Denza Z9 GT
Shares rank 31 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
People praise its nice-looking interior and styling as a Chinese EV, but its roughly 3x pricing in Europe and the UK draws the most criticism.
People praise its nice-looking interior and styling as a Chinese EV, but its roughly 3x pricing in Europe and the UK draws the most criticism.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Interior looks very nice
“That screen inside looks really out of place compared to all of the interior that is looking really nice”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “BYD Launches the Denza Z9 GT EV in Europe and the UK at over 3X the Price” “That chinese knock-off, but in EV, looks good and the interior looks very nice.”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “BYD Launches the Denza Z9 GT EV in Europe and the UK at over 3X the Price” Looks good as an EV
“That chinese knock-off, but in EV, looks good and the interior looks very nice.”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “BYD Launches the Denza Z9 GT EV in Europe and the UK at over 3X the Price” Part of notable new Chinese EV wave
“you need to see some of the cars the likes of Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Denza and Xpeng are releasing”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Steep price for what you get
“the 3x pricing is a bummer”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “BYD Launches the Denza Z9 GT EV in Europe and the UK at over 3X the Price” “You're not getting $90k more car.”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “BYD Launches the Denza Z9 GT EV in Europe and the UK at over 3X the Price”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| Denza Z9 GTThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“You're not getting $90k more car.”
“That chinese knock-off, but in EV, looks good and the interior looks very nice.”
“It looks atrocious. Like someone glued the rear of an Alfa Romeo to a BYD SUV.”
“the 3x pricing is a bummer”
“That screen inside looks really out of place compared to all of the interior that is looking really nice”
“Many such examples with Chinese manufacturers putting 700kg battery packs into the vehicles”
“you need to see some of the cars the likes of Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Denza and Xpeng are releasing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.