BYD has not published UK prices yet. FLASH Charging times need one of BYD's own FLASH chargers; on any other charger the ATTO 8 charges at that charger's speed.
2027 BYD ATTO 8 Design
Announced
115 kWh RWD
Battery
- Battery BYD's second-generation Blade pack. BYD does not say whether this is gross or usable.
- 115 kWh
- Battery chemistry Blade cells, which are LFP.
- LFP
Range
- Range WLTP combined.
- 405 miles
Charging
- Fastest charge time 10 to 97% in nine minutes on a BYD FLASH charger, and 10 to 70% in five. Not 10 to 80%, so it is not comparable with the figures other makers quote. At -30°C, 20 to 97% takes twelve minutes.
- 9 mins
Performance
- Drive
- RWD
- Acceleration 0 to 62 mph.
- 8 secs
- Motor One motor, at the back.
- 340 kW
- Horsepower
- 462 hp
- Torque As BYD prints it. It is low for 462 PS, so it may be corrected.
- 365 Nm
Details
- Seating
- 7 seats
Dimensions
- Length
- 5,040 mm
- Width Mirrors folded
- 1,996 mm
- Height
- 1,760 mm
- Boot volume With all seven seats in use.
- 270 litres
- Boot volume (max) With the second and third rows folded.
- 1,960 litres
- Frunk volume
- 136 litres
Tech
- Android Automotive Google built-in, with Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Play Store.
- Yes
What you get
Screens and audio
- 15.6 inch central touchscreen Standard
- 10.25 inch driver display Standard
- 26 inch head-up display Standard
- Google built-in Standard
- Ten-speaker sound system Standard
Charging
- FLASH Charging Standard
Inside
- Genuine leather upholstery Standard
- Heated, ventilated and massaging front seats Standard
- Heated, ventilated and massaging outer middle-row seats Standard
- Adjustable headrests in the third row Standard
- Tri-zone climate control, with rear controls Standard
- Front refrigerator, -6°C to 50°C Standard
- Two 50 W wireless phone chargers Standard
- Two 60 W USB-C ports in the front, two USB-C in the back Standard
Exterior
- Matrix LED headlights Standard
- Panoramic glass roof, 2.39 m² Standard
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What it costs to run
A full charge at home could cost £9.20, or 2.3p per mile.*
- Cost of a full charge
- £9.20
- Cost per mile
- 2.3p
Based on Intelligent Octopus Go, an EV tariff from Octopus Energy (£50 off when you switch). * At 8p a unit, using the manufacturer's WLTP efficiency figure. What you actually pay depends on how, and where, you drive.
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Specifications correct as of 12 October 2026. Source: BYD ATTO 8 Paris Motor Show press release, 12 October 2026.
