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On the evening of April 16, at the spring launch of the equation Leopard brand, the Leopard 8, the second mass production model under the equation Leopard brand, made its global debut. As the second model of equation Leopard, the new car is based on the BYD DMO super hybrid off-road platform, targeting the large hardline SUV, higher than the Leopard 5, and is expected to launch in the second half of this year, competing with the Tank 700Hi4-T and Toyota Lande Cool Luze.

In terms of appearance, the new car uses a hard style, basically continuing the Leopard 5 design style, the front face is designed with a large grille, the interior is decorated with three pieces of chrome, and black paint panels are added, and the headlights on both sides are connected to the grill. the central part of the engine cover enhances the sense of strength through obvious depression treatment. The front encirclement still uses the "super lock" element, which looks very powerful. On the side of the body, the new car is simple in shape, equipped with hidden door handles and black wheel eyebrows, and the roof is equipped with lidar. In the rear part, the new car adopts a circumferential spare tire cover, equipped with a full-size spare tire, and the taillight shape continues the Leopard 5 style design.

In the internal part, it is expected that the new car will have a three-row seating layout and be equipped with a Yunqi-P chassis. In the power part, the new car may be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system composed of 2.0T high-power engine and motor, and equipped with Yunfu-P intelligent hydraulic body control system.

At this press conference, in addition to the Leopard 8 production version of the model, the equation Leopard brand new model-SUPRE 9 concept car was released together. The new car positioning pure electric sports car, designed and built by BYD chief designer Iger, the future mass production version of the model may be named equation Panther 9.

In terms of appearance, the new car is based on a professional sports car platform, the front face uses the iconic headlamp layout, the interior of the light can directly see different material combinations such as carbon fiber, metal and glass, with the curve of fender uplift, the visual effect is very effective. The front is surrounded by a porous design of the front lip, which has the characteristics of a sports car.

On the side of the body, the new car uses a suspended double-wing butterfly door and provides central locking rims, with air duct and "30" logo in front of the rear wheel to enhance the aesthetics and functionality of the vehicle. In addition, the biggest feature of the new car is the use of unroofed convertible design, and equipped with a half-spoke racing steering wheel, looks quite advanced. In the rear part, the new car taillight adopts a bilateral four-diamond design, which has a strong recognition after lighting, and the rear is equipped with a large-size diffuser.

In addition to the Leopard 8 mass production version and the SUPRE 9 concept car, the equation Leopard 3 concept car also made its debut. The car will be built together with Leopard 5 and Leopard 8 based on BYD DMO super hybrid off-road platform, positioning medium-sized hardline city cross-country SUV, powered by pure electric drive, and is the first pure electric vehicle under equation Leopard.

In terms of appearance, the new car design is obviously different from Leopard 5, the whole is very rough. Specifically, the new car uses the "Star Wars armor" machine armor style, the interior of the grille uses a quadrilateral design, equipped with a display screen to support a variety of interactive modes, the shape of the headlights on both sides is also very eye-catching, looks very interesting.

On the side of the body, the lines and contours of the new car are relatively soft, especially in that the body is embellished with red decorative strips, which not only increases the degree of recognition, but also enhances the visual hierarchy of the vehicle. In the rear part, the large-size spoiler above the roof of the new car, the slender taillight group and the external spare tire design have a different flavor, coupled with the rough cross-country style, the overall design gives people a unique feeling. In terms of power, it is expected that the new car may be driven by pure electricity, but the specific power parameters have not been announced yet.

Equation Leopard, a brand new brand under BYD, announced its brand name in June and LOGO in July. Previously, BYD said that equation Leopard is a multi-category professional new energy model created by BYD to meet the individual needs of users, which is located between momentum and looking up, and the product matrix will cover different types of models such as sports cars, off-road cars and sedan cars.

In November 2023, the first model "Leopard 5" was launched, and the new car launched a total of three models with a price range of 28.98-352800 yuan. Equation Leopard 5 is based on BYD's new DMO super hybrid off-road platform, equipped with a power system composed of a vertical 1.5T high-power engine and front and rear dual motors, all equipped with low-speed four-wheel drive, leopard U-turn and other functions.

As a new brand under BYD, equation Leopard is positioned between momentum and looking up, focusing on luxury, personality and volume tasks. Retail data show that cumulative sales of the equation Leopard 5 were 11063 in the first quarter of this year. To be sure, for BYD, which makes a family car, it is much harder for the brand to go up than down.

It is understood that equation Leopard brand product matrix will include Leopard 5, Leopard 8, Leopard 3 composed of the "583" hardline family and sports car SUPER 9, on brand future planning, equation Leopard General Manager Xiong Tianbo said in an interview with the media that the future equation Leopard will launch new products at the pace of 1-2 new cars a year. As for whether more new cars will bring sales growth to BYD, let's wait and see.

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