BYD Xia
motor vehicle
The BYD Xia (Chinese: 比亚迪夏) is a plug-in hybrid minivan manufactured by BYD Auto since 2025. Named after the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography, it is part of BYD's Dynasty Series that is marketed through Dynasty Network dealerships. Outside China, it is marketed as the BYD M9 or eMax 9.
Overview
The BYD Xia was launched in August 2024 at the Chengdu Motor Show, and was launched and went on sale on 8 January 2025.
The Xia has the option of eight, seven, six and four-seat layouts. It is equipped with the DiSus-C damping body control system, and BYD's fifth-generation plug-in hybrid system marketed as DM-i 5.0.
The vehicle is equipped with the fifth-generation DM plug-in hybrid powertrain paired with a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine. Its achieves a rating of 5.3 L/100 km (44 mpg‑US) on the NEDC cycle, and the combined cruising range on a full gas tank and fully charged battery is 1,060 kilometres (660 mi). The Xia comes standard with the 5R12V DiPilot 100 advanced driver assistance system with LiDAR and Nvidia Orin-X system-on-a-chip, which has up to 29 sensors in the entire vehicle, including highway and expressway piloting, intelligent parking assistance, emergency braking and many other driving assistance functions. Software functions will be gradually released in February 2025.
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