Source: BYD Atto 3 Owners/Facebook
The first images of the BYD Atto 3, first deliveries of which will start in August, have emerged online after a recent launch of the compact electric SUV in Macau.
The new images show the vehicle – a Yuan Plus modified for the Australian and other right-hand-drive markets – with the Atto 3 badging for the first time.
Shared to an electric vehicle group on Facebook, the images show a silver badged Atto 3 including its charge port, headlights and an interior with a new colour theme.
Source: BYD Atto 3 Owners/Facebook
Source: BYD Atto 3 Owners/Facebook
Source: BYD Atto 3 Owners/Facebook
Source: BYD Atto 3 Owners/Facebook
These are the first real-life right-hand-drive Atto 3 photos we’ve seen to date, as the vehicles presented at the February launch in Sydney were left-hand-drive only.
Interestingly, it appears the interior is a different colour than that shown in Sydney, where a blue and white theme with red stitching was on show. The Macau vehicles instead show a grey and cream theme with no contrasting stitching.
It is unclear if the new colourway will be available for Australian customers. Currently, there is only one two-tone colourway available via EV Direct’s order page. The Driven has reached out to EV Direct for confirmation but had not heard back at the time of publishing.
Source: BYD Atto 3 Owners/Facebook
Designed by BYD’s global styling director Wolfgang Eiger, the Atto 3 adopts BYD’s “Dragon Face 3.0” design language and features clean lines are clean and precise, and an athletic posture.
A 4,455mm-long A-class SUV with a 2720mm wheelbase, the Atto 3 comes standard with ultra-safe Blade batteries, giving drivers and passengers an industry-leading level of safety and a longer driving range.
In Australia, it is available with two battery options: a 50kWh battery giving 320 range (WLTP) and a 60kWh battery giving 420km range (WLTP). Both models use a single front-wheel-drive motor that produces 310Nm of torque, 150kW of power, and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds.
On DC fast chargers, the BYD Atto 3 will be able to charge at a maximum rate of 60kW, resulting in a charge period of one hour from 0 to 100% on the big battery option. The car comes with a normal 220v cable for charging at home, and charging on AC may be done at a maximum rate of 7kW.
To launch in fellow right-hand-drive market, Macau, BYD has entered into a similar agreement as with EV Direct in Australia. Under a partnership with Hedi New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. it plans to sell 200-300 Atto 3s a year according to Macau media.
BYD will also launch the Atto 3 in Singapore in late 2022, it has been reported by Chinese media.
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