BYD Dolphin Surf Review: Should you buy one?

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The BYD Dolphin Surf is considered a convincing low-cost small electric car. The car launches a new model every fortnight. The Dolphin Surf offers a lot of range for the money. The entry-level “Active” trim gets a 30-kilowatt-hour LFP blade battery. All trims get a touchscreen, keyless entry, leatherette upholstery, and a reversing camera. The “Boost” and “Comfort” models get the bigger 43.2-kilowatt-hour LFP blade battery. All trims get a 6 year warranty. The car is nearly 4 meters long. The car is about the same size as the Renault 5 and the Citroen EC3. The car's design is called "angry pumpkin face." The rear bench only seats two people. Rear seat has plenty of legroom and headroom, enough for an average size adult. Three sets of Isofix are present. It has more than 300 L of boot space. High load lip and a drop-down are present. There is under-floor storage for cables. There are 50/50 split rear seats. There is a 10.1-inch screen across the entire range, including a Hi-BYD. Apple Carplay and Android Auto are included. The screen responds alright and gets the job done. Physical buttons are included. Heated seats are only available on the top-spec “Comfort” model, which is considered annoying. The base level comes with Keyless entry, adaptive cruise control, reversing camera. The rapid charging peaks at 65-kilowatts with the smaller battery and up to 85-kilowatts for the bigger battery. You also get 11-kilowatt AC charging. The real world range is 180 miles. It's not yet crash-tested by Euro NCAP. Based on the platform 3.0. The car feels more grown up and more planted and stable than other cars in this class. It feels pretty nimble and wieldy. Two levels of brake region are available.

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