Leaked someday in December, the facelifted BYD Dolphin has been launched in China, bringing with it new appears to be like and a few upgraded options. A key new characteristic is the corporate’s newest God’s Eye automated driving system, which comes as customary.
Because the Dolphin is on the decrease finish of the worth spectrum, it will get the bottom God’s Eye C (DiPilot 100) system, bringing with it freeway autonomous driving, automated lane modifications, impediment avoidance and a route reminiscence operate that allows the system to study frequently-used routes. Automated valet parking can also be fitted, together with the standard options like autonomous emergency braking and blind spot monitoring.
The revised styling is as was seen within the leaks, with a sleeker entrance finish that includes swept-back triangular headlights and a cleaner air consumption and air curtain design. On the rear, you’ll discover new wave-like taillights first seen on the Seal 06 GT (now with the illuminated BYD badge as an alternative of the “Construct Your Goals” script) and a sportier rear bumper design with pretend air vents. There’s additionally a brand new design for the 17-inch wheel choice.
Of extra significance are the inside modifications, which features a show improve. The 12.8-inch touchscreen (now fastened in panorama orientation, now not rotating) stays, however the present automotive’s minuscule five-inch digital instrument show has given option to a a lot bigger 8.8-inch unit.
The centre console has additionally been redesigned – the gear selector dial has been ditched in favour of a column-mounted stalk, liberating up house for bigger cupholders and a Qi wi-fi charger that’s been moved additional forwards. The open storage tray below the touchscreen has additionally been eliminated, and the top-spec Knight Version variant positive factors a fridge below the centre armrest. A brand new steering wheel from the Seal has been added as properly.
Powertrain choices in China stay the identical as earlier than, all front-wheel drive. The 99,800 yuan (RM59,900) base mannequin produces 95 PS (70 kW) and 180 Nm of torque and has a forty five.12 kWh (worldwide markets like Malaysia get a barely smaller 44.92 kWh unit) Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with a claimed vary of 420 km on China’s extremely lenient CLTC cycle.
The mid-spec 109,800 yuan (RM66,000) Style Version boosts outputs to 177 PS (130 kW) and 290 Nm and drops the vary barely to 410 km. The 125,800 yuan (RM75,600) Knight Version receives the larger battery that was launched in China final 12 months, already supplied in Malaysia because the Premium Prolonged Vary. This one makes 204 PS (150 kW) and 310 Nm of torque, whereas its 60.48 kWh battery delivers a CLTC vary of 520 km (427 km WLTP).
On condition that the unique domestic-market Dolphin was totally different from export fashions by way of design and powertrain, it’s unclear if this facelift will make it to our facet of the world. Even when it does, don’t count on the automotive to reach right here till subsequent 12 months on the earliest.
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