features, price and technical sheet

One of BYD’s most anticipated electric cars is already among us. After months of rumors and being presented at the Brussels Motor Show, the BYD Atto 2 can now be reserved for pre-sale in Spain.

The electric city car arrives with a battery that limits it to the city and its surroundings or very small weekend getaways but with the promise of expanding equipment and battery size in the coming months.

BYD Atto 2 technical sheet

Space or autonomy, that is the question

The BYD Atto 2 arrives with BYD’s own peculiarities. LFP battery, a very high technological load and a car that, in short, is above rivals in price. But, also, an adjusted autonomy compared to other options of its size.

During its presentation at the Brussels Motor Show, it was announced that, over the next few weeks, we would know the exact equipment that would arrive in each market. Now we know which one will arrive in Spain in its Urban X Edition, the launch version that It is now available on the BYD website for pre-sale.

Thus, we know that the cabin will be dominated by the classic rotating screen which in this case is in 10.1 inches. We do not know, however, if it brings the new infotainment system that we have already seen in models like the BYD Sealion 7.

Likewise, its website informs us that it has proximity and blind spot sensors, with technology to alert the driver in a parking lot before opening the door. This type of aid will be added, at least, to the mandatory by the European Unionsuch as emergency braking or rear camera.

These are, for now, the confirmations we have for Spain but in the coming days we should know more confirmed details about the equipment of the company’s urban electric car.

During its presentation at the Brussels Motor Show it was confirmed that the car measures 4,310 meters long1,830 meters wide and 1,675 meters high. Despite its long wheelbase of 2,620 meters, it is positioned below the BYD Atto 3, being 145 mm shorter and 45 mm narrower.

The car is built on the Cell to Body architecture and the e-Platform 3.0 with the Blade Battery. All this translates into a construction that makes better use of the vehicle’s interior space, integrating the battery into the vehicle’s chassis and taking advantage of it as the floor of the vehicle.

The battery, to begin with, is 45.1 kWh capacity and is combined with a 130 kW (177 HP) electric motor. On paper it will deliver 312 kilometers of electric autonomy, according to the WLTP cycle. BYD has announced that a higher capacity battery will arrive in the coming months to expand the capabilities of the vehicle.

At its launch, the BYD Atto 2 is sold with a starting price of 19,780 euros with the MOVES III Plan aid included. The company advances the 7,000 euros of aid with an interest-free loan to be repaid within nine months after the purchase. Without these aids, the car starts at 26,780 euros.

With that price, those looking for a car to be used in the city get much more space than with a Renault 5which starts from exactly that same money, with a 40 kWh battery and without fast charging. However, when compared to rivals by size, a Kia EV3 It offers much more autonomy (436 kilometers with a 58.3 kWh battery) in exchange, of course, for being significantly more expensive since it starts at above 33,000 euros.

Whoever approaches, therefore, the BYD Atto 2 must assess whether you do it by price or by size and autonomy. With the current configuration, the interior is expected to be more comfortable and spacious than electric cars that compete with this model in price. However, due to size, its rivals offer more autonomy in exchange for, yes, a higher price.

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