend hard earn money on Toyota harrier recon, less problem and more spare parts, want buy can dm me
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