BYD's $100,000 Range Rover rival? Meet the 2025 Denza N9 flagship luxury SUV of BYD's spin-off brand as the company expands to better rival Xpeng G9, GWM Tank 700, and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

BYD’s luxury arm, Denza, has released details of its upcoming flagship SUV offering, the N9 large SUV.

Not quite as high on the pecking order as the ultra-luxury YangWang U8, the Denza N9 is more like a Range Rover rival instead of an aspirational G Wagen alternative.

Regardless, the big six-seater now has estimated prices and some specs confirmed for its Chinese home market, starting from the equivalent of A$98,000 and stretching up to $120,000.

Measuring over five meters long, more than two meters wide, and with a wheelbase of 3125mm, the N9 launches solely as a tri-motor performance plug-in hybrid, using a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine for a maximum combined output of 680kW. The brand claims this offers the N9 a 0-100km/h sprint time of 3.0 seconds. 

Denza also confirmed it will have a CLTC-tested electric-only driving range in excess of 200km, with a combined range of 1300km when using the engine.

Other high-end features include rear-wheel steering and even a crab-walk function, according to the brand.

Inside is a completely leather-clad three-row six-seat layout (as is common for Chinese luxury SUVs) with the first and second rows able to recline to be fully flat.

While Denza might seem very much like a domestic-only offering from the outside, BYD’s Asia-Pacific General Manager Liu Xueliang has already confirmed Denza will be hitting Australian shores.

It is understood BYD will not only offer Denza products under the marque, but will also offer Fang Cheng Bao (which translates to Formula Leopard) models like the much sought-after Bao 5, a kind of SUV equivalent to the plug-in hybrid BYD Shark 6 ute.

Adding more evidence to the possibility of the N9 making it to Australia eventually was an example of the large SUV spotted testing in the UK.

This confirms at least the brand is interested in other right-hand drive markets necessary to justify production, while UK testing also suggests the brand is interested in certifying the car to the more stringent European safety standards.

Once you add the roughly 20 per cent price premium Australian buyers usually pay for Chinese vehicles, it’s also fair to speculate the Denza N9 would be in excess of $100,000 should it launch here. It’s a definite move into the premium price-scale for a Chinese automaker, one which has thus far only been touched on by MG’s Cyberster, which starts from $115,000 before on-roads.

The N9 is also not the only luxury Chinese EV potentially headed to Australia. Xpeng has already confirmed its upper-mid-sized G9 will be hitting Australian shores in 2026, while GWM has frequently hinted at offering its 3.0-litre twin-turbo plug-in hybrid Tank 700 in Australia if it can make the business case to its headquarters.

GWM has suggested the large military-styled SUV would easily breach the $100,000 mark should it top out its Tank off-road range Down Under.

The Denza N9 is set to launch in China before the end of March. The brand's official local plans remain a mystery for now.