BYD SONG L New Electric Coupe SUV 4WD AWD EV Cars Battery BEV Vehicle

• Vehicle Specification

BYD new Song L coupe SUV offers up to 385kW of power and 662km of range, as well as a wide array of gadgets and safety features.

The Song L measures 4840mm long, 1950mm wide and 1560mm tall on a 2930mm wheelbase, making it 89mm longer, 29mm wider and 63mm lower than a Tesla Model Y on a 40mm longer wheelbase.

It’s underpinned by the e-Platform 3.0 Architecture that also underpins the Dolphin, Seal and Atto 3, and uses BYD’s new DiSus-C Intelligent Damping Body Control System.

There’s a choice of two of BYD’s Blade batteries, both with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry: a 71.8kWh unit and a 87.04kWh one.

Models with the smaller battery feature a single, rear-mounted electric motor with 150kW of power, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 8.6 seconds and 550km of range under the more lenient CLTC cycle.

The larger battery can be had with either a 230kW single-motor rear-wheel drive powertrain with 662km of range and a 6.9-second sprint to 100km/h, or a 380kW dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain with 602km of range and a 4.3-second 0-100km/h claim.

 

Inside, there’s a 15.6-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen and a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster.

Available features include semi-automatic parking assist, an interior fragrance system and a 50-inch augmented reality head-up display.

There’s a wide range of active safety and driver assist technology under the DiPilot banner, including adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, front and rear cross-traffic assist, and lane-keep assist, among others.