The $150,000 Chinese SUV That Thinks It's a Boat

The BYD Yangwang U8 is a 1,200 HP Chinese luxury SUV that can float on water. Not as a boat. As an emergency system that keeps a nearly 3.5-ton SUV afloat for up to 30 minutes, under controlled conditions, at about walking speed. That is the feature everyone films. This video is the engineering behind it. How it actually works: Emergency flotation: the range extender shuts off, the cabin seals, and four motors push the SUV through water Why it is not a boat, and why you should never drive it into floodwater on purpose 360-degree tank turn from four independently controlled motors 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, from an extended-range electric powertrain BYD's e4 platform and DiSus-P hydraulic suspension A flagship interior built to sit next to the Mercedes G-Class and Range Rover Chapters 0:00 — It floats. It is not a boat. 1:00 — How the emergency flotation system works 3:00 — The 30-minute limit, and why it matters 5:00 — Tank turn: four motors, no center differential 7:00 — 1,200 horsepower, and where it actually goes 9:00 — e4 and DiSus-P 11:00 — Inside the flagship 13:00 — Too far, or the next SUV? DRIVECODE decodes one insane car feature at a time Subscribe if you want the next system taken apart the same way:    / @drivecode100what's   more impressive: an SUV that floats, or one that spins like a tank? Comment it. #YangwangU8 #BYD #ChineseSUV