BYD’s boxy new large SUV confirmed with seven seats, likely for Australia

BYD UK has confirmed its upcoming flagship SUV – which is expected to come to Australia – will offer seven seats.

The BYD Ti7 seven-seat large SUV has been locked in for the UK market, which like Australia is right-hand drive.

It'll be offered with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 4.8 seconds and electric range of 127km on the WLTP cycle. No mention has been made of the all-electric powertrain offered in China.

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BYD UK says it'll confirm pricing and specifications in the coming weeks, but says the Ti7 will feature vehicle-to-load (V2L) technology and a 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system.

The confirmation of a seven-seat layout gives the export-market BYD Ti7 a point of distinction from the Fangchengbao Ti7 it's based on, which in China is offered only with five seats.

BYD filed to trademark the Ti7 name in Australia in December 2025, along with Ti9 – a name that has yet to be applied to any vehicle.

While other Fangchengbao SUVs have arrived here badged as Denzas, the Ti7 has been confirmed for multiple export markets – including Thailand, Kuwait and the UK – with BYD badging.

That appears to make BYD badging more likely for Australia, though the company has also filed this month to protect the B3 nameplate.

That points to the smaller Fangchengbao Ti3, which like the Ti7 is part of that brand's 'Titanium' range of SUVs, being introduced here as a Denza.

Unlike the ladder-frame B5 and B8 large SUVs seen in Denza showrooms, the Ti3 and Ti7 SUVs feature more car-like unibody construction.

The Ti7 was launched last year in China as a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV, like the B5 and B8), with an electric (EV) version following this year. It’s unclear at this stage whether BYD will bring the Ti7 here with a PHEV or EV powertrain, or both.

BYD Australia told CarExpert in February it was performing local calibration work on an off-road vehicle with a plug-in hybrid or extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrain – pointing to the local launch of the Ti7, which is therefore set to feature local chassis tuning.

With three rows of seating, a plug-in hybrid powertrain and unibody construction, the Ti7 has a lot in common with the Sealion 8 that's currently BYD's flagship SUV in Australia.

The Fangchengbao Ti7 measures 4999mm long, 1995mm wide and 1865mm tall on a 2920mm wheelbase. However, BYD UK quotes a total length of 5146mm.

The Sealion 8, in contrast, measures 5040mm long, 1996mm wide and 1760mm tall on a 2950mm wheelbase.

In China, all Ti7 variants feature four-wheel independent suspension with a double-wishbone setup up front and a five-link setup at the rear.

PHEV variants feature a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 115kW of power and 225Nm of torque, mated with either a single 200kW/315Nm front electric motor (for front-wheel drive) or dual 160kW/260Nm and 200kW/360Nm electric motors (for all-wheel drive).

There’s a choice of 26.6kWh or 35.6kWh batteries, with electric range of between 135km and 200km on the CLTC cycle depending on the variant, and a DC fast-charge rate of between 54kW and 72kW.

As for the electric Ti7, it’s offered with either rear- or all-wheel drive and supports BYD’s flash charging, with a 10-70 per cent DC charge claimed to take as little as five minutes.

The RWD version features a single 300kW/365Nm electric motor and offers 675km of CLTC range from a 92kWh battery, or 755km of range from a 105.7kWh battery.

The AWD version adds a 215kW/310Nm front motor, and has 675km of range. However, it slashes the claimed 0-100km/h time from 7.3-7.5 seconds to just 4.5 seconds.

All Ti7s feature a 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, and a 26-inch head-up display.

Standard equipment across the entire Ti7 range includes a panoramic sunroof with a power sunshade, leather upholstery, power-adjustable front seats with heating and ventilation, a heated and leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a wireless phone charger.

There's a full suite of active safety and driver assist technology under the DiPilot 100 suite, though some Ti7s feature the DiPilot 300 which adds a LiDAR unit to the array of sensors and cameras. Features with either suite include front and rear cross-traffic assist, blind-spot monitoring, safe exit warning, adaptive cruise control, and a surround-view camera.

The Ti7 has been a sales success in China, where 57,197 examples were delivered this year to the end of April per data from PC Auto. That has seen it not only outsell every other Fangchengbao model combined, but become one of the top 20 best-selling models in China this year.

Should the Ti7 arrive in Australia, it'll slot into a local lineup that has grown rapidly and is only set to grow further.

BYD Australia currently offers four passenger cars – the electric Atto 1, Dolphin and Seal and the Seal 6 PHEV – plus the Shark 6 ute and half a dozen SUVs. The Atto 2, Atto 3 and Sealion 7 are electric, while the Sealion 5, Sealion 6 and Sealion 8 are PHEVs.

This month, even more BYDs have appeared in Australian Government approval documents. These include the M9 PHEV people mover, V9 electric van, and Seal 7 PHEV sedan.

With 15 vehicles, BYD would be rapidly gaining on market-leading Toyota on model count. The Japanese giant offers 18 vehicles here (19 if you include the Coaster bus). Both BYD and Toyota's tallies don't include their respective premium brands, Denza and Lexus.

BYD was the second best-selling brand in Australia last month with 7702 deliveries, behind only Toyota (15,185). Year-to-date it’s sitting in fifth place with 25,243 deliveries, just a few hundred units shy of fourth-placed Ford (25,920).

It confirmed late last year it was eyeing a top-three spot in 2026, and has even secured additional vehicle shipments to meet demand.

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