Over the years, storms in China have caused thousands of cars to be damaged and many casualties. If you happen to be driving on the road when it starts pouring rain and the floodwaters begin to rise above the wheels, what would you do?
To address these concerns, YangWang U8 is one of BYD’s fascinating off-road SUVs with features that resemble a submarine, along with many other modern technologies that make customers want to experience it in real life, even just once.
Guy tests “swimming” feature on Chinese car that surprises many, costing as much as a Porsche 911
A video captured a girl driving the YangWang U8 with her mother and a man sitting in the back seat, swimming in a body of water, surprising many people. The short video shows the water level reaching the windows, but the car does not sink and floats like a submarine, amusing the man sitting in the back and the woman sitting in the passenger seat.
The emergency water-crossing ability of the YangWang U8 will be passively activated when users turn on the water-crossing mode through the central control screen and start crossing the water. The car will use various sensors to monitor the water depth, body posture, wheel slippage, etc. If the conditions are met, the floating state will be automatically activated, allowing the car to move forward and turn around while floating on the water.
When the emergency floating mode is activated, the U8 Deluxe Edition’s engine will automatically shut down, the suspension system will be raised to the highest state, the windows will be automatically elevated, the air conditioner vents will transition from the closed state to the open state, and the internal circulation and cooling fan will also be controlled adaptively to provide better sealing and water resistance.
At the same time, the sunroof of the car will automatically open to provide an additional emergency exit for users in harsh situations. Moreover, the curved Galaxy screen in the car will also display the water depth and the car’s attitude, allowing users to understand the real-time status of the car.
In the emergency floating mode, people inside the U8 can’t see the water flowing in the car for up to 30 minutes, let alone sinking, and it can move forward at a maximum speed of 3 km/h, keeping the car stable during the movement and reducing the number of occupants.
However, it should be noted that the emergency floating mode is a function designed to help users escape and save lives in urgent situations. Therefore, users are encouraged not to test this function in non-emergency situations. Furthermore, the YangWang U8 vehicles also have sideward motion mode and a 360-degree rotation similar to a tank.
With such advanced features, the price of the YangWang U8 is not cheap, as it reaches 1,098 million yuan, equivalent to 3.58 billion Vietnamese dong. It is on par with luxury SUVs from Range Rover and many other brands, as well as sports cars like the Porsche 911.
