Specifications
The U7 is equipped with BYD's e⁴ (易四方) individual wheel drive (IWD) system with four-wheel steering, which consists of four electric motors, each with a maximum power of 321 hp for a total of 1287 hp and 1680 Nm of torque. It has 20 degrees of rear-wheel steering, allowing for a 4.85 m turning radius.[11]
It is also equipped with BYD's DiSus-Z (云辇-Z) active suspension technology. This system has a response speed of only 10ms and is also equipped with an energy recovery device that can charge the battery through the 67.051 hp suspension motor.[12][13]
It has a drag coefficient of 0.195 Cd, and a top speed of 270. km/h.[14]
The dashboard features a 23.6-inch digital instrument panel display supplemented by an AR-HUD, a curved 12.8-inch OLED infotainment touchscreen, and a 6-inch passenger information display, all running the DiLink 150 cockpit system on a DiLink 4nm chip. The rear passengers have access to 12.8-inch entertainment displays and control panel display. The front seats have heating, ventilation, and massaging functions along with 20-way power adjustment.[11]
The U7 also comes with BYD's God's Eye A advanced intelligent driving assistance as part of its DiPilot 700 system, boasting 3 RoboSense LiDAR units, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 13 cameras, and two Nvidia Orin X SoCs outputting 508TOPS.[15][11]
In August 2025 the design for a shooting brake version of the U7 (unofficially known as the U7 GT) was spotted for the first time in the form of a low-camouflaged prototype.[16]