With the exposure of a new glacier blue painted BYD Tang DM-i, BYD's facelift for its flagship SUV Tang DM-i has been confirmed. With the new car getting closer to the consumer market, we have obtained more information about the 2023 BYD Tang DM-i.
The 2023 Tang DM-i completes a series of upgrades regarding the configuration, especially within the cabin, in addition to continuing the symmetrical center console layout, including the adaptive rotatable 15.6-inch touch screen, the embedded layout of the 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel and the HUD head-up display system will continue to be covered, and the DiLink system they are equipped with will also be supported by the 5G network The DiLink system they are equipped with will also be supported by the 5G network and can be retrofitted with various online interconnection functions such as Aiki, Beep, and Tencent video. However, Apple NFC functionality will be available in some 2023 models.
In addition, the 112km Premium model offered in the 2023 model can now also support 5G network and get a large rotating screen as standard, entertainment with a Danner audio system, and safety with the addition of lane assist, which is a blind zone monitoring system; and the current top model offered only in the 252km model and EV model can now be sold as the 112km Premium model, lowering the threshold for the top model At the same time, it will add leather seats with front legrest/position memory, automatic anti-glare function of the interior rearview mirror and HUD head-up display system on top of the 112km Premium model.
The more important configuration upgrade should be at the mechanical level. Although the chassis is still the common combination of front MacPherson and rear multi-link, the platform keeps it unable to directly change the suspension mechanical structure, but the FSD adaptive variable damping suspension added from the 112km Premium model will improve its comprehensive performance in dynamic driving to a certain extent.
As for the three electric systems, the vehicle is still based on a Snapdragon 1.5T plug-in special engine (102kW/231N-m), and can be matched with a front electric motor, a set of plug-in special blade battery (lithium iron phosphate), and the transmission is still left to the E-CVT continuously variable transmission mechanism. Although the specific power parameters of the facelift model have not yet been announced, but it should not have too much adjustment, the addition of 40kW fast charging technology will make the vehicle cycle more convenient.
In addition to the configuration adjustments, BYD's transformation of the Tang DM-i still seems to be relatively limited. Unlike the BYD Tang DM-p for sale in the market, the Tang DM-i will still not undergo a significant transformation in the visual aspect of its appearance, even when it enters the 2023 model year. The front end of the car's logo "Tang" will still be set within the blue label representing new energy, and the metal engraved logo belonging to Dragon Face 3.0 has not arrived, which to a certain extent will affect the first impression of the new model to the consumer market. However, there are some versions with English nameplates in the network, whose redisposed C-shaped deflector structure and bumper with more prominent corners will be the key to enhance the sporting youthfulness in details, but these models are actually overseas versions sold to the European market, and the domestic models will not follow suit.
Similarly, the vehicle in the body length, width and height is still completely inherited from the current model, 4870/1950/1725mm length, width and height and 2820mm wheelbase are not adjusted, which for users who want to use three rows of seats at the same time in more cases will still be slightly difficult, especially the third row of the cockpit feedback, especially will be more like an emergency ride space, for passengers over 170cm To say that will seem a little cramped. Of course, if you only use two rows of space most of the time, the Tang DM-i can still remain loose and comfortable at all times.
In the end
The BYD Tang has made a name for itself since it entered its second generation, but the higher cost of accessing the hybrid earlier made it difficult for it to be accepted by the family consumer market. But since it hung the DM-i Super Hybrid nameplate, which further compressed the threshold and cost of hybridization, the overall cost performance of the vehicle has been significantly improved, and the vehicle has become more capable of meeting the comprehensive car requirements of Chinese families. What's more, although the 2023 Tang DM-i has not been able to transform the vision, but the cabin of the advanced, extensive upgrade of the configuration itself is enough to shake many of the same class of Japanese cars, in addition to space than the Highlander is a little worse, this can plug in, can commute without fuel Tang DM-i is not worth than a 268,800 yuan starting price still need to pay the purchase tax Highlander dual engine?
