An Australian arrival for the Yangwang U8’s extended wheelbase stablemate may be on the cards as CarSauce has uncovered a trademark filing from BYD for the U8L badge.

BYD filed for the words “U8L” on the 25th of July 2025, before it was later published to IP Australia on September 29th. 

The Yangwang U8L is the latest full-size SUV offering from BYD’s luxury brand, revealed in April this year, ahead of its official launch in China on September 12th.

Measuring 5,400mm long, 2,049mm wide and 1,921mm tall, the U8L is larger than both the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, the long wheelbase Range Rover and the Mercedes-Maybach GLS. 

As the lengthened version of the standard U8 luxury off-roader, the U8L’s wheelbase has grown by 20mm to 3,250mm and has extended in overall length by 81mm. 

The U8L features a range-extender hybrid powertrain, consisting of a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine and four electric motors with electricity sourced from a 55.53kWh Blade battery pack, boasting a combined system output of 880kW and 1,280Nm. The U8L achieves a claimed 0-100km/h time of 3.5 seconds. 

Yangwang claims an electric-only range for the U8L of 200km, with a total range of 1,160km on China’s CLTC cycle. 

The U8L is equipped with an extensive list of luxury features, including 150-degree reclining and massaging aviation seats, touchscreens integrated into the second-row armrests, rear seat tray tables, a smart heating and cooling refrigerator, a 21.4-inch television screen in the second row, active anti-motion sickness technology and 128-colour ambient lighting. 

Like the smaller U8, the U8L retains the ability to complete a 360-degree tank turn, independently control each wheel and float in water in emergency situations. 

In China, the Yangwang U8L is priced at ¥1.28 Million (approximately $273,600 as of September 2025), around ¥200,000 more than the standard wheelbase U8 (¥1.098 Million or around $234,000). 

That makes the U8L more expensive than the Mercedes-Maybach GLS SUV (¥962,600 or around $205,500) but less than an entry-level Range Rover (¥1.4 Million or around $300,000). 

The Yangwang U8 was spotted testing in the Australian outback earlier this year in right-hand drive configuration, as reported by CarSauce, and is expected for a local launch. 

However, a local arrival date is yet to be officially confirmed for either the standard wheelbase variant or the long wheelbase U8L.