BYD shows 1,000hp Formula supercar

Electric supercars are usually either vaporware or rich-person toys. BYD is trying to turn one into something more strategic. At the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, it(carnewschina.com) The big idea is not just “look, 1,000 hp.” It’s that BYD now has enough scale, battery know-how, and brand layers to build halo cars on purpose, not as one-off stunts. (carnewschina.com) ### What is the Formula X? It’s a two-door electric supercar under BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao brand, shown in Beijing on April 2(carscoops.com)n a design exercise. Fang Cheng Bao says it is scheduled for mass production and market launch next year, while other coverage pegs broader rollout around 2027 — so the exact timing still looks a little fluid. (carnewschina.com) ### Why is everyone fixated on 1,000 hp? Because that number tells you what lane BYD wants to occupy. The Formula X uses three (carnewschina.com) the part of the market where brute force is table stakes and the real contest becomes cooling, weight, chassis control, and repeatable performance. (carscoops.com) ### Is this just a wild concept car? Not really — or at least that’s not how BYD is framing it. The Formula X has a full carbon-fiber body, and one report says it also uses a carbon “(carnewschina.com)l and four-point harness. Basically, BYD wants this to read as engineered, not ornamental. (carnewschina.com) ### Why launch it under Fang Cheng Bao? That’s the interesting part. Fang Cheng Bao started as BYD’s rugged, personality-heavy brand — more off-road than track-day. Now BYD is stretchin(carscoops.com)doing brand work as much as product work. It tells buyers that Fang Cheng Bao is no longer just the “boxy SUV” arm of BYD. (carnewschina.com) ### How serious is BYD about performance, really? Serious enough that the Formula X is not even its most extreme EV. BYD’s Yangwang U9, launched in Feb(carnewschina.com)is arriving inside an existing BYD performance stack, not inventing one from scratch. BYD has already built the harder pieces — motors, batteries, suspension control, and high-output EV packaging. (byd.com) ### So why not just use the Yangwang badge? Because brands are tools. Yangwang is BYD’s ultra-premium tech-and-luxury label. Fang Cheng Bao sits lower(carnewschina.com)edly share an 800V architecture, tri-motor AWD, and magnetic ride control. The supercar is the billboard — the sedans are the probable volume play. (carscoops.com) ### What’s the catch? The catch is that showing a supercar is easy compared with shipping one. EV supercars live or die on thermal consistency, curb weight, software tuning, and whether the company can make the car f(byd.com). Fewer can turn those numbers into a credible driver’s car that customers can actually buy on schedule. The launch timing uncertainty is a small hint of that gap. (carnewschina.com) ### Bottom line? BYD didn’t just show a flashy 1,000-hp toy in Beijing. It showed that one of the world’s biggest EV makers wants a fu(carscoops.com)s production anywhere close to plan, it won’t just be a supercar. It’ll be a signal that Chinese EV brands are coming for the emotional end of the car market too. (carnewschina.com)