Denza has pulled the covers off its first supercar, and it’s aiming squarely at combustion rivals. The Denza Z, built by BYD’s premium arm, debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with a lineup that includes Coupe, Spider and Racing versions, plus a Special Edition destined for a Nürburgring lap-record attempt this autumn.
BYD’s executive vice president Stella Li unveiled the car alongside former F1 champion Jenson Button.
“The Denza Z is born to perform and built to win,” Li said, pointing to flash charging as the feature that removes the usual electric-supercar compromise: range anxiety.
The Z goes from 10% to 97% in nine minutes, and even in -30°C it can manage 20% to 97% in twelve. BYD calls it “Ready in 5, Full in 9, Cold Add 3” — a fuel-stop pace for an electric car.
A triple-motor setup delivers 1,604 PS and 1,240 Nm, sending the Coupe from 0-100kph in 2.25 seconds. Fit the Racing with semi-slick tyres and that drops to 1.96 seconds, with a 349kph top speed.
The Special Edition goes further still: over 2,000 PS and sub-1.7-second 0-100kph.
BYD’s global design director Wolfgang Egger calls the shape “a living sculpture of speed.”
At 4,780mm, the Coupe and Spider are the most compact Denza yet sold in Europe, though the 2,780mm wheelbase — rivalling executive saloons — still allows four seats. Boot space is modest at 250 litres, expandable to 550 with the rear seats folded.
Underneath sits Denza’s e3 Sports Car Platform, built around Cell-to-Body battery integration, DiSus-M magnetorheological suspension and a self-developed 15-in-1 electric drive unit spinning to 30,000rpm.
The suspension fluid changes viscosity within milliseconds when exposed to a magnetic field, letting the car adjust damping almost instantly — useful when the Z performs its party trick, a “compass turn” that pivots the car around its front axle.
Braking hardware includes carbon-ceramic discs rated for up to 186,000 miles, with six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers available in four colours.
The 76kWh battery returns up to 254 miles in the Coupe, dropping slightly for the more track-focused Racing.
Inside, Devialet supplies a 12-speaker system (10 in the Spider), while a synthetic engine note plays through cabin speakers, exterior speakers, or both — sci-fi or combustion-inspired, driver’s choice.
A Track mode app records lap data via GPS and G-sensor, complete with a one-touch drift function and launch control.
The Z will start in the UK from £142,900 (RM781,000) for the Coupe, £159,900 (RM874,000) for the Spider and £172,900 (RM945,000) for the Racing.
Orders open this summer for the three versions with deliveries due before year-end. The Special Edition will complete further testing before its Nürburgring attempt.
