BYD Sime Motors seems to be prefer it may very well be introducing a brand new BYD mannequin in Malaysia within the close to future, with the corporate placing out a “coming quickly” teaser publish on its BYD Automobiles Malaysia Instagram web page. There’s no actual clue as to what’s heading our method although, as some generated paw prints and a cryptic ‘Don’t fear, be capy’ message are the one issues that precede the following change point out.
From a mannequin standpoint although, hazarding a guess would put the Atto 2 proper up there. The all-electric SUV, which made its debut in China because the Yuan Up in 2024, was proven on the Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present in March, indicating {that a} regional introduction was on the playing cards sooner or later this yr.
Cementing the chance of it being the thriller providing is the latest affirmation of it being slated for Australia later this yr, and it additionally now showing on the radar within the Phillipines.
Ought to it make its method right here as steered, the Atto 2 would slot in between the Dolphin and Atto 3, with its pricing sandwiched accordingly. At the moment, the Dolphin is priced from RM100,700 to RM125,600 (OTR), whereas Atto 3 Extremely goes for RM123,800.
In China, the Atto 2/Yuan Up is obtainable in 5 variants priced between 96,800 and 119,800 yuan (about RM59k and RM73k). Two powertrains can be found in its home market, with the primary sporting a entrance electrical motor rated at 95 PS (94 hp or 70 kW) and 180 Nm of torque, and the second a extra highly effective 177 PS (174 hp or 130 kW) and 290 Nm unit.
Vitality comes from a Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, with two choices on that entrance. There’s a 32 kWh unit, which supplies 301 km of CLTC-rated vary, whereas the opposite is a forty five.12 kWh unit, which bumps the utmost vary to 401 km, additionally beneath the CLTC customary.
International markets outdoors China get the extra highly effective motor and bigger capability battery, and so we will anticipate that configuration when the SUV seems. When it comes to juicing up the pack, 65 kW of DC quick charging will get the 45.12 kWh pack from a ten to 80% state of cost in 37 minutes, whereas an 11 kW AC wallbox absolutely costs the automotive in 5.5 hours.
Package, as seen on the Thai present instance, consists of 16-inch alloy wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.8-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen and powered entrance seats. So, will the mannequin in that it’s the Atto 2? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient, in addition to why there’s a capybara point out in that blend.
GALLERY: BYD Atto 2 at Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present (BIMS) 2925
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