BYD Ti9 full specifications flagship SUV with LiDAR roof sensor

BYD Ti9: Full Specifications of the New Flagship SUV

The BYD Ti9 is Fang Cheng Bao's new flagship: a 5,270 mm, six seat plug-in hybrid SUV with dual 200 kW motors, a 66.48 kWh LFP battery, 310 km CLTC electric range and LiDAR-based DiPilot 300. Pricing is unannounced, and the Ti9 name is already trademarked in Australia.

The Ti9 was officially revealed on 11 August 2026, days after appearing in China's MIIT regulatory catalogue. No owner's manual exists yet, so every figure below comes from the official reveal and those regulatory filings, checked on 18 August 2026, with the Australian specification still unconfirmed.

That sourcing discipline is the bydaccessories.store standard, and it matters here because early Ti9 leaks got the powertrain wrong. More on that below.

BYD Ti9 vs BYD Sealion 8: How Much Bigger Is the Flagship?

The Sealion 8 is BYD's largest SUV sold in Australia today, which makes it the natural yardstick. Its figures below come straight from the official owner's handbook.

Measurement BYD Ti9 (MIIT filing and reveal) BYD Sealion 8 (owner's handbook)
Length 5,270 mm 5,040 mm
Width 1,999 mm 1,996 mm excluding mirrors
Height 1,880 mm, or 1,850 mm without roof rails 1,760 mm
Wheelbase 3,130 mm 2,950 mm
Seats 6 7, as sold in Australia
Powertrain Plug-in hybrid, 1.5L turbo plus dual 200 kW motors, AWD Plug-in hybrid, Dual Mode system

The takeaway: 230 mm longer and 180 mm taller than anything BYD currently sells here, with a wheelbase stretch of 180 mm feeding the six-seat cabin.

1. What Exactly Is the Ti9?

Three names describe one vehicle, which is where most confusion starts. In China it is filed as the Tai 9 under Fang Cheng Bao, BYD's personality-focused brand sitting between the mainstream ranges and ultra-luxury Yangwang. Overseas it is badged Ti9, and export Fang Cheng Bao models typically reach showrooms wearing Denza badges.

Within the Titanium family it tops the compact Ti3 and the mid-size Ti7, and it is the largest vehicle Fang Cheng Bao has built, outstretching even the Bao 8 off-roader at 5,195 mm. The brand is running hot too, with 41,213 July sales, up 190.6 per cent year on year, and the Ti7 alone passing 210,000 units in around 11 months.

2. Powertrain and Battery: The Verified Numbers

Early leaked reports described a 2.0 litre turbo system making 550 kW. The official MIIT filing settled it differently, and the filing wins.

  • Plug-in hybrid pairing a 1.5 litre turbo engine with front and rear electric motors, each producing a peak 200 kW, for all-wheel drive.
  • Engine output is quoted at 115 kW in reveal coverage, while the MIIT catalogue lists 110 kW net, a ratings-basis difference we disclose rather than pick silently.
  • Battery: 66.48 kWh lithium iron phosphate pack from FinDreams, weighing 487 kg at 136.5 Wh/kg, with the cells expected, not yet confirmed, to be second-generation Blade units. For the chemistry background, see how the Blade battery actually works.
  • Electric range: 310 km on the lenient CLTC cycle. No WLTP figure exists, so do not convert this in your head.
  • Kerb weight 2,865 to 2,965 kg, gross weight 3,495 kg, top speed 220 km/h.
  • Approach and departure angles of 19 and 22 degrees, on 21 or 22 inch wheels.

3. Six Seats, a Split Tailgate and a First for the Cabin

The body is deliberately boxy: a continuous LED light band framing the badge, an active grille, silver skid plates and a slightly sloped roofline over pronounced fenders. At the back sits the Tiandi Gate split tailgate, a hidden wiper and a brake light integrated into the spoiler.

Inside, pre-reveal images showed the BYD group's first continuous screen layout running across the dashboard, with reports of Devialet audio and flexible seating for the three-row, six-seat cabin. Treat those cabin details as reported rather than final until launch specification lands.

4. DiPilot 300 and the LiDAR Question

The Ti9 carries DiPilot 300, the assistance suite known in China as God's Eye B, built around a roof-mounted LiDAR sensor with cameras and radar. It supports navigate-on-autopilot functions on highways and in urban driving, which is notable equipment for a family flagship.

5. Will the Ti9 Come to Australia?

Here is the part almost nobody covers. BYD filed to trademark the Ti9 name in Australia in December 2025, alongside Ti7, months before the vehicle even existed publicly. A trademark guarantees nothing, and we will not pretend otherwise, but it shows Australia is on the planning map.

The pathway is visible too. Fang Cheng Bao models already reach Australian showrooms as Denzas, with the Bao 5 and Bao 8 sold here as the B5 and B8, and the Ti7 is confirmed for right-hand-drive Britain with local Australian tuning work reported. If the  Ti9 follows, expect either badge.

BYD Ti9 verified specifications with 5270 mm length 3130 mm wheelbase and 66.48 kWh battery

Pricing is the open question. Fang Cheng Bao has not announced it, saying only that the Ti9 will not wait long, with launch confirmed for the second half of 2026 in China. Its rivals, the Denza N9, Li Auto L9 and Aito M9, start between roughly 389,800 and 469,800 yuan, which frames the segment without naming the Ti9's number. While the flagship waits, the live premium question in Australian showrooms is still how the Sealion 7 stacks up against the Model Y, and any future arrival would land into the same queue realities as current BYD delivery times in Australia.

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