Video Summary
-BYD is a new Chinese brand in the UK.- The Atto 3 is an electric crossover roughly the size of a Nissan Qashqai.
- It's pitched as a premium option, targeting Korean brands. Expected price around £40,000.
- The car has a nice door shut and damping on the handle, and Continental tires.
- The exterior styling is derivative, blending elements from Volkswagen and Vauxhall, but the car isn't offensive looking.
- BYD is the biggest company you've never heard of and makes almost everything on the car except the glass and tires. They manufacture motors, upholstery, batteries, and semiconductors.
- It's also involved in solar panels, trains, and even London buses.
- BYD uses local dealer franchises in the UK, offering a traditional buying process.
- The car has a 4-year unlimited mileage warranty and an 8-year/100,000-mile battery warranty.
- It uses BYD's new blade technology, lithium iron phosphate batteries. These are cobalt-free and safe.
- The platform can take 800-volt charging.
- The interior focus is on the large touchscreen that can be oriented in either portrait or landscape mode.
- There is ample rear seat space, and the seats have soft squabs.
- The interior styling might be too "Chinese market" for European tastes. The reviewer finds the interior a bit gimmicky.
- The Atto 3 has an official range of 261 miles from a 60.5 kWh battery.
- Max charging is 88 kW, providing a 10-80% charge in around 35 minutes.
- There is about 220-250 miles range in summer and 160-190 in the winter. It has a heat pump as standard and you can precondition the cabin.
- There is a high level of refinement, with no steering wheel or pedal vibration. The break feel could be better. The rear has a 440L Boot with no frunk.
- Driving the Atto 3 is good, the steering weights up nicely in sport mode and the front end has good confidence, but the body lean needs improving.
