After test cars were repeatedly spotted at its plants, BYD's flagship marque Yangwang has made the project official with a set of teaser images. The sedan's long bonnet and formal three-box profile put it squarely in Rolls-Royce Phantom territory, and it will be the first vehicle in the group's history with rear-hinged coach doors. It has been seen alongside a large SUV that spy shots suggest is being developed to fight the Cullinan.
The teasers show a front end following the brand's "ding" motif already used on the U8 and U8L, with multi-element LED headlamps and an engraved Yangwang emblem. The position of the door handles confirms the rear-hinged rear doors, though it remains unknown whether the cabin is pillar-less. A roof-mounted LiDAR pod is visible, and the flagship is expected to carry BYD's top DiPilot 600 assisted-driving system, possibly with extra side-mounted sensors.
Chinese reports tip the sedan as the likely debut car for BYD's solid-state batteries, with executive Stella Li having already promised an SSB model in 2027. One photo shows the prototype parked at a Flash Charging station, hinting at megawatt-rate charging capability. SSB versions are expected to be expensive and limited in volume, sold alongside cheaper trims on the LFP Blade Battery 2.0 — a split that fits chief scientist Lian Yubo's forecast that liquid and all-solid-state cells will coexist for 15 to 20 years.
Yangwang has a track record as BYD's technology showcase: the U8 launched the e⁴ quad-motor platform, and the U9 Xtreme is set to chase 500 km/h in November. Across the wider Chinese industry, most battery makers are still aiming to begin solid-state trial production in 2027.