We all know one of the biggest draws of having an electric vehicle is the instant torque off the line. This is why you see countless videos of Teslas destroying Lamborghinis and Ferraris at stoplights and drag strips on the Internet.

BYD Philippines’ current roster of all-electric vehicles has the Dynasty lineup at the very top of its food chain: the Han midsize executive sedan and the Tang midsize SUV.

Both are aimed at executives with all their glitzy tech, comfortable and leather-clad interiors, and sleek but discreet exteriors. However, the company wanted to show a more button-down side of its two top EVs by demonstrating just how well they performed with a series of tests.

The Han is a midsize luxury sedan with two electric motors—240hp in the front, 267hp in the rear—and 700Nm of total torque. You can read our review of the car here.

It has an LFP (lithium ferrophosphate) Blade battery with 85.4kWh of capacity, capable of up to 521km of range and, more importantly, a 0-100km/h time of 3.9 seconds (hence the 3.9s badge).

The Tang is a three-row SUV with the same powertrain as the Han, a dual-motor setup that churns out 240hp (front) and 267hp (rear), and 700Nm of torque.

Because it’s bigger, the 0-100km/h time is slightly longer at 4.9 seconds. However, the larger 108.8kWh LFP Blade battery allows it to have a generous range of up to 530km.

The first exercise involved the Tang and some wet linoleum (a slippery surface meant to showcase how the car could handle itself on low-traction surfaces).

My colleagues and I were fully expecting the car’s insane torque figures to result in some slip-and-slide action, but the first vehicle just drove straight through with barely any drama—leaving us a bit confused and underwhelmed.

Getting behind the wheel revealed just exactly why it was so impressive. The instructors told us to punch the throttle at the start, and drive it as we would through a chicane.

As soon as I gave it the full beans, I could feel the vehicle’s traction control working hard preventing it from slingshotting forward into the cones and the crowd.

Deliberately throwing it through the corners, the car felt like it just wanted to keep it going as steady as possible, which meant that this car would be very sure-footed no matter what conditions it found itself in. The active suspension (called DiSus-C) suppressed a lot of the movements that would have made the passengers motion-sick.

The next exercise was a taste of what was to come: a simple acceleration test of the Han. With the car in launch mode—and a hidden drag timer that was accessed by holding down the back button—we got to experience firsthand just how damn fast the car slingshot to 100km/h.

With massive Brembo brakes fitted on both cars, slowing down was not an issue, but I found the transition from regenerative braking to the mechanical brakes biting a little too sudden and jerky.

But the activity that capped everything off was the drag race that took place on the main straight of Vermosa, which you can watch here.

First up was the Tang, which would face off against a V8-equipped Chevrolet Camaro. As expected, the rear-wheel-drive muscle car was no match as it was left in the dust with about three car-lengths of a gap.

Meanwhile, the Han encountered stiffer competition as it raced against a Porsche 911 Turbo S (991), a Radical SR1, and a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (992).

The first 911 (understandably) smoked it, with at least two car-lengths separating the two.

The other two were surprisingly close, as it beat the Hayabusa-powered Radical but lost to the 992 Carrera GTS (but only by a slight margin).

While a track day would have been the best place to further showcase the performance chops of the two BYD cars, the executives who are going to buy the Han and the Tang will want them for their comfort, and know that they can keep up with much-faster vehicles without breaking a sweat.