The Denza 500 is a Chinese electric car produced by

Denza Shenzhen BYD New Energy Co., Ltd., trading as Denza, is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specialising in luxury electric cars and an equally owned joint venture between BYD and the Mercedes-Benz Group. Found ...

, an joint venture between

Daimler AG The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacture ...

and partner

BYD Auto BYD Auto Co., Ltd. ("Build Your Dreams") is the automotive subsidiary of the publicly-listed Chinese multinational manufacturer BYD Company, headquartered in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. It was founded in January 2003, following BYD Compa ...

. It is a "refresh" of the Denza 400 and Denza EV models previously released by the manufacturer.

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A March 2018 preview report said that features include LED lamps front and back, cold weather capability, and a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen with navigation info from Baidu Maps that can also help locate charging stations. There were 112,000 such stations in China at the time. The new vehicle was to be sold at select Mercedes-Benz dealers in China. The 2018 facelift also resulted in a restyled front fascia, rear bumper and tail lamps, an updated interior, and a name change to Denza 500. Range of the Denza 500 is said to be 451 kilometres (280 miles) measured by the NEDC standard. This is the latest version of the

electric car made exclusively for the Chinese market. The battery pack of the Denza 500 was upgraded to 70 kWh from the previous 62 kWh of the Denza EV. According to Denza, the consumption is 15.9 kWh per 100 kilometres, and a range of 635 kilometres (394 miles) could be achieved. As of October 2018, prices of the Denza 500 ranges from 298,800 to 328,800 yuan. File:Denza 500 04 China 2019-03-28.jpg, Denza 500 rear

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An earlier electric car from Denza was the Denza EV, which was previewed as a

concept car A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...

by Denza at the 2012

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, and was further tested as a prototype during the 2013

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. The official launch of the production car was in 2014 with a price range 369,000 yuan to 399,000 yuan (60,000 – 65,000 USD). The Denza EV is based on the same platform as the

Mercedes-Benz B-Class The Mercedes-Benz B-Class is a subcompact executive car manufactured and marketed by Mercedes-Benz since 2005. Based on the A-Class with larger dimensions, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) classifies it as a small MPV. As ...

while the electric powertrain comes from the

BYD e6 The BYD e6 is an all-electric compact crossover/compact MPV manufactured by BYD from 2009. Field testing for the first generation model began in China in May 2010 with 40 units operating as taxis in the city of Shenzhen. Sales to the general pub ...

electric car producing 137 kW (184 hp) with the top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). The Denza EV had a range of 352 km (218 mi) when launched in 2014; in 2017, Denza had launched a 400 km (248 mi) version. File:Denza EV 001 China 2016-04-15.jpg, Denza EV front File:Denza EV 003 China 2016-04-15.jpg, Denza EV rear

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