BYD Dolphin price undercuts MG4 to become Australia’s cheapest new EV

Twelve months ago, if you had asked me what budget electric car to buy, I happily would have told you to drop everything and buy an MG4. In 2023, I The BYD Dolphin might have the MG4 on outright price, but can the Build Your Dreams hatchback keep up with the MG’s excellent dynamics?

The phenomenon of a front-wheel-drive car switching to rear-wheel drive has been a rare occurrence over the past 60 years – starting with the FWD Triumph You wouldn’t know from looking at it but this Atto 3’s mildly updated appearance hides a dramatic uplift in electric architecture, chassis capability, performance, range and value

Despite its conservative styling and its image as yet another cookie-cutter Chinese EV, the BYD Atto 2 has so far impressed us in review with its painless BYD continues its quest to become the Chinese Toyota by launching Australia’s cheapest plug-in hybrid – the Atto 2 DM-i, offering 90km of electric-only range for under $30K.

Stylish plug-in wagon punches above its weight for its seductive $40K price point

It’s hard to believe but it’s barely been more than a year since the BYD Shark 6 landed in Australia and re-wrote the rulebook on what counts as ‘utility’ Just over a year since it flipped the ute segment on its head, the Shark 6 adds a Performance trim to address its two biggest pitfalls: off-roading and towing.

The BYD Sealion 5 sets a new benchmark for PHEV affordability in Australia starting at $33,990 before on-road costs at a time when buyers are increasingly Eye-catching pricing is BYD’s forte, but has the new plug-in hybrid Sealion 5 finally pushed this brand to its limits?

In the last decade of automotive upheaval, one truth has emerged: the bigger the vehicle, the harder it is to electrify. Bigger vehicles require bigger

The first thing you need to know about the new BYD Atto 2 is that it is — for now at least — Australia’s cheapest electric SUV. That’s going to be the big The most affordable electric SUV in Australia is actually quite good. So what’s the catch?

You’d have to live under a rock to not have noticed the surge of BYD-branded vehicles present on Australian roads. The Xi’an, China-based marque only Sharp pricing, generous specification, handsome styling and a few touches of genuine luxury have catapulted the Sealion 7 to success — but it isn’t perfect

It’s been more than three years since China’s BYD brand debuted its ‘Build Your Dreams’ electric vehicle in Australia, the Atto 3 small SUV. And during BYD’s original ‘Build Your Dreams’ model in Australia, the Atto 3 small electric SUV, remains an interesting car that drives better than its looks imply

The big issue for plug-in hybrids from legacy brands such as Mitsubishi’s Outlanders and Ford’s defunct Escape PHEV was always price. You’d be paying Making plug-in hybrids even cheaper? The BYD Sealion 5 could arrive and change the game.

When it comes to astronomical rises, there are few car brands that have achieved as much success in a short time as BYD. Its first product, the Atto 3 The Atto 2 is a cheap, cheerful electric SUV that’s showing early promise before arriving in Australia.

BYD is on a mission in Australia – driven by a desire to expand its model range and achieve more than 40,000 sales annually in this market – and the chief New electric mid-sized crossover SUV aims to outdo Tesla Model Y in style and equipment while undercutting it in price. But is the Sealion 7 good enough?

A petrol-electric plug-in hybrid predator has entered the diesel-infested waters of the dual-cab ute segment, and current market form suggests the BYD Is BYD’s plug-in hybrid ute a segment game-changer? Our first full test suggests it's difficult to consider it anything less.

Talk about a baptism of fire, literally being handed the keys to the new 2025 BYD Shark 6 on a muddy track in the NSW Blue Mountains. Yep, I put the BYD’s Will the Shark 6 ute from BYD sink or swim when it comes to off-road driving? We hit the tracks to find out if it's a serious contender or a hyped up pretender.

Shark. It’s a bold and intimidating name. My mind immediately travels to Spielberg’s Jaws from 1975, a film that frightened generations from venturing BYD’s debut 4x4 pickup is also the first plug-in hybrid ute offered in Australia. And the petrol-electric attributes it brings could upset diesel stalwart rivals

The time is now for electric vehicles and Chinese automakers like BYD, MG and GWM are proving that EVs for the masses are more attainable than ever. It’s time for the battle of the small Chinese electric cars, with the BYD being the cheapest electric car on Australian soil… just

UPDATE: BYD's cut-price electric cars are about to start an all-out price war with the Atto 1 (also known as Dolphin Surf in Europe) to start at around Australian EV prices are about to change in a big way, as BYD confirms two vehicles cheaper than the competition “by some margin”

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Fresh off announcing Australia’s cheapest EV, BYD has announced the nation’s cheapest plug-in hybrid. BYD’s Atto 2 small SUV, currently electric-only, is

BYD’s tiny Atto 1 mini EV now has an even tinier entry price point. The Atto 1’s base model, the Essential, is now $19,990 driveaway nationwide,

BYD has updated its strong-selling Atto 3 crossover, and the changes for the Atto 3 ‘Evo’ are much more extensive than they appear. The base Atto 3

Adding appeal to the EV3 electric small SUV, Kia has announced a new GT-Line AWD trim price from $66,490 before on-road costs. The GT-Line AWD is Kia crowns popular small EV range with all-wheel-drive flagship — but no hotted-up GT performance model

Fresh from bringing Australian distribution in-house, Xpeng has announced updates to its G6 ‘ultra smart coupe SUV’, headlined by the addition of All-wheel drive and even faster charging boost Xpeng G6’s appeal as brand gears up to launch more models

Chery Group’s upmarket sub-brand, Jaecoo, has debuted a new, plug-in hybrid J8 upper medium SUV flagship, known as the Summit SHS. The J8 Summit arrives

Forthing, a fresh-faced Chinese challenger brand owned by Dongfeng Motor Group, hit Australian showrooms this month with its Taikon 5 SUV, which is A new medium SUV is set to debut with both fully electric and a range-extender EV options, and prices that kick off at just $36,990 driveaway

Stellantis’ star joint-venture, Leapmotor, has launched a new plug-in hybrid variant of its B10 small to midsize SUV, known as the B10 hybrid EV. The B10 China’s new plug-in small SUV arrives to keep plugless rivals on their toes, offering rear-wheel drive, 160kW, and a claimed electric range of up to 84km