Bangkok 2023 – Denza D9 EV seven-seater MPV with AWD, BYD Blade batteries get up to 600 km range

First officially unveiled in May last year, the Denza D9 is a fully electric MPV from Chinese company Denza, the brand that emerged from a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz. The variant on show at BIMS 2023 is the EV AWD, which means the specification of a dual-motor setup and BYD Blade batteries which are claimed to give the D9 a maximum range of 600 km on a full charge. This can be recharged at a rate of up to 166 kW, according to earlier details from Denza. In terms of charging, the Denza D9 gets charging inlets on both sides of the vehicle. This enables the D9 to be charged from two charging points at once if there is a second nearby unit available. For those who require even greater range than the 600 km offered by the battery-electric D9, there is also a plug-in hybrid variant that combines a 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine with a smaller electric motor and battery combination, and the PHEV is capable of receiving DC charging at up to 80 kW. Presented at BIMS 2023 as a left-hand-drive unit, the Denza D9 has not been configured for the buying public in right-hand-drive Thailand and by extension, not in Malaysia either. This means there is little chance of the Denza D9 appearing on our local roads even as a parallel import.