BYD’s next Tang electric SUV carries a combined 690 hp, or 690 horsepower, from a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain, according to a filing with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that Electrek reported on Oct. 19. A 288-horsepower front motor and a 402-horsepower rear motor add up to the total, and the five-seat SUV is the third-generation Tang. BYD has separately shown an interior built around a 35.4-inch integrated display and a 30-inch panoramic screen.
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Motors, batteries and range in the filing
The filing splits the output into 215 kilowatts at the front axle and 300 kilowatts at the rear, for a combined 515 kilowatts. It lists lithium iron phosphate cells supplied by BYD’s Wuwei Fudi Battery Co. in two pack sizes, 88.682 and 105.792 kilowatt-hours, and range estimates on China’s CLTC test cycle of 730, 830 or 850 kilometers, which is 453, 515 or 528 miles depending on configuration. CLTC is the Chinese test cycle, and none of the reports gives range figures on a Western test cycle.
The powertrain on paper has changed since BYD’s first filing. CarNewsChina reported on July 17 that the earlier ministry listing, under codes BYD6500BBBEV1 and BYD6500BBBEV2, showed a single permanent-magnet motor with 300 kilowatts of peak output and a 250 km/h top speed, with one variant five-seat only and the other offering five or seven seats. CnEVPost’s account of the Aug. 21 debut at the Chengdu Auto Show said an earlier filed version had one 402-horsepower motor and that the production figures were not confirmed. The new filing is the first of the three records to show two motors and the 690-horsepower total.
Two big screens, five seats
The display hardware does not come from the filing. In its Oct. 8 report on the interior images, Electrek described a cabin inspired by sci-fi aircraft consoles, with a stretched 35.4-inch integrated display at the center and a 30-inch panoramic screen running nearly the full length of the dashboard. Lu Tian, general manager of BYD’s Dynasty series, said the design has “a strong sense of futurism.” Electrek’s Oct. 19 article summarizes the setup as dual 30-inch screens, so the pair is best read as one 35.4-inch and one 30-inch panel in BYD’s own pictures. Colors offered are Dune Beige and Amber Brown.
Seating is where the new model narrows the choice. Electrek noted that the current Tang offers five- and six-seat layouts while the third-generation version will be a five-seater only. Lu Tian said second-row legroom exceeds 1,000 millimeters and that the rear seats are zero-gravity-style captain’s chairs. The wheelbase of 2,950 millimeters is 145 millimeters longer than the predecessor’s, and the body measures 5,045 millimeters long and 1,980 millimeters wide. Height is reported as 1,740 millimeters in Electrek’s Oct. 19 article and 1,760 millimeters in the other reports.
Chassis and driver-assistance features round out the package, including the DiSus-A intelligent body control system with dual-chamber air suspension and a road-preview function, plus the God’s Eye B driver-assistance suite with one lidar sensor, which CnEVPost says is standard on every variant. It also lists navigation-assisted driving on urban roads and highways and automated parking.
Where the Tang fits in BYD’s Dynasty range
BYD positions the Tang as an eight-series flagship that sits below the nine-series Da Tang. Lu Tian called the new model an “8-series, five-seat, tech-savvy flagship SUV.” The larger Da Tang is selling quickly: Electrek reported on Oct. 5 that it moved 13,010 units in September, its third straight month above 10,000, for 40,222 since launch. It starts at 239,900 yuan, about $35,500, for the Premium trim and 269,900 yuan, about $40,000, for the Flagship.
The Da Tang’s order book shows how much demand the Dynasty flagships can draw. Electrek’s Oct. 5 report said preorders opened at the Beijing Auto Show in April with more than 30,000 orders in 24 hours and more than 100,000 in two weeks, and that the model had over 150,000 preorders by its mid-June China launch, a record for a single BYD vehicle. Its Premium trim uses a 105.79-kilowatt-hour battery, the same capacity as the larger of the two packs listed for the Tang, while the Flagship version carries 130.15 kilowatt-hours.
The Tang’s own price has not been announced. Electrek expects launch by the end of 2026, and CnEVPost says sales start in the fourth quarter. The Blade Battery 2.0 pack and Flash Charging, which BYD claims can take the battery from 10 to 70 percent in about five minutes, come from BYD’s own materials rather than the filing, which lists only the cell chemistry, supplier and pack sizes.
Overseas plans for the Tang have not been stated. For the Da Tang, BYD executive vice president Stella Li has confirmed sales in Europe and other markets by the end of 2026 or early 2027, and nothing in the reports says whether the third-generation Tang will follow. For now the filing, the Chengdu debut and the interior images together describe a vehicle that is finished on paper, with its price, final trim list and delivery dates still to come from BYD.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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