TESTED 11.3.23, SHANGHAI, CHINA ON SALE LATE 2023 (EUROPE)
Chinese tech start-up Human Horizons has created another head-turner to follow the X that it launched in 2020. Despite being from a hitherto unknown brand, called HiPhi, the X has routinely been the best-selling premium EV in China, beating rivals both foreign (Mercedes-Benz EQC) and domestic (Hongqi E-HS9).
Although based on the same platform, the HiPhi Z is a very different proposition: a sporty GT to challenge the Porsche Taycan.
Sporting sleek lines, the Z is a large car, at 5036mm long and 2018mm wide. Its most notable external features are its coach doors and tiny rear screen (the rear-view mirror shows you a live video feed).
This story is from the March 29, 2023 edition of Autocar UK.
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