Recently, spy photos of the first model of the suspected BYD high-end brand - Interstellar were exposed. The car's styling has certain similarities with hard-core off-road vehicles such as the Wrangler and Mercedes-Benz G-class , but the difference is that Interstellar is positioned as a high-end new energy brand. It is reported that this model is expected to be released at the end of this year. According to previous rumors, the price of the car may be between 800,000 and 1.5 million yuan.
Although it is covered in heavy camouflage, the overall square outline can still be clearly seen from the road test spy photos, which has many similarities with traditional hardcore off-road vehicles, including sharp and angular lines, a straight roof, Iconic elements such as the rugged wheel arches, external spare tire, and high ground clearance fully embody the hard-core style. However, considering that the new car is positioned as a high-end new energy vehicle, I don’t know whether such a design will increase the wind resistance coefficient and thus have a certain impact on the endurance level.
According to previously disclosed information, this high-end brand may cooperate with Huawei . In terms of the vehicle electrical architecture platform, it will adopt BYD’s top technology and Huawei’s leading MDC computing platform in the field of smart cockpits. Dual lidar enables high-end driving assistance, and will even be equipped with wheel motors to help it achieve the 360° U-turn function that is only available on the top off-road vehicle . In terms of power, the underlying architecture of
adopts BYD's new energy platform. It is expected that the popular DM-i super hybrid and pure electric systems will not be absent. However, considering that it is positioned as a high-end off-road vehicle with an RMB 800,000-1.5 million class, the performance of the current 1.5T engine of the BYD DM-i system does not seem to be enough to support its brand tone. In this regard, we may expect that BYD has also hidden a large-displacement DM-i power system.
Last year, BYD reached the top position in new energy with sales of 730,000 vehicles, paving the way for high-end development. Although the Dynasty series, Ocean series, and Denza series previously launched by BYD can see the upward trend of their brands from product definition to price, there is obviously still a long way to go before they become truly high-end. As for the new high-end brand that this new car belongs to, the first model is priced at 800,000-1.5 million, directly breaking the price ceiling of independent brands. This is obviously BYD's official "entry" to enter the top new energy market segment. Tickets".
