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BYD QIN PRO SEDAN IS READY FOR THE CHINESE CAR

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his is
the new
TBYD
Qin Pro, one 285 horsepower. BYD is the interior. It looks ul- … rotate! When it does it
of China’s prettiest se- calls the PHEV the ‘DM’, tra clean and ultra mod- blocks the driver’s view,
dans ever. It will launch which stands for dual ern, with a surprisingly but it doesn’t block any
on the Chinese car mar- motor. large steering wheel. Car buttons. Not sure why
ket on September 20. on the interior photos is anyone would ever need
Sadly however BYD ap- Price for the petrol will the PHEV. this, but it is a great
pears to be very uncer- start around 100.000 looking trick.
tain about the future; the yuan, the EV will go for The digital dashboard
Qin Pro will be offered in 170.000, and the PHEV looks very race car, small BYD has been under
a triple: petrol, EV, and for 160.000 (prices for and super sharp. some pressure lately,
PHEV. Come on BYD, the EV & PHEV are after with slow sales and wor-
make up your mind! subsidies). So the PHEV The 12.1 inch touch ries about the end of the
seems the best deal; screen stands free above subsidy system. But with
The petrol version cones cheaper than the EV and the center stack, and it cars as pretty as the Qin
in two kinds: a 109 hp with lots of more horses. is able to… Pro sales should be able
1.5 and a 154 hp 1.5 The petrol versions seem to recover, at least a bit.
turbo. The EV gets a nonsense, especially the
163 hp electric motor underpowered 109 hp
with a 500 kilometer variant.
range. But the PHEV is
the best one; combining But no matter the power,
the 1.5 turbo with an the Qin Pro’s party piece
electric motor, good for

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