There’s only one trim level, but there’s a tremendous amount of kit as standard. As you’d expect from an expensive premium car, there’s the typical things such as massage and heated seats, but they’re complemented by fun items such as a refrigerator, electric-folding rear seats and passenger-side screen (with built-in karaoke, no less). Overall space is excellent, too, with the real highlight coming in the form of rear legroom, although given the 3.1 metre-long wheelbase, that shouldn’t be too much of a surprise.
Interior and dashboard design
Compared to cars from its parent company BYD, the Denza immediately looks like a big step in a premium direction inside. The swooping dashboard gives off a cocooning environment for the front two occupants. Something that brings the tone down slightly inside is the massive touchscreen, it’s just slapped onto the dash seemingly without much care.
Materials and build quality
The cabin is also of the quality you’d expect from this price bracket. There are no horrible plastics to be seen anywhere, and the materials used, especially the wood and leather elements, all feel plush and robust. The stitching is tidy enough, too. Overall, we wouldn’t imagine customers coming from BMW, Mercedes or Porsche being anything less than impressed.
Infotainment, sat-nav and stereo
That 17.3-inch touchscreen dominates the dashboard. With so many of the Denza’s functions located via the main display, you’d hope there would be no issues with responsiveness and the menu layout. Unfortunately, it’s a little fiddly to use on the move – it’s quick enough to react to inputs, but shortcut buttons are small and then there’s simply too much information on screen at one time.
