BYD Great Tang: Chinese brand reveals its largest SUV yet

Big SUVs are big business in China at the moment, and BYD is jumping into the fray.

The BYD Great Tang has been revealed in a Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) filing shared by Car News China.

The electric SUV measures 5263-5302mm long, 1999mm wide, and 1790-1890mm tall on a 3130mm wheelbase.

That makes it the largest model from the BYD brand, though it’s still slightly smaller than the U8 from BYD’s high-end Yangwang brand.

It also makes the Great Tang larger than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, which measures up to 5015mm long, 1990mm wide and 1950mm tall, depending on the variant, on a 2850mm wheelbase.

Set to officially debut in China during the first half of 2026, the electric Great Tang will be offered with a choice of 300kW and 370kW single-motor powertrains, plus a dual-motor powertrain that features a 215kW front motor and a 370kW one at the rear.

It’ll feature lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which BYD specialises in, but no specifications are yet available.

Kerb weight is between 2640kg and 2970kg, depending on the variant.

The Great Tang will be the flagship of BYD’s Dynasty series of models, as its name suggests.

Key details are shared with other Dynasty vehicles such as the Tang L (sold here as the Sealion 8), like the full-width trim piece up front that incorporates the headlights; the pop-out door handles; and the full-width rear light bar.

However, these are attached to a boxy body, if one with fairly clean flanks and a raked window line at the D-pillar.

The MIIT filing also reveals a wide range of wheel designs, including a bold, polished monoblock style. However, it doesn’t reveal the Great Tang’s interior.

BYD’s Chinese-market lineup is split between Dynasty models (like the Yuan Plus, aka Atto 3) and Ocean models (like the Dolphin). Some Dynasty vehicles get Ocean nameplates for export, like the Sealion 8.

As a flagship SUV measuring more than 5.2 metres long, the BYD Great Tang will take on the likes of the Xpeng GX, Li Auto L9, and Aito M9.

It’s unclear whether BYD Australia will offer it here, given it has just launched its premium Denza brand which offers the similarly sized – albeit plug-in hybrid – N8L and N9 large SUVs in China.

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