At Auto Shanghai 2025, Denza launched a new DENZA Z Concept Sports Car.
Now, you might be wondering, DENZA? A sports car? Weren’t they more about sleek MPVs and futuristic SUVs? That’s the beauty of it.
DENZA calls it “Pure Emotion”, and it’s not just branding fluff. The Z’s aesthetic is a harmony of aggression and elegance. Its ‘Quantum Pulse’ front fascia looks like it’s inhaling the future, while the sculpted side profile, razor-sharp Light Blade waistlines, and that rear aerodynamic tail all scream performance, even before the car’s tyres kiss the tarmac.
The DENZA Z is the world’s first sports car to come armed with DiSus-M, an intelligent magnetorheological suspension system that adjusts damping in less than 10 milliseconds.
DENZA has also thrown away the steering column and replaced it with a fully self-developed steer-by-wire system. Think millisecond responses and precision measured in millimetres. With no mechanical connection, the system opens up a new world of customisation, from a foldable steering wheel to a reconfigurable cabin.
This innovation is part of DENZA’s broader commitment to a fully by-wire chassis. Translation: braking, suspension, steering, and even the powertrain, all governed electronically.
It’s clean, efficient, and futuristic in a way that makes other EVs feel a generation behind. Reinforced by BYD’s R&D muscle, DENZA is also the only carmaker developing both wet and dry brake-by-wire systems at scale.
But the DENZA Z isn’t just some standalone show pony. It sits on the brand’s flagship e3 Platform, a marvel of electric architecture that underpins the best of what DENZA has to offer, including the global debut of the N9 SUV, which shared the spotlight in Shanghai.
That one comes packed with a 2.0T DM Super Hybrid System, dual-chamber air suspension, and an advanced LiDAR system.
Let’s hope the DENZA Z Concept eventually makes its way into a proper sports car.
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