Denza’s Five-Seat N8 Slots Beneath the Six-Seat N8L With a 700-KM Blade Battery and 300-400K RMB Target

BYD’s premium sub-brand Denza on 11 July 2026 published the first official exterior renders of the Denza N8, a five-seat mid-large BEV that will sit underneath the six-seat N8L flagship that opened deliveries earlier in Q2 2026. The reveal, backed by an early-July MIIT filing, positions the N8 as Denza’s answer to the fastest-growing slice of the 300,000-RMB Chinese premium SUV market: buyers who want the full family-EV suite but prefer a three-abreast rear bench over N8L-style captain chairs.

Key Highlights

The N8 keeps Denza’s e-Platform 3.0 Evo, 800V high-voltage architecture and Blade Battery pack, but trims 50 mm off the N8L’s overall length (5,110 mm vs 5,160 mm) while retaining identical width, height and wheelbase. The powertrain menu drops the middle dual-motor option that anchors N8L pricing, leaving a rear-drive single-motor at roughly 230 kW / 350 Nm and a tri-motor performance variant at a combined 810 kW. CLTC range is projected at about 700 km on the single-motor RWD (aided by an estimated 45 kg weight cut) and roughly 620 km on the tri-motor AWD, with a 100 kWh Blade pack shared across both trims and 500 kW peak DC charging cutting 10-80% to about 15 minutes.

Why It Matters

Denza is essentially cloning the Aito M9 (six-seat) / M7 (five-seat) two-tier playbook that Huawei-backed Seres used to dominate the 350,000-RMB premium space in 2025. By carving out a shorter, three-abreast N8 variant, Denza can defend N8L margins with the halo trim while chasing volume-oriented family buyers who reject captain-chair packaging. Inside, the N8 keeps Denza’s “Design Beyond” cabin with a floating 15.6-inch touchscreen, 10.25-inch cluster and optional 12-inch HUD; the middle seat gets a three-point belt and full ISOFIX, a subtle rebuttal to the N8L’s two-captain-chair second row. ADAS-wise, God’s Eye C is standard and God’s Eye A (Hesai 128-line LiDAR) is optional, driven by twin DJI-Momenta compute modules delivering 508 TOPS. For a Chinese-market read on how N8’s ADAS tiering and Blade pack fit into BYD’s second-half cadence, see iEVChina’s full Denza N8 reveal breakdown.

What’s Next

Denza plans to open pre-orders in late August 2026, with a formal launch and first customer deliveries in October 2026. Guided pricing sits between 300,000 and 400,000 RMB (roughly $41,379 – $55,172 USD at 7.25 CNY/USD), slotting the N8 directly against five-seat premium EV rivals such as the Zeekr 9X, Aito M7 refresh and the incoming XPeng G01 in the second half of 2026.

Edited for madeinchinanews.com

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