14 June

BYD is an engineering powerhouse, they can generate new cars seemingly out of thin air. The Denza B5 is a plug-in hybrid rival to the Toyota Prado. Early drives suggest it’ll eat the Prado for breakfast, a brutally good off-roader but also luxury refinement for sealed road driving that the Prado doesn’t come close to. It also has 100 km of pure electric range, meaning all of your weekly driving can be free of fuel costs. The Prado’s hybrid system is rubbish, barely any fuel saved, and no capacity for full-EV driving at all. The BYD’s twin electric motor hybrid will also get you from 0-100 in 4.8 seconds. BYD also has a B8 to take on the Toyota Landcruiser. Expect to see the B5 and possibly even the B8 this year already, in Australia. BYD’s history suggests the pricing will be extraordinary too, for the tech you get.