BYD Atto 2

• BYD Atto 2 EV to be launched in Malaysia on July 24

  In BYD, Cars, Electric Cars in Malaysia / By Anthony Lim / 14 July 2025 9:17 pm / 1 comment

  

  After hinting at a new model arrival via a couple of teaser posts earlier this month, BYD Cars Malaysia has officially revealed the identity of the next vehicle it will launch, and as surmised, it’s the BYD Atto 2, complete with Carpy, the capybara mascot, in tow. In a post made on its Facebook and Instagram pages, the company stated that the compact SUV will be officially launched on July 24, with the car open for public viewing – and test drives- at Heritage Valley on July 25-27.

  Unveiled in China in February last year as the Yuan Up, the all-electric Atto 2 had its first showing in the region back in March at the 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show. Measuring in at 4,310 mm long, 1,830 mm wide, 1,675 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,620 mm, the Atto 2 will slot in between the Dolphin and Atto 3 Ultra when it arrives here.

  In China, the Atto 2/Yuan Up is available in five variant forms, priced from 96,800 yuan to 119,800 yuan (RM57k and RM71k, at the current forex rate). Two powertrain options are available in the domestic market, the first being a single 95 PS/180 Nm front-mounted motor powered by a 32 kWh battery, and the other a 177 PS/290 Nm motor powered by a 45.12 kWh battery.

  In terms of charging, the 32 kWh unit accepts up to 45 kW of DC charging, while the 45.12 kWh battery can be recharged at up to 65 kW DC, enabling a 10-80% recharge in 37 minutes. With 11 kW AC, the unit can be fully charged in 5.5 hours.

  

  Range-wise, the 32 kWh battery offers the Atto 2 offers up to 301 km on a single charge, based on the Chinese domestic CLTC testing protocol, while the larger 45.12 kWh battery provides up to 401 km of CLTC-rated range, which in markets outside China is good enough for 312 km of WLTP-rated travel.

  With global markets getting the more powerful motor and larger capacity battery, it had been assumed that this would also be what we would be getting, but the automaker recently revealed to the Australian press that the Atto 2 will enter that market in two trim levels, equipped with the 177 PS/290 Nm motor as anticipated, but with a larger 51.1 kWh battery, which would provide around 350 km of WLTP range.

  While specs remain undisclosed, it’s likely that we could see this higher capacity unit, now that its existence has been mentioned – we’ll know soon enough when the Atto 2 is finally revealed next week.

  GALLERY: BYD Atto 2 at Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2025

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• BYD Atto 2 coming to Malaysia – 51.1 kWh battery, 350 km range estimated; registrations of interest open

  In BYD, Cars, Local News / By Mick Chan / 8 July 2025 11:23 am / 19 comments

  

  Something new is cooking, so says the BYD Cars Malaysia Facebook page. This should be in reference to the BYD Atto 2 that was teased, albeit not directly, given the attendant capybara in the imagery, following the prior capybara mention from the brand’s communication registrations of interest for the EV.

  First unveiled in February 2024 in China as the Yuan Up, the Atto 2 is positioned between the Dolphin and the Atto 3, and made its Thailand debut at the 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show in March this year. The Atto 2 measures 4,310 mm long, 1,830 mm wide, 1,675 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,620 mm. By comparison, the Dolphin is 4,290 mm long, 1,770 mm wide, 1,570 mm tall with a 2,700 mm wheelbase.

  At its China debut, the Atto 2/Yuan Up was offered in five variants, priced from 96,800 yuan to 119,800 yuan (RM59k and RM73k at the time). This offered a choice of two powertrain options, the first begin a single 95 PS/180 Nm front-mounted motor powered by a 32 kWh battery, and the other being a 177 PS/290 Nm motor powered by a 45.12 kWh battery.

  

  

  

  

  BYD Atto 2 at 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show

  The base-specification 32 kWh battery offers up to 301 km of range on the Chinese domestic CLTC testing protocol, while the larger 45.12 kWh battery offered up to 401 km of range on the same standard as of March; the larger battery is the specification offered outside China, where it gets a WLTP rating of 312 km.

  In terms of charging, the Atto 2 with the 32 kWh battery can take up to 45 kW of DC charging, while the 45.12 kWh battery specification can be recharged at up to 65 kW DC, enabling a 10-80% recharge in 37 minutes. Meanwhile, home charging at up to 11 kW AC fully charges the vehicle in 5.5 hours.

  More recently, BYD has told Australian press that the Atto 2 will enter the Australian market with two trim levels, both with the 130 kW (177 PS)/290 Nm motor and a larger 51.1 kWh battery. With this battery size, and extrapolating from the 45.12 kWh battery variant’s range estimate of 312 km, the 51.1 kWh battery should offer range in the region of 350 km.

  For equipment, the Atto 2 in Thailand gets 16-inch wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.8-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen and powered front seats. The Atto 2/Yuan Up in China does without active driver assistance systems as standard, though these can be specified as an option.

  As for the Malaysian market, BYD Sime Motors has opened registrations of interest for this EV. Keen?

  GALLERY: BYD Atto 2 at Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2025

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• BYD Cars Malaysia teases something new – Atto 2?

  In BYD, Cars, Electric Cars in Malaysia, Local News / By Anthony Lim / 5 July 2025 12:06 am / 9 comments

  

  BYD Sime Motors looks like it could be introducing a new BYD model in Malaysia in the near future, with the company putting out a “coming soon” teaser post on its BYD Cars Malaysia Instagram page. There’s no real clue as to what’s heading our way though, as some generated paw prints and a cryptic ‘Don’t worry, be capy’ message are the only things that precede the next change mention.

  From a model standpoint though, hazarding a guess would put the Atto 2 right up there. The all-electric SUV, which made its debut in China as the Yuan Up in 2024, was shown at the Bangkok International Motor Show in March, indicating that a regional introduction was on the cards at some point this year.

  Cementing the likelihood of it being the mystery offering is the recent confirmation of it being slated for Australia later this year, and it also now appearing on the radar in the Phillipines.

  

  

  

  Should it make its way here as suggested, the Atto 2 would slot in between the Dolphin and Atto 3, with its pricing sandwiched accordingly. Currently, the Dolphin is priced from RM100,700 to RM125,600 (OTR), while Atto 3 Ultra goes for RM123,800.

  In China, the Atto 2/Yuan Up is offered in five variants priced between 96,800 and 119,800 yuan (about RM57k and RM71k). Two powertrains are available in its domestic market, with the first sporting a front electric motor rated at 95 PS (94 hp or 70 kW) and 180 Nm of torque, and the second a more powerful 177 PS (174 hp or 130 kW) and 290 Nm unit.

  Energy comes from a Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, with two options on that front. There’s a 32 kWh unit, which provides 301 km of CLTC-rated range, while the other is a 45.12 kWh unit, which bumps the maximum range to 401 km, also under the CLTC standard.

  

  Global markets outside China get the more powerful motor and larger capacity battery, and so we can expect that configuration when the SUV appears. In terms of juicing up the pack, 65 kW of DC fast charging gets the 45.12 kWh pack from a 10 to 80% state of charge in 37 minutes, while an 11 kW AC wallbox fully charges the car in 5.5 hours.

  Kit, as seen on the Thai show example, includes 16-inch alloy wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.8-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen and powered front seats. So, will the model in that it be the Atto 2? We’ll find out soon enough, as well as why there is a capybara mention in that mix.

  GALLERY: BYD Atto 2 at Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2025

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• BYD Atto 2 debuts at Bangkok Motor Show – sub-Atto 3 EV SUV; up to 312 km WLTP range; Malaysia next?

  In BYD, Cars, International News / By Gerard Lye / 24 March 2025 12:02 pm / 6 comments

  

  The BYD Atto 2 has made its debut at this year’s Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) after being spied several days prior. While the unit spotted out in the wild was right-hand drive, the example currently on display at the event is in left-hand drive form.

  Known as the Yuan Up in China, the Atto 2 was revealed to the world in February 2024 and slots in between the Dolphin and Atto 3 (called the Yuan Plus in China). In terms of dimensions, the Atto 2 measures 4,310 mm long, 1,830 mm wide, 1,675 mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2,620 mm.

  By comparison, the Dolphin we have here is 4,290 mm long, 1,770 mm wide, 1,570 mm and its wheelbase spans 2,700 mm. Meanwhile, the Atto 3, which recently got updated in Malaysia, is 4,455 mm long, 1,875 mm wide, 1,615 mm tall and the wheelbase is 2,720 mm.

  

  In China, the Atto 2/Yuan Up is offered in five variants priced between 96,800 and 119,800 yuan (about RM59k and RM73k). Two powertrains are available, with the first sporting a front electric motor rated at 95 PS (94 hp or 70 kW) and 180 Nm of torque that is good for a 0-100 km/h time of 7.9 seconds.

  This electric motor draws power from a Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with an energy capacity of 32 kWh for 301 km of range following the CLTC standard. There’s also the option of a 45.12-kWh unit that bumps the range to 401 km.

  The larger battery can also be had with more powerful electric motor delivering 177 PS (174 hp or 130 kW) and 290 Nm with the same CLTC-rated range of 401 km. For global markets outside China, this is the version being offered, and it has a WLTP-rated range of 312 km. DC fast charging is capped at 65 kW for the larger battery (45 kW for the smaller one), with a 10-80% state of charge reached in 37 minutes, while an 11-kW AC wallbox charger fully charges the car in 5.5 hours.

  

  In terms of equipment, this example comes with 16-inch wheels, an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.8-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen and powered front seats. The Yuan Up/Atto 2 in its home market doesn’t come with active driver assistance systems as standard but these can be added as an option.

  The debut of the Atto 2 in Thailand suggests the electric vehicle (EV) could also make its way to Malaysia to fill in the gap between the Dolphin (currently from RM100,700 to RM125,600 OTR) and the new Atto 3 Ultra at RM123,800. Are you hoping this EV comes here?

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• BYD Atto 2 spied in Thailand, launch this year – sub-Atto 3 EV SUV also coming to Malaysia soon?

  In BYD, Cars, International News / By Jonathan Lee / 11 March 2025 6:23 pm / 5 comments

  

  Look what we have here – the BYD Atto 2 has been spotted in Thailand in right-hand-drive form, just months after it was confirmed for export markets such as the UK. The car was revealed in China in February 2024 as the Yuan Up, and just as its two names suggest, this electric B-segment SUV will slot below the Atto 3 (known as the Yuan Plus in China) in the carmaker’s lineup.

  Images that appeared on the Car News Update Facebook page show the Atto 2 wearing very light camouflage, certainly not enough to hide the car’s sharp, upright design. Of more importance is the interior, where the steering wheel is now on the right side, albeit with the BYD badge still taped up (the Chinese-market car has the character Yuan).

  The rest of the interior shot is very dark, but one can just about make out the 12.8-inch infotainment touchscreen and 8.8-inch digital instrument display. However, the centre console appears to have been ripped up and the crystal gear selector “pebble” is nowhere to be seen here. Perhaps right-hook markets will get the column-mounted shift stalk already used by cars fitted with BYD’s God’s Eye autonomous driving system in China.

  

  

  Globally, the Atto 2 is powered by a single front motor producing 177 PS (130 kW) and 290 Nm of torque, getting it from zero to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 160 km/h. A 45.12 kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate battery provides a range of just 312 km on the WLTP cycle, while DC fast charging capped at only 65 kW tops up the battery from 10 to 80% in 37 minutes. An 11 kW AC wallbox charger, meanwhile, provides a full charge in 5.5 hours.

  The sighting of the Atto 2 in China raises the possibility of it being brought to Malaysia. It will, however, hit a snag in the form of tax exemptions coming to an end this year, meaning that even if it does get here this year, it will enjoy just a few months of being tax-free at most, before prices shoot up in 2026. The company has yet to make public any plans for local assembly, although its ties to Sime Motors here means that a CKD operation at the latter’s Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah can be tooled up in short order.

  The Atto 2 was spied next to the Qin L EV, a new electric sedan that’s separate from the Qin L DM-i plug-in hybrid. That car, however, has yet to even go on sale in China, and this camouflaged prototype is a left-hand-drive unit; as such, even if it is earmarked for the Southeast Asian region, it will only probably arrive much later.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  
  GALLERY: BYD Atto 2

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• BYD Atto 2 to launch in UK, Europe – it’s the Yuan Up

  In BYD, Cars, International News / By Jonathan James Tan / 20 December 2024 11:53 am / 2 comments

  

  The BYD Yuan Up is going to launch in the UK and Europe as soon as next month, wearing a BYD Atto 2 name tag. Bridging the Dolphin–Atto 3 gap, the little SUV will go up against the likes of the Opel/Vauxhall Frontera, the MG ES5 (the ZS EV‘s replacement) and the Suzuki eVitara/Toyota Urban Cruiser twins.

  From the single photo we have, we can see that the BYD Atto 2 (at least for Europe) wears a simpler-looking lower bumper – China’s Yuan Up has a busier double-upturned U design. Different wheels, too.

  First unveiled in February in China, the Yuan Up is 4,310 mm long (-145 mm versus Atto 3), 1,830 mm wide (-45 mm) and 1,675 mm tall (+60 mm). Its 2,620 mm wheelbase is 100 mm down on the Atto 3.

  For further context, the Dolphin is 4,290 mm long, 1,770 mm wide, 1,570 mm tall and its wheelbase measures 2,700 mm. To draw comparisons, the Yuan Up is slightly larger than a Hyundai Kona and Mazda CX-3.

  

  

  
  Chinese-market BYD Yuan Up pictured

  Same e-Platform 3.0 as on the Dolphin, Atto 3 (also called the Yuan Plus) and Seal. Citing a Green NCAP report, Auto Express says that the Euro-spec Atto 2 will get a 42.4 kWh battery and a range of between 310 and 463 km (China gets 32 kWh and 45.1 kWh batteries for 301 km and 401 km respectively).

  For the motor, it seems the Continent will get the 177 PS/290 Nm one, which is the more potent of the two options in China (the other is a 95 PS unit), yielding a 7.9-second century sprint time.

  Auto Express reports that the Atto 2 features a rotatable 12.8-inch touchscreen, an 8.8-inch digital instrument panel, wireless phone charging and crystal gear lever, just like the Yuan Up. Those centre air-con vents look like they’re mounted pretty low in the dashboard, being in line with the glovebox opener.

  UK prices should start from well under £30k (RM169k), AE says. The existence of a right-hand drive car gives us much hope – the Atto 3 is doing very well in Malaysia, so what do you think of its smaller sibling’s chances here?

  Chinese-market BYD Yuan Up

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

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• 2024 BYD Yuan Up revealed in China – smaller than Atto 3; up to 401 km EV range; from RM67k estimated

  In BYD, Cars, International News / By Gerard Lye / 8 February 2024 1:23 pm / 11 comments

  

  BYD has revealed the new Yuan Up, which is a fully electric SUV built on the company’s e-Platform 3.0 that is also used by the Dolphin, Atto 3 (also known as the Yuan Plus) and Seal. Scheduled to go on sale in China from March this year, the Yuan Up is part of the carmaker’s Dynasty series and is expected to have a starting price of around 100,000 yuan (RM66,975).

  In terms of size, the Yuan Up measures 4,310 mm long, 1,830 mm wide, 1,675 mm tall and has wheelbase of 2,620 mm. That makes it smaller than the Atto 3 we have here, which is 4,455 mm long, 1,875 mm wide, 1,615 mm tall and with a wheelbase spanning 2,720 mm.

  For further context, the Dolphin is 4,290 mm long, 1,770 mm wide, 1,570 mm tall and its wheelbase measures 2,700 mm. To draw comparisons, the Yuan Up is slightly larger than a Hyundai Kona and Mazda CX-3.

  

  According to CarNewsChina, the Yuan Up comes with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack that is available in two energy capacities – 32 kWh and 45.1 kWh – for a range of up to 301 km and 401 km respectively. There will also be two electric motor options providing either 95 PS 94 hp or 70 kW) or 177 PS (174 hp or 130 kW).

  Design-wise, BYD’s new electric vehicle (EV) adopts the Dragon Face design concept that is also applied to the larger Song L. Highlights include a front bumper with what appears to be a prominent underguard, slim headlamps with integrated DRLs and discreet corner air inlets.

  Moving on from the front end, we see a bit of the smart #1 in the profile, albeit with more pronounced creases and chunky rocker panels on the sides. The rear taillights feature a signature reminiscent of what’s on the Dolphin, while the lower apron mimics the front.

  

  

  

  Inside, you’ll find a D-shaped steering wheel in front of an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, while the other display inside the cabin is a 12.8-inch touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard. Like in the Atto 3, the infotainment can be rotated if you prefer a portrait screen format instead of a landscape one. There’s even a head-up display, although this will likely be standard on higher-end variants.

  Other notable aspects of the cabin are powered front seats, perforated leatherette upholstery, a wireless charging pad and a crystal gear selector. Not much in the way of buttons, although there are some on the centre console for selected vehicle functions. The Yuan Up is also available with a generously-sized sunroof, and based on the photos, boot space looks to be impressive as well.

  So, what do you think of the Yuan Up? Is this an EV that BYD should introduce in Malaysia? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

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