Have you ever seen the most recent 2024 BYD Atto 3 on the street? Neither have we, however the automobile has obtained an replace forward of it lastly reaching clients’ palms. The massive information is that the Customary Vary has been changed by the Prolonged Vary mannequin, including the larger battery and all of the goodies of that automobile however on the identical value.
That value continues to be RM149,800 (nett, RM150,430 on-the-road with out insurance coverage), which is a considerable RM18,000 decrease than what the ER was retailing for final yr (RM167,800 nett, RM168,430 OTR). Oh, and in case you had been questioning, those that already positioned an order for the 2024 Atto 3 SR will after all be upgraded to the brand new ER.
For that cash, you get the bigger 60.48 kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that gives a variety of 420 km on the WLTP cycle (versus 345 km on the SR). As a consequence of this modification, you too can now cost the automobile at as much as 88 kW at a DC quick charging station (up from 70 kW), which means that topping up the battery from 10 to 80% cost takes 40 minutes. As for AC charging, most enter stays the identical at 7 kW, so a full cost takes 9 hours and 42 minutes.
Efficiency-wise, the ER retains the SR’s single entrance motor that produces 204 PS (150 kW) and 310 Nm of torque. Nonetheless, with the larger battery, the automobile is ready to speed up from zero to 100 km/h greater than half a second faster at 7.3 seconds (down from 7.9 seconds).
On the skin, the 2024 Atto 3 continues to be differentiated by way of black window surrounds and D-pillars that exchange the earlier silver gadgets, in addition to a easy BYD badge on the again (no extra “Construct Your Goals”) and the addition of a brand new Cosmos Black color choice. The change to the ER mannequin brings with it 18-inch turbine-style alloy wheels which are an inch bigger than the SR’s, now using on Continental EcoContact 6Q tyres as a substitute of the previous Atlas Batman A51 rubber.
Inside, the 2024 Atto 3 beneficial properties a bigger 15.6-inch rotating touchscreen from the Seal – up from 12.8 inches earlier than – in addition to a brand new black and darkish blue two-tone color scheme for automobiles painted Boulder Gray or Cosmos Black. Once more, the improve to the ER mannequin nets you multi-colour ambient lighting, 9 audio system (up from six) and a powered tailgate.
In any other case, normal equipment stays equivalent and consists of adaptive LED headlights, roof rails, keyless entry with an NFC key card, push-button begin, single-zone automated aircon, six-way driver’s and four-way passenger facet power-adjustable entrance seats, fake leather-based upholstery, a panoramic glass sunroof, heated side-view mirrors, navigation, wired Apple CarPlay and wi-fi Android Auto, a Qi wi-fi charger and a 360-degree digicam system.
Security-wise, the Atto 3 comes with seven airbags (together with a entrance centre airbag) and stability management, together with a full vary of driver help techniques. These embrace autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, blind spot monitoring, rear cross visitors alert, rear collision warning and a door opening warning.
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