BYD Great Han Interior Revealed: Rear Theater Screen, Fridge, and 2.9-Second Sprints for Half a Model S

BYD published official interior photos of the Great Han EV on August 22, a day after the flagship sedan opened for pre-order at the Chengdu auto show in three electric trims from RMB 249,900 to 299,900 ($37,100 to $44,500).

The images show a tan leather theme, with hides covering most surfaces, a two-tone steering wheel, diamond-quilted perforated seats and wood trim. Five screens fill the cabin, a digital cluster, an AR head-up display, the central touchscreen, a ceiling-mounted rear entertainment display and a control screen in the rear center armrest, while tablets can mount on the front seatbacks.

Notably, the front seats also get power leg rests in what looks like a zero-gravity mode, and a fridge hides behind the armrest cupholders. Rear passengers can adjust climate zones, seat angles, sunshades and even fridge temperature from their own control screen. Ambient-lit metal speaker grilles round out a cabin clearly built for executive duty.

The fundamentals were already public. At 207 inches long (5,256 mm) on a 123.2-inch (3,130 mm) wheelbase, it sits in S-Class and 7 Series territory. Every version runs a 102.3 kWh second-generation Blade battery.

The rear-drive car makes 496 hp and claims 626 miles (1,008 km) of CLTC range, while the dual-motor flagship packs 764 hp, hits 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, tops out at 168 mph and manages 547 miles (880 km), riding on all-aluminum double-wishbone and five-link suspension with 7 degrees of rear steering.

The car itself hides an unresolved question. The 2.9-second sprint and 168 mph top speed are built for the person behind the wheel, while five screens, a fridge and power leg rests are built for the person in back.

The Model S has always been a driver's car, but the Great Han stuffs a rolling lounge into the same body, and those two identities pull against each other at this price. Executive buyers care about ride isolation and cabin hush, things official photos cannot show, and performance buyers rarely need a ceiling TV.

BYD has filled every line of the spec sheet. What it still has to answer is who this car is actually trying to keep comfortable.