BYD Driver Drives Off on Three Wheels With Boot Attached — SkimNews
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- BYD Denza B8 driver was filmed on Chinese social media driving on three wheels down a public street with a yellow-and-red traffic clamp still attached to the raised front-left wheel.
- DiSus-P Ultra hydraulic suspension enabled the escape by independently raising the booted corner off the pavement, a trick that bypasses the parking fine without removing the clamp.
- BYD has officially demonstrated the same SUV driving on three wheels at speeds up to 15 km/h (~10 mph), confirming the maneuver is within the system's engineered capability.
- The DiSus-P system can independently raise or lower each corner up to 300 mm (~11.5 inches) with a lifting capacity of up to nine metric tons, per the source.
- BYD has also shown the suspension lifting a wheel to enable tire changes without a conventional jack—the same basic feature the boot-dodging driver appears to have co-opted.
- Denza B8 Flash Charge Edition packs a 46.7 kWh battery delivering up to 75 miles of CLTC all-electric range, paired with a 2.0-liter, 272 hp turbocharged engine for a combined range of roughly 1,380 km (~850 miles).
Why it matters: The episode turns a premium suspension feature—engineered for off-road comfort and convenience—into a tool for ignoring parking enforcement, forcing Chinese municipal authorities to weigh the cost of pursuing clamp-evaders against the impossibility of double-booting a car that can lift one wheel and roll away.
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