Go to BYD Cars Malaysia’s Facebook page and you’ll see this. Now, out of all the models BYD currently sells in Malaysia, it’s the Atto 3 that has soldiered on for the longest, having been introduced in December 2022, so it’s the one that’s ripest for a replacement. We’re almost definitely going to get the facelift rather than the all-new model in China, but which version? Hong Kong got the facelift look but it’s same-old, same-old underneath (FWD, 400V, 204 PS/310 Nm, 60.48 kWh battery, 420 km WLTP, four-link rear suspension); just faster charging (up from 88 to 105 kW DC; 30-80% now 30 minutes, which is 10 minutes faster) and a slightly-updated interior with a column gear selector. Meanwhile, Europe got the Evo – this switches to RWD, 800V architecture and a five-link rear suspension. It’s also got more power – there’s a 313 PS/380 Nm rear motor (112 PS and 70 Nm more than before) version as well as a two-motor AWD variant with 449 PS and 560 Nm of torque. The change to RWD has also unlocked 50 more litres of boot space (now 490 litres, expandable to 1,360 litres) and allowed the inclusion of a 101-litre frunk. HK-market BYD Atto 3 facelift (left) and EU-market BYD Atto 3 Evo The battery has also grown from 60.48 kWh (420 km WLTP) to 74.8 kWh, yielding 510 km of WLTP range for the RWD and 470 km for the AWD. The 0-100 km/h times are 5.5 seconds for the RWD and a blistering 3.9 seconds for the AWD. That’s a lot faster than our FWD Atto 3 Ultra, which does it in 7.3 seconds. Thanks to 800V, it charges a lot faster – the max rate has been boosted from 88 to 220 kW, so 10-80% is reduced from 40 minutes to just 15. There’s also 3 kW vehicle-to-load (V2L). Faster and further, says the Malaysian teaser. Faster could mean more power or quicker charging, while further certainly means more range (bigger battery?). Are we then getting the Evo? Fingers crossed! Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro. Use the promo code 'PAULTAN' when you checkout for 10% discount!