2027 BYD Dolphin Surf Boost

Announced

43.2 kWh 88 PS

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Built in China

How green are BYD's EVs? 13% environment · 16% human rights

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 305 miles on the city cycle.: 200 miles
Efficiency How far the car goes per unit of electricity, which decides what a mile costs.: 3.98 mi/kWh

Charging

Max fast charge power: 85 kW
Fastest charge time 10 to 80%, or 22 minutes from 30 to 80, despite the bigger battery.: 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
Autocharge Autocharge is Fastned and Osprey's way of starting a charge without an app or a card: you plug in and the charger recognises the car. This one should work, but neither network has confirmed it yet.: Yes

Performance

Drive: FWD
Top speed: 93 mph
Acceleration: 12.1 secs
Motor: 65 kW
Horsepower: 88 hp
Torque: 175 Nm

Details

Seating Five seats, with a third headrest in the back. The four-seat car is sold alongside it.: 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: 1,370 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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The BYD Dolphin Surf · © BYD Dolphin Surf, rear three-quarter · © BYD Inside the Dolphin Surf · © BYD Driving the Dolphin Surf · © BYD

What it costs to run

A full charge at home could cost £3.46, or 2p per mile.*

Cost of a full charge: £3.46
Cost per mile: 2p

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.