BYD TAKES AIM AT DEFENDER WITH 677BHP DENZA B5 PHEV

BYD IS TARGETING the Land Rover Defender in the UK with its new B5 - a premium plugin hybrid 4x4 with competitive off-road stats and supercar levels of power.

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Launched in China last year as the Bao 5, it is one of three models from BYD's new SUV sub-brand Fangchengbao, although it is likely to be badged Denza here and positioned as a sibling to that premium brand's Z9 GT shooting brake, which is also heading to the UK. Denza was founded in 2010 as a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz, but it is wholly owned by