Specs for Denza’s 2026 N8 luxury SUV are headlined by a massive 1003km driving range, which has been confirmed in details of the BYD luxury brand’s new N8 and long-wheelbase N8L electric SUVs published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Two different battery packs will be offered for the N8 and N8L, starting with a ‘standard range’ 105.8kWh unit, then a 130.2kWh unit for the ‘long range’ version. As a result, the longest-range N8 has a claimed driving range of 1003km under CLTC test conditions, equivalent to over 820km under the WLTP testing used in Australia. The longer, heavier N8L drops that to 960km CLTC, or around 785km WLTP.

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Car News China reports that powertrains will include a choice of 320kW or 370kW single-motor RWD or a three-motor AWD option that combines a 270kW motor on the front axle and two 310kW motors on the rear for a combined 890kW output.

Compatibility with BYD’s Flash Charging network means the 800-volt batteries share the same 10 to 70 per cent fast-charge capabilities as other compatible BYD and Denza vehicles. In this case, that’s an additional 600km of range from a five-minute recharge, with a nine-minute stop taking the battery from 10 to 97 per cent, leaving a small buffer to allow for regenerative charging.

The new N8 range replaces the first generation, which was introduced in 2023 and took over from the 2019 Denza X. The Denza N8 EV and N8L EV join plug-in hybrid versions of the N8L that debuted earlier this year, with a 430km EV-only CLTC range and a combined range of 1550km. While similar externally, the N8 EV features different headlights and taillights compared to the PHEV version.

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Unlike Denza Australia’s current off-road-oriented SUV line-up, which includes body-on-frame SUVs like the B5 and B8, the N8 uses a more car-like monocoque platform. In N8L guise, its length of 5200mm makes it 5mm longer than the B8, including its rear-mounted spare wheel.

To help mitigate its size, the N8 range features four-wheel steering and adaptive suspension. The interior is available with 2+2+2 three-row seating, zero-gravity seating, massaging seats with heating and ventilation for the first and second rows, and even heated seats in the third row.

Denza’s Australian line-up expanded with the recent addition of the D9 EV people mover, soon to be joined by the Z9GT EV liftback later this year.