Denza, the alliance between Daimler and BYD, a new step in the increasingly interesting Chinese race for electric mobility with Denza 400. The good news was advanced our fellow Motorpasión, when a couple of days ago we kept awake the project and today we can give new details.
The model name perhaps reflects its main attraction, it has managed to reach the 400 km of autonomy for 100% electric. It is true, however, that given the cycles of approval involved (European and Chinese), that autonomy will likely move closer to the 300 kilometers (in fact the NEDC homologation is 352 kilometers), a goal that the manufacturer and he said he had reached with his former electric proposal, the Denza EV in 2014.
This first generation of electric fruit of romance between BYD and Daimler it reported sales of 3,000 units in 2015 in China. Now the Denza 400 continue climbing in China seeks to expand the battery pack the previous model to 62 kWh, always basing on the platform that launched the German model Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive.
As for its power, its electric engine is capable of developing 86 kW (115 hp) having a torque of 290 Nm max. At 50 km / h in 4.5 seconds, while to reach 100 km / h needs to employ 14 seconds.
However, we wonder if the Denza 400 is the first step towards a future update of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. Other manufacturers like Nissan, BMW and Ford have been quick to take a small jump in the autonomy of its pure electric before the next generation, and since the model Mercedes-Benz is not working too well, it is not surprising that in Daimler are considering it for the short term.
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