{"id":2674,"date":"2023-01-17T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T03:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2023-01-17T11:06:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T03:06:52","slug":"chinas-moonwalking-yangwang-u8-suv-has-the-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2674","title":{"rendered":"China’s moonwalking Yangwang U8 SUV has the moves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Talk about a dream machine.<\/p>\n

China’s Warren Buffett-backed BYD, which is short for Build Your Dreams, has unveiled a new SUV that can move in mysterious ways.<\/p>\n

The electric Land Rover-style Yangwang U8 is equipped with a four-motor drive system that allows it to drive sideways.<\/p>\n

It was introduced at an event “moonwalking” across a stage like a motorized Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n

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\n The Yangwang U8’s four-motor drive system can be used to make it move sideways.
\n (BYD)<\/p>\n

The motion is produced by rotating the front and rear tires in opposite directions on both sides, but appears to be facilitated in the demonstration by special tires.<\/p>\n

BYD’s head of branding and PR, Brian Luo, compared it to the GMC Hummer EV’s CrabWalk mode, which uses four-wheel steering to drive diagonally at a 10-degree angle.<\/p>\n

The motors can also be driven forward on one side and in reverse on the other to spin the U8 in place like a top, an ability previously demonstrated by the four-motor Rivian R1T and upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQG.<\/p>\n

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\n The Yangwang U8 is a large luxury SUV.
\n (BYD)<\/p>\n

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The U8 will be one of the launch vehicles for BYD’s new Yangwang luxury brand and has approximately 1,100 hp.<\/p>\n

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\n The Yangwang U8 features a waterproof structure, according to the company.
\n (BYD)<\/p>\n

The company also said it is waterproof and will have limited amphibious capability, a claim Elon Musk has also made about the Tesla Cybertruck.<\/p>\n

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There are not any current plans to offer the U8 in the United States, but Chinese media reports that it will be priced locally at approximately $150,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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