BYD is bringing its luxury Denza brand to India, and the first car is wild. The BYD Denza Z9 GT has been spotted testing on Mumbai roads ahead of its 13 November 2026 launch. It's a shooting brake (think a long, sleek estate car) with 1,156 hp and a price tag of about ₹1.2–1.5 crore ex-showroom. Nothing like it is on sale here right now.
Denza Z9 GT price in India: ₹1.2–1.5 crore for a CBU flagship
BYD hasn't confirmed the exact price yet, but it's expected in the ₹1.2–1.5 crore ex-showroom range. On-road, you'll pay more once road tax, registration and insurance are added, and that varies by state. This is a full CBU import (a completely built unit shipped ready-made from abroad), so the price carries a heavy import tax. BYD India's boss has said the India car will match global versions feature-for-feature. For that money you're not buying practicality. You're buying a statement no one else on your road will have.
BYD Denza D9 GT
MPVWhat is the Z9 GT? India's first shooting brake explained
A shooting brake is basically a sporty estate: a long, low body with a sloping roof and a proper big boot at the back. Think of a coupe and a station wagon mixed together. The Z9 GT is the only one you can buy in India. It's a big car too, at 5,180 mm long with a 3,125 mm wheelbase (the gap between the front and rear wheels, which decides cabin space). The design gets split Matrix LED headlamps with 108 lighting zones, flush door handles, 20-inch alloy wheels on Pirelli tyres, and a LiDAR sensor on the roof for its safety tech.
Powertrain & range: 1,156 hp, 600 km WLTP, 9-minute charge
Three electric motors do the work here, one at the front and two at the rear. Together they make 1,156 hp and 1,200 Nm of torque (pulling power), sent to all four wheels. That's enough for 0–100 kph in just 2.7 seconds (how fast it hits highway speed) and a 240 kph top speed. The 122.5 kWh battery (the battery size) gives a claimed 600 km WLTP range. WLTP is a lab test, so expect roughly 400–450 km in real Indian driving, less if you drive hard. The headline trick is charging: up to 1,500 kW DC support means 10–97% in nine minutes. But very few chargers in India can go anywhere near that speed yet, so in practice you'll charge slower. There's also 11 kW AC charging for home us
Interior & tech: triple-screen dash, Devialet audio, rear-wheel steer
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The cabin is loaded. You get a triple-screen dashboard: a 17.3-inch central touchscreen, a 13.2-inch passenger screen and a 13.2-inch digital driver display. There's even a small screen on each front door. The seats are powered with ventilation, heating and massage. Other kit includes an augmented-reality head-up display, a dual-pane sunroof, four-zone climate control, leather seats, soft-close powered doors and a 20-speaker Devialet sound system. The clever bit is rear-wheel steering, up to 15 degrees, which lets the car 'crab walk' (move sideways) and do a 360-degree turn on the spot. This is especially handy when parking a 5-metre car in a tight Indian basement.
Features & safety: what you get (and what's optional abroad)
Safety and tech are generous: nine airbags, a 360-degree camera, an ADAS suite (safety tech that can brake and steer for you), auto park assist and connected car features. One thing to watch is the outside mirrors. Global markets offer camera-based mirrors as an option, where the door screens show the camera feed. On cars with normal mirrors, those door screens just show a lighting pattern. It isn't clear yet which setup India will get, so wait for the final spec sheet before making any assumptions.
BYD Denza Z9 GT vs BMW i5 M60: the only rival (sort of)
The closest car you can actually compare the Denza Z9 GT to is the BMW i5 M60. But it's not a clean match. The i5 is a regular luxury sedan, not a shooting brake, so the body styles are entirely different. The power gap is huge too. The Z9 GT's 1,156 hp nearly doubles the i5 M60's roughly 601 hp. The Denza is far quicker in a straight line and far rarer on the road. The BMW, though, has a deep service network and strong resale, two things BYD's new Denza brand still has to prove here.
Should you buy it? Who this ₹1.2 crore electric shooting brake for?
The Z9 GT makes sense for the buyer who wants something nobody else has. It's the only shooting brake in India; it's savagely fast, and the nine-minute fast charge (where a charger allows it) is genuinely useful. But there are real question marks. It's a CBU import, so service, spare parts and resale value for a brand-new luxury sub-brand are unknowns. And India's charging network still can't deliver that 1,500 kW figure. If you want exclusivity and tech above everything, and you can wait for real-world range and service answers, the Denza Z9 GT fits the bill. For most luxury EV buyers, the i5 M60 is the safer bet.
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