The luxury car brand Yangwang of the Chinese company BYD presented at an event in Abu Dhabi its flagship electric sedan Altior with a four-seater cabin and two built-in refrigerators.
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The new product is positioned as a competitor to such models as the Rolls-Royce Ghost, Mercedes-Maybach S-Class and Maextro S800. The car is presented on the Chinese market under the name Dingyao. It is already open for pre-order at a price starting from ¥2,080,000 (about $311,540). To place an order, you must make a deposit of ¥300 thousand ($45 thousand).
The Altior is built on the BYD e⁴ platform with a four-motor electric powertrain. The car remains stable when a tire breaks at high speed, is able to float for a short time, can turn around on the spot (like a tank) and move sideways (“Crab Walk Mode”).
The powertrain includes a second-generation Blade Battery, providing a range of more than 1,000 km on the Chinese CLTC cycle (about 800–820 km on the WLTP cycle). The high-voltage architecture (1000 V) supports ultra-fast charging – it takes approximately five minutes to replenish the battery from 10 to 70% charge.
Altior is equipped with BYD’s proprietary 4nm Xuanji A3 chip, which powers the driving systems. A lidar is placed on the roof of the electric vehicle. The sedan also received a new generation driver assistance system – BYD God’s Eye.
The DiSus suspension system uses cameras to scan the road surface, detecting irregularities in advance and reacting in a matter of milliseconds, suppressing longitudinal and lateral body roll.
The Altior’s body length is 5600 mm, width is 2030 mm, height is 1590 mm, and the wheelbase is 3500 mm. The electric car is 201 mm longer than the Rolls-Royce Ghost.
The Altior features a massive 137-piece radiator grille in a jewel-cut style; The design of the lighting system is inspired by the traditional Chinese ritual bronze vessel “ding”. The emblem on the front of the car is made of pure 24-karat gold.
The front doors open to an angle of 80 degrees, and the rear doors – to 90 degrees. At the end of the door there is a special place for storing an umbrella.
In the cabin, there is a panoramic display across the entire width of the front panel. For second-row passengers, there is a 21.4-inch folding screen mounted on the ceiling.
The interior features high-quality semi-aniline leather, natural sheep’s wool floor mats, and 60-sided crystal controls. Dynaudio’s Platinum Evidence audio system includes 39 speakers.
According to Hu Xiaoqing, general director of Yangwang’s sales division, the development of the sedan took three years, and more than 100 different design options were considered when choosing the design of the front of the car.
Delivery dates for Altior will be announced a little later.
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