How does Equation Leopard 8 define an ＂intelligent hard-core＂ off-road vehicle？
BYD, which contracted a pavilion to participate in the 2024 Chengdu International Auto Show, has undoubtedly become the focus of this year’s Chengdu Auto Show. In the BYD Pavilion, the Equation Leopard booth exudes a strong hard-core and technological attributes as a whole. Among them, Equation Leopard 8, the first new energy off-road vehicle jointly developed by BYD and Huawei Gankun Zhijia and equipped with a hard-core exclusive intelligent driving scheme, not only shows the latest achievements of Equation Leopard in the field of new energy vehicles, but also indicates that the new energy transformation of off-road vehicle market has officially kicked off.
DMO+ Yunnian -P meets the needs of multi-scene travel.
As the second product of Equation Leopard, Leopard 8 locates super hybrid intelligent hard-core SUV, which is based on BYD DMO super hybrid off-road platform, adopts electric hybrid architecture, and integrates BYD DM-i’s technical advantages of "fast, quiet, smooth and green", and has the characteristics of strong safety, strong power and strong passability.
In terms of power, the equation Leopard 8 is equipped with a 2.0T longitudinal high-power engine+Leopard 8 with front and rear dual-motor power system, which shows the above characteristics to the fullest.
At the same time, DMO platform can be perfectly compatible with Yunqi -P intelligent hydraulic body control system, and realize a wonderful experience of 1+1 > 2. Leopard 8 is equipped with the self-developed platform of the same model-the full-featured version of Yunqi -P system, which has the functions of active preview, body height adjustment, stiffness adjustment, damping adjustment and four-wheel linkage, bringing stronger driving control, comfort and all-terrain passability, and the ultimate performance and driving comfort are both available, satisfying users’ worry-free travel in all weather and all scenes.
In terms of body size, the length of equation Leopard 8 is close to 5.2 meters, which is more slender than that of tank 700, but slightly smaller in width, height and wheelbase. At the same time, Leopard 8 offers 6-seat and 7-seat models to meet the travel needs of different families.
"Future Star Ship Aesthetics" Highlights the Sense of Design Value
In terms of design language, Leopard 8 and Leopard 5 both adopt the family-style design of "Future Star Ship Aesthetics", but Leopard 8′ s U-shaped headlight group and penetrating LED strip, as well as the thicker front bumper design, show a more tough style. The roof of Leopard 8 is equipped with a watchtower lidar and two "horn" cameras, which shows its high-level intelligent driving system.
At the same time, in the interior design, Leopard 8 also has many bright spots. Although the interior of Leopard 8 was not open for shooting at Chengdu Auto Show, no matter the official photos released before or the spy photos taken by some media, the vehicle will use a lot of layout and outline styles similar to Leopard 5, and realize a three-screen layout symmetrical with the central control screen. Among them, the digital dashboard and the co-pilot entertainment screen will be decorated with the air outlets at both ends, and independent grab handrails will be arranged from the door, the roof to the lifting gear shifting mechanism, and even the air outlet to help users cope with the complicated outdoor road conditions. In terms of some configurations, Leopard 8 will provide front dual 50W wireless charging boards, rear dual LCD screens, rear armrest car refrigerators and so on.
Join hands with Huawei to create a smarter leopard.
It is worth mentioning that not long ago BYD Equation Leopard and Huawei signed an intelligent driving cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. This cooperation is based on the strategic cooperation between the two groups, and the in-depth joint research and development of intelligent driving is carried out for BYD’s Equation Leopard car. The first product focuses on the Equation Leopard 8 model.
As the first model of BYD & Huawei’s strong alliance, Equation Leopard 8 will be equipped with Huawei Gankun Intelligent Driving ADS 3.0, becoming the world’s first hard-core model equipped with Huawei Intelligent Driving, and also the first model of BYD’s Huawei Intelligent Driving.
Moreover, the ADS 3.0 carried on Equation Leopard 8 is different from the ADS SE carried by Huawei Gankun Zhijia in Deep Blue and the ADS 3.0 carried by HarmonyOS Zhixing’s products. The ADS 3.0 carried on Leopard 8 is actually a set of hard-core exclusive intelligent driving scheme. In addition to the traditional high-speed/city intelligent navigation, intelligent parking and other functions, it will also add the exclusive intelligent driving function of hard-core SUV. What exactly this function is provided by the bureau remains to be announced, but some people who have demonstrated many innovative off-road auxiliary functions through the easy Sifang technology platform look up to U8. I believe that joining hands with Huawei’s Leopard 8 this time will never just be a gimmick.
The arrival of Equation Leopard 8 has undoubtedly brought new choices to the new energy hard-core off-road vehicle market. It is equipped with three differential locks and Yunqi -P intelligent hydraulic body control system, as well as luxurious interior and flexible seat layout, showing its perfect balance between hard-core off-road and luxury and comfort. With its official listing approaching, Leopard 8 is expected to become the new favorite in the market, bringing more rich and diverse choices to consumers.