One thing new is cooking, so says the BYD Automobiles Malaysia Fb web page. This ought to be in reference to the BYD Atto 2 that was teased, albeit indirectly, given the attendant capybara within the imagery, following the prior capybara point out from the model’s communication final week. The agency has opened registrations of curiosity for the EV.
First unveiled in February 2024 in China because the Yuan Up, the Atto 2 is positioned between the Dolphin and the Atto 3, and made its Thailand debut on the 2025 Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present in March this 12 months. The Atto 2 measures 4,310 mm lengthy, 1,830 mm broad, 1,675 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,620 mm. By comparability, the Dolphin is 4,290 mm lengthy, 1,770 mm broad, 1,570 mm tall with a 2,700 mm wheelbase.
At its China debut, the Atto 2/Yuan Up was supplied in 5 variants, priced from 96,800 yuan to 119,800 yuan (RMRM59k and RM73k on the time). This supplied a selection of two powertrain choices, the primary start a single 95 PS/180 Nm front-mounted motor powered by a 32 kWh battery, and the opposite being a 177 PS/290 Nm motor powered by a forty five.12 kWh battery.
The bottom-specification 32 kWh battery provides as much as 301 km of vary on the Chinese language home CLTC testing protocol, whereas the bigger 45.12 kWh battery supplied as much as 401 km of vary on the identical customary; the bigger battery is the specification supplied outdoors China, the place it will get a WLTP ranking of 312 km.
When it comes to charging, the Atto 2 with the 32 kWh battery can take as much as 45 kW of DC charging, whereas the 45.12 kWh battery specification could be recharged at as much as 65 kW DC, enabling a 10-80% recharge in 37 minutes. In the meantime, house charging at as much as 11 kW AC absolutely fees the automobile in 5.5 hours.
For gear, the Atto 2 in Thailand will get 16-inch wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.8-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen and powered entrance seats. The Atto 2/Yuan Up in China does with out energetic driver help methods as customary, although these could be specified as an possibility.
As for the Malaysian market, BYD Sime Motors has opened registrations of curiosity for this EV. Eager?
GALLERY: BYD Atto 2 at Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present (BIMS) 2025
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