2025 BYD Dolphin Surf Comfort
£23,950
43.2 kWh 156 PS
Built in China
Cost
- Price
- £23,950
Battery
- Battery
- 43.2 kWh
- Battery chemistry BYD's own Blade pack, which is LFP and can be charged to 100% without harm.
- LFP
Range
- Range WLTP combined. BYD also quotes 288 miles on the city cycle.
- 193 miles
- Efficiency How far the car goes per unit of electricity, which decides what a mile costs.
- 3.88 mi/kWh
Charging
- Max fast charge power
- 85 kW
- Fastest charge time 10 to 80%, or 22 minutes from 30 to 80.
- 30 mins
- AC charge power An 11 kW three phase onboard charger is standard across the range.
- 11 kW
- AC charge time 0 to 100% on an 11 kW three phase charger. £50 off a home charge point
- 5h
- Heat pump Standard across the range.
- Yes
Performance
- Top speed
- 93 mph
- Acceleration
- 9.1 secs
- Motor
- 115 kW
- Horsepower
- 156 hp
- Torque
- 220 Nm
Details
- Seating
- 5 seats
Dimensions
- Turning circle BYD quotes a 4.95 m minimum turning radius, doubled here to compare with the kerb to kerb figures other makers publish.
- 9.9 metres
- Length
- 3,990 mm
- Width Mirrors folded
- 1,720 mm
- Height
- 1,590 mm
- Weight Empty
- 1,390 kg
- Boot volume
- 308 litres
- Boot volume (max) With seats down
- 1,037 litres
- Payload
- 344 kg
- Ground clearance
- 15.4 cm
- Wheelbase
- 2,500 mm
- Width including mirrors What has to clear a garage door or a narrow lane.
- 1,970 mm
Tech
- V2L (3-pin socket) Vehicle to load.
- Yes
- App
- Yes
- Android Auto
- Yes
- Apple CarPlay
- Yes
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What it costs to run
A full charge at home could cost £3.02, or 1.8p per mile.*
- Cost of a full charge
- £3.02
- Cost per mile
- 1.8p
Based on Intelligent Octopus Go, an EV tariff from Octopus Energy (£50 off when you switch). * At 7p a unit, using the manufacturer's WLTP efficiency figure. What you actually pay depends on how, and where, you drive.
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