Denza Z: BYD's 1,604-PS Supercar Is Priced to Scare Porsche
BYD's premium Denza brand rolled a 1,604 PS, three-motor electric supercar up a British hillclimb, then put a price on it that undercuts a Porsche 911 Turbo S.
Denza is the premium sub-brand BYD has spent the past few years shaping into a name Western buyers might actually place, and the Z is its boldest swing yet: a low, all-electric supercar with three motors and a combined 1,604 PS. BYD Group used the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed in July to give the Coupe and a track-focused Racing variant their world debuts, alongside the Spider convertible that had already shown up in China.
The pitch is aggressive on purpose. Denza is quoting supercar performance at a price that lands closer to a fast GT than a hypercar, and it plans to sell the Z in Europe before the car reaches customers at home. Here's what BYD has officially confirmed, and where a few of the numbers still deserve a second look.
A supercar badge from a company known for value EVs
BYD's reputation was built on affordable, high-volume electric cars, so a carbon-bodied 2+2 supercar is a deliberate change of register. The Z was shaped under Wolfgang Egger, BYD Group's Global Head of Design, and the company frames the whole family around a design language it calls "Pure Emotion." The Spider showed that idea first at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, and the Coupe and Racing are the next two takes on it.
Three motors, one very large number
Every Z runs the same tri-motor layout: a single motor on the front axle and two at the rear. BYD's official combined output is 1,604 PS, with peak torque quoted at 1,240 Nm. That's enough to fire the Coupe from 0 to 62 mph in 2.25 seconds, and the stripped-back Racing does the same sprint in as little as 1.96 seconds on optional semi-slick tires. BYD lists a 217 mph top speed for the powertrain.
If you've seen the car described as making 1,582 hp with a 350 km/h top speed, that's the same car, not a slower one. 1,604 PS converts to roughly 1,582 horsepower, and 217 mph is about 349 km/h, so the gap comes down to units and rounding rather than two different specifications.
The three-car family at a glance
| Variant | 0–62 mph | UK price (from) |
|---|---|---|
| Z Coupe2+2, fixed roof | 2.25 s | £142,900 |
| Z SpiderSoft-top convertible | 2.3 s | £159,900 |
| Z RacingTrack-focused, carbon aero | 1.96 s | £172,900 |
All three share the tri-motor powertrain, the 1,604 PS output, and a 76 kWh pack. The Racing's 1.96-second sprint is quoted with optional semi-slick tires. Chinese-market coverage cites slightly different headline numbers (1,582 hp, 350 km/h, a sub-2-second sprint); those reflect unit conversions and different test conditions and variants rather than a separate spec.
Charging measured in minutes
The Z uses a 76 kWh BYD Blade Battery 2.0 on an 800-volt architecture, and the headline is the flash-charging capability BYD is attaching to the platform. The company quotes a 10 to 97 percent charge in about nine minutes, plus a "ready in five" figure of 10 to 70 percent in five minutes under ideal conditions. Real-world times will lean heavily on charger output and battery temperature, so treat those as best-case laboratory numbers until independent testing lands.
Wolfgang Egger's "Pure Emotion" shape
The proportions read as classic mid-engine supercar, even though there's no engine to sit behind the cabin: a long body, a low roofline, a wide track. BYD quotes dimensions of 4,780 mm long, 1,990 mm wide, and 1,350 mm tall, on a 2,780 mm wheelbase. Kerb weight has been reported somewhere between 2,200 and 2,300 kg depending on variant, which is heavy by combustion-supercar standards but ordinary for a battery car carrying this much hardware. BYD hasn't published a single official figure across the range yet. On the design language, BYD Group put it plainly.
"The pair of striking, all-electric coupes offer the latest two interpretations of the 'Pure Emotion' design philosophy."
— BYD GroupWhat it costs, and when you can get one
Denza has confirmed UK pricing from £142,900 for the Coupe, £159,900 for the Spider, and £172,900 for the Racing. That slots the Z under a Porsche 911 Turbo S while claiming far more power, which is exactly the comparison BYD wants buyers to draw. Deliveries are expected before the end of 2026, and Denza has signaled that international markets will get the car ahead of China, a reversal of the usual order. Anything beyond those confirmed prices and that broad timeline is still subject to change, so treat specific on-sale dates as provisional.
The 1,604 PS figure isn't really the story here. Three-motor EVs reach numbers like that almost routinely now. What makes the Z land is the price. A sub-two-second, 217 mph supercar starting under £150,000 is BYD telling the establishment that the performance-per-dollar math is about to get uncomfortable. Whether Denza can back it up with the ride quality, the steering feel, and the brand cachet this class expects is the part no spec sheet answers. Even so, as a statement from a company most people still file under "budget EVs," the Z is hard to wave off.
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