DENZA B5 2026: Complete Specs, Features, Range and Pakistan Launch

The DENZA B5 specs describe a body-on-frame plug-in hybrid 4×4: a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine, two electric motors, a 31.8 kWh Blade Battery and 760 Nm of combined torque, with 0–100 km/h in 4.8 seconds.

It is BYD's premium off-roader, sold under the DENZA badge in export markets and related to the Fangchengbao Bao 5 at home. It is already on sale in Australia, with deliveries from late January 2026.

For Pakistan we expect it in October 2026. That is an expectation rather than an announcement no official launch date, price or booking process has been published.

Its local status is covered in our report on DENZA B5 and B8 launch status in Pakistan. This page is about the specification — including several figures that different DENZA markets publish differently, which is worth knowing before you compare this car with anything else.

DENZA B5 Specifications at a Glance

Where two markets publish different figures, both are shown. That is not an error in the table — it is how this car is actually documented.

DENZA B5 Engine, Motor Power and Performance

The DMO Super Hybrid layout puts a longitudinal 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine with one motor on each axle, which is how a plug-in hybrid ends up with proper four-wheel drive.

Add the parts up and you get an interesting result. The engine makes 135 kW, the front motor 200 kW and the rear motor 285 kW — 620 kW of hardware. The system is quoted at 400 kW.

That is not a contradiction. In a hybrid like this the ceiling is set by how much power the battery can deliver and how the system is allowed to combine sources, not by adding the spec sheet together. The motors alone total 485 kW, already above the system figure.

The torque figure does add up exactly: 360 Nm at the front plus 400 Nm at the rear is the quoted 760 Nm.

One number needs a warning. The 400 kW figure is Australia's. DENZA's own Singapore catalogue publishes 425 kW for the same car, as shown in the official DENZA B5 catalogue. Both are manufacturer figures; market specifications differ, so quote the one for the market you are buying in.

DMO Is a Plug-In Hybrid, Not a Range Extender

Worth separating, because the two get confused constantly. In a range-extender the engine only generates electricity and never drives the wheels.

DMO is a plug-in hybrid architecture where the engine can drive the wheels directly as well as charge the battery. That is why this car has a conventional 83-litre tank and genuine mechanical four-wheel drive.

DENZA B5 Battery, Electric Range and Charging

The 31.8 kWh pack is BYD's Blade Battery in lithium iron phosphate chemistry — a good choice for this climate, because LFP tolerates heat and regular full charges better than nickel-based alternatives.

That bottom row is the one to read twice, and it is the honest answer to "what does a DENZA B5 actually drink". With the battery charged it is a 2-to-4 litre car. With the battery flat it is a 10-litre car, because a three-tonne body-on-frame 4×4 is being hauled by a 1.5-litre engine.

Those figures are internally consistent, which is a good sign about the sheet. Take the 975 km NEDC combined range, subtract 100 km of electric running, and 875 km on an 83-litre tank works out at 9.49 L/100 km.

That is exactly the quoted below-25% figure, and the WLTC pair checks out the same way.

Charging is 11 kW on three-phase AC and up to 100 kW on DC, with a 6.6 kW vehicle-to-load function for running tools or camp equipment from the battery. On a 31.8 kWh pack, 100 kW DC means a usefully quick top-up rather than an overnight job.

Why This Car's CO2 Figure Is 42 g/km in One Market and 170 g/km in Another

This is the single most misunderstood number on any plug-in hybrid, and the B5 shows it starkly.

The Australian sheet gives 42 g/km. DENZA's Singapore catalogue gives 170 g/km. Four times the difference, same car, both from the manufacturer.

The low figure is the weighted plug-in number, calculated with a charged battery so that most of the test runs on electricity. The high figure reflects a basis closer to the engine doing the work. Neither is dishonest; they answer different questions.

Which one describes your driving depends entirely on whether you plug it in. Charge nightly and commute under 90 km and you will live near the low number. Never charge it and you are running a three-tonne petrol 4×4 at around 10 litres per 100 km.

DENZA B5 Dimensions, Weight and Towing Capacity

The Leopard's extra 110 kg of kerb weight comes straight out of its payload, because both variants share the same 3,497 kg gross vehicle mass. That takes it from 600 kg down to 490 kg.

You Cannot Tow 3,000 kg and Carry Five People

This is the most important sentence in the article, and it is arithmetic rather than opinion.

A 3,000 kg braked towing capacity sounds like a Land Cruiser rival, and in isolation it is. But gross combination mass — vehicle plus trailer — is 6,122 kg on the B5.

Add full GVM of 3,497 kg to a 3,000 kg trailer and you get 6,497 kg. That is 375 kg over the limit.

So at maximum tow the vehicle itself is capped at 3,122 kg. Subtract the 2,897 kg kerb weight and you have 225 kg left for people, fuel in the tank, luggage and any towbar load. That is about three adults and nothing else, in a five-seat car.

The Leopard works out identically. Its higher 6,232 kg GCM is cancelled by its 110 kg heavier kerb weight, and the payload while towing 3,000 kg comes to the same 225 kg.

Those GCM figures come from the manufacturer's specification sheet and were absent from the market listing we cross-checked, so confirm GCM with your dealer — the calculation rests on it. The principle applies to every large 4×4 though: the headline towing number is rarely available at full load.

DENZA B5 Off-Road Features and Ground Clearance

The hardware is serious: body-on-frame construction, four-wheel drive, electrically actuated front and rear differential locks, double-wishbone suspension at both ends, sixteen selectable driving modes and a full-size spare.

Front and rear locks together is the detail that matters. Plenty of large SUVs offer a rear lock; having both is what lets a vehicle keep moving with diagonally opposite wheels in the air.

Now the caveat on that 310 mm, because it does not sit comfortably with the rest of the sheet.

The DENZA B5 Leopard is quoted with 90 mm more ground clearance than the B5 but only 10 mm more overall height. If the whole body sat 90 mm higher, the roof would rise by about 90 mm too.

The tyres do not explain it either. At 265/65 R18 and 275/55 R20 the two are within 9 mm of each other in diameter, worth roughly 4 mm of clearance.

The likeliest explanation is that 310 mm is measured with the Leopard's DiSus-P suspension raised, while 1,930 mm is the normal ride height. DiSus-P is listed for the Leopard only.

We cannot confirm that, so treat 310 mm as a figure needing clarification — fixed or raised — before planning a trip around it.

The Approach and Departure Angles Are Quoted Inconsistently

One source gives the B5 a 35-degree approach and 32-degree departure angle. Another gives 34 degrees approach and 35 degrees departure.

They disagree on the departure figure by three degrees, and even on which end is steeper, so we are not printing either pair as fact.

Expect roughly 34 to 35 degrees at the front and between 32 and 35 at the rear, and have it confirmed for your market.

If you are weighing this class against alternatives, our comparison of the DENZA B8 vs Tank 500 PHEV covers the segment above, and Tank 300 PHEV and its off-road capability covers the one below.

DENZA B5 Interior, Comfort and Infotainment

The cabin is where the price sits. Leather upholstery on the B5 and fine-grade Nappa on the Leopard, with heated, ventilated and massaging front seats, heated rear seats, and rear-seat ventilation on the Leopard.

Audio is a 16-speaker DEVIALET system. There is a panoramic sunroof with an electric sunshade, multi-colour ambient lighting, double-layer acoustic glass up front, and a four-zone AI voice assistant.

The genuinely unusual item is a built-in centre-console fridge that also heats — cooling to between −6°C and 6°C, or warming from 35°C to 50°C. In a car meant for long drives in hot weather, that is more useful than most feature-list novelties.

Two details enthusiasts will appreciate: physical controls are retained for the functions you use while driving, including dedicated differential-lock and drive-mode switches rather than everything buried in a touchscreen. Entry is by proximity key fob, NFC keycard or digital phone key, with UWB proximity unlocking on the Leopard.

DENZA B5 Safety and Driver Assistance

The airbag count is thorough: front airbags, front side airbags, a driver far-side airbag, rear passenger side airbags and integrated front-to-rear side curtains, with dual-stage pretensioners on the front belts.

On the assistance side the specification covers adaptive and intelligent cruise control, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, blind-spot detection, emergency lane keeping, rear cross-traffic alert and braking, forward cross-traffic alert and braking, door-opening warning, rear collision warning, driver distraction and fatigue monitoring, child presence detection, traffic sign recognition and a windshield head-up display.

Parking is handled by a 360-degree camera with surround-view, four front and four rear sensors and high-precision millimetre-wave radar. Stability, traction, roll-movement intervention, hill-hold, auto-hold and an electric parking brake are all listed.

Availability varies by variant and market, so ask for the trim-by-trim list rather than assuming the full set.

We are not publishing a crash-test rating for this car. A five-star result is referenced in some material, but a rating is tied to a specific variant and test date, and we could not confirm which variant and which year. A wrong safety rating is worse than none.

DENZA B5 vs B5 Leopard: Which One

They share the powertrain, the wheelbase, the width and the 3,000 kg towing rating, so this is not a performance decision.

The Leopard adds the off-road hardware and the cabin upgrades: more ground clearance and wading depth, DiSus-P adaptive damping, 20-inch wheels, Nappa leather, rear-seat ventilation and UWB key entry.

It costs 110 kg of payload, and swaps 18-inch wheels with a tall 65-profile sidewall for 20-inch wheels on a 55-profile.

On rock and corrugations that taller sidewall is arguably the better tyre — a real argument against assuming the Leopard is more capable in every respect.

DENZA B5 Launch Date and Price

There is a launch date for this car, and it is worth being precise about where it applies.

Read those Australian prices carefully, because two different numbers circulate. The list prices are before on-road costs. Add registration, stamp duty and the rest and the B5 lands at roughly A$81,000 driveaway depending on the state — which is why you will also see a figure around that mark quoted.

DENZA also expected to be operating around fifteen Australian retail locations by the end of the first quarter of 2026, rising to twenty to twenty-five by the end of the following year. A brand that is still building its dealer network is one whose service coverage is worth asking about.

DENZA B5 Pakistan Launch: Expected October 2026

Our expectation is an October 2026 Pakistan launch for the DENZA B5. We want to be precise about what that is and is not.

It is our reading of the market. It is not an announcement from BYD or DENZA, and no official launch date, local price or booking process has been published. If any of those appear, they override what is on this page and we will update it.

So there is still no DENZA B5 price in Pakistan, and we are not publishing an estimate for one. Converting the Australian price would not give you a local figure either — duties, taxes, freight and homologation do not travel with an exchange rate.

One thing to be careful with. Several local listing sites already carry the B5 as upcoming, and at least one files it under a 2027 model year. A listing page created in advance is a placeholder, not a confirmed launch, and a date taken from one is not a commitment — ours included until it is official.

What is documented locally is the brand's appearance at PAPS 2026, covered in our report on BYD and DENZA pricing at PAPS 2026. A show appearance is not a launch commitment, and not listed for Pakistan is not the same as ruled out.

If you want a plug-in hybrid you can actually buy here, the BYD Sealion 6 PHEV details are the closer prospect, and you can compare other plug-in hybrid off-road SUVs alongside it.

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