The brand new BYD
Tang, looking super sharp in black, and check out those weapon-like mirrors.
The new Tang will hit the Chinese car market in April next year. The Tang will
come in two flavors, plug-in hybrid and petrol. The black car on the photos is
the hybrid.
Somewhat disappointingly the plug-in hybrid drive
train of the new Tang appears to be exactly the same as of the old Tang: a 205
hp 2.0 turbo plus two electric motors of 150 hp each, good for a combined
output of 505 horsepower.
Still very impressive, but a new car should have a
new number. The badges on the PHEV indicate it will do 0-100 in 4.9 seconds,
again the same as the old car. However, in a press release BYD stated that the
new Tang will go from zero to hundred in 4.5 seconds. More on that as we get
it. Top speed is 180 km/h. The petrol version gets the 205 hp 2.0 turbo.
