Following official affirmation by BYD SD Motors Malaysia that the BYD Atto 3 and e6 electrical automobiles might be launched in Malaysia early subsequent month, we now have an early sighting of the Atto 3 on native roads, particularly within the Ara Damansara, Selangor space the place Sime Darby Motors is situated.
These pictures have been despatched by paultan.org reader Jason Chin, who noticed the Atto3 on the again of the truck as he was sending his personal automotive for service within the neighborhood. Although this specific instance of the Atto 3 is hid below wraps, we are able to see that this unit wears the two-tone, machined end swept-five-spoke wheel design as depicted in abroad imagery.
The native arm of the model had arrange its social media presence on the finish of final month, together with inviting registrations of curiosity from the Malaysian public. The BYD Atto 3 has already gone on sale in Australia and in Thailand, and has additionally simply made its European market entry.
Referred to as the Yuan Plus in its dwelling market in China, the Atto 3 packs a front-mounted electrical motor rated to supply 204 PS and 310 Nm of torque.
The mannequin has been confirmed to be supplied in Malaysia with a selection of two battery choices; a 49.92 kWh battery pack providing as much as 345 km of vary on the WLTP protocol (410 km NEDC), and a bigger 60.48 kWh pack rated to surrender to 420 km of vary WLTP (480 km NEDC). These are BYD’s in-house, safety-oriented Blade EV battery packs.
Charging the Atto 3 EV may be finished through AC with a Kind 2 connection at as much as 7 kW, in addition to DC quick charging through a CCS2 connection. The DCFC enter may be accommodated at a most charge of 70 kW or 80 kW relying of the battery specified, and the upper of the 2 enter charges permits a 0-80% state of cost to be attained in 45 minutes.
The Atto 3, together with the e6 that will even be launched in Malaysia early subsequent month, has been estimated to have pricing within the area of RM150k to RM170k. This value vary locations the Atto 3 in a full-EV discipline that can be populated by the Hyundai Kona Electrical that’s priced from RM156k to RM208k, and at its higher finish of the worth vary, maybe the bottom 58 kWh Lite variant of the Hyundai Ioniq 5, too.
After all, it has a compatriot within the Nice Wall Motors Ora Good Cat which is even nearer in value, with the retro-styled Good Cat set to launch this month and estimated to start out from below RM150k and attain above RM160k for the top-spec variants. 3
GALLERY: 2022 BYD Atto 3
