The brand new BYD Dolphin electrical hatchback was launched in China with a value vary of 99,800 – 125,800 yuan (13,735 – 17,315 USD). The bigger facelifted mannequin with enhanced specs and the God’s Eye C ADAS capabilities grew to become even cheaper than its predecessor.
The brand new BYD Dolphin hatchback utilized for a gross sales license in China on December 9. In late February, BYD introduced that this car would get the corporate’s newest God’s Eye C (DiPilot 100) driving help system. On March 4, the brand new BYD Dolphin began gross sales in China. The primary batches of automobiles have reached sellers.
Extra concerning the new BYD Dolphin
The BYD Dolphin facelift obtained a redesigned entrance finish with bigger headlights, a much bigger trapeze-shaped air consumption, and a sportier bumper. The brand new mannequin adopts flush door handles as a substitute of retractable handles of the earlier mannequin. From the again, the facelifted Dolphin has an up to date taillight unit with an built-in BYD emblem as a substitute of the Construct Your Desires inscription.
The brand new BYD Dolphin grew to become seemingly larger than its home predecessor. Its dimensions are 4280/1770/1570 mm with a wheelbase of 2700 mm. It’s price mentioning that the European variant of the BYD Dolphin continues to be 10 mm longer than the facelifted hatchback for China. The brand new mannequin adopts two wheels choices: 195/60 R16 and 205/50 R17.
The inside of the brand new BYD Dolphin has much more adjustments. It adopts a brand new three-spoke steering wheel with a gear shifter mounted behind. The facelifted hatchback additionally has a brand new LCD instrument panel with a diameter of 8.8 inches. Its middle console removed the shelf-like component with a gear shifter and a block of bodily controls. Now, the Dolphin comes customary with a 12.8-inch middle display and 6 audio system. The automotive’s middle tunnel has a 50 W wi-fi cellphone charging pad.
One other function of the BYD Dolphin is the God’s Eye C (DiPilot 100) driving help system. It has a tri-camera block below the windshield. This method is able to the high-speed Navigation On Autopilot (NOA) perform with 10 utilizing eventualities supported. Later, this method shall be up to date with the NOA perform for town driving.
The brand new BYD Dolphin has three powertrain variants:
- FWD, 70 kW (94 hp), 45.1 kWh LFP battery, 420 km vary
- FWD, 130 kW (174 hp), 45.1 kWh LFP battery, 410 km vary
- FWD, 150 kW (201 hp), 60.5 kWh LFP battery, 520 km vary
BYD Dolphin costs
The brand new BYD Dolphin has began gross sales with three trim ranges in China with a value vary of 99,800 –125,800 yuan (13,735 – 17,315 USD). The entry-level mannequin has the identical price ticket as its predecessor. And the top-trim facelifted BYD Dolphin grew to become 4,000 yuan (550 USD) cheaper than the 2024 automotive.
The brand new BYD Dolphin has already reached sellers. This replace goals to spice up the automotive’s market efficiency within the extremely aggressive Chinese language market. The brand new Dolphin will compete with the Geely Xingyuan and the Aion UT.
