BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao Surprises Beijing With a Supercar

BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao turned heads in Beijing the moment the covers came off. Known so far as an SUV-focused brand, it arrived at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show with something far more unexpected: its first sedans and a dramatic Formula X supercar that stole the spotlight before anyone could blink.

The biggest talking point was the Formula X, a two-door convertible that looks like it was built to challenge assumptions as much as airflow. It carries over the design spirit of the Fang Cheng Bao Super 9 concept and leans into the brand’s so-called Life Metal Aesthetics. The proportions are low and taut, with a golden-ratio silhouette and a crouched, leopard-like stance that gives it real presence.

Up front, the Formula X uses a sharp, aggressive headlight signature the brand calls Sharp Leopard Eye. The body sits extremely close to the road, surrounded by a dense aerodynamic package with 19 separate air vents. Around the back, the design becomes even more theatrical, with Infinite Ring taillights, an active electric rear spoiler, and deep hollowed-out diffusers behind the rear wheels.

There is substance behind the showmanship, too. Fang Cheng Bao says the car uses a full carbon-fibre body to help keep weight down. The doors are another headline feature, described by the brand as combining gull-wing and scissor-style movement. It sounds dramatic because it is.

Inside, the Formula X is built around what Fang Cheng Bao calls a battle cockpit. The cabin wraps tightly around the driver and mixes grey and green tones for a more motorsport-inspired feel. Physical buttons remain part of the layout, and the car also gets a retractable steering wheel, integrated sports seats and a four-point racing harness. This is not a soft-edged luxury lounge. It is aiming squarely at performance theatre.

Fang Cheng Bao says the Formula X is scheduled for mass production and a market launch next year, which makes the Beijing debut feel less like a one-off show car reveal and more like a statement of intent. The brand is clearly testing how far it can stretch beyond its off-road roots.

That shift became even more obvious with the official debut of the Fang Cheng Bao S-series sedan, marking the brand’s first real move into a new body style. For a name built on rugged, adventure-ready vehicles, that is a notable change in direction.

The timing is also telling. Fang Cheng Bao’s sales reached 50,868 units in December last year, and in the first three months of this year, monthly sales were up by more than 200 percent compared with the same period a year earlier. Momentum is building fast, and BYD seems determined to make sure the brand does not stay boxed into a single identity for long.

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